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Our game night group went from 12 people to 3 in under a year
We used to have a packed table every Friday at my place in Denver, playing everything from quick party games to big campaign stuff. It was loud, fun, and messy. Then about eight months ago, a couple of the core guys got super into this one heavy strategy game and started bringing it every single week. They'd spend an hour teaching the rules, then the game itself would take four more. Anyone who didn't want to play it just stopped showing up. Now it's just me, them, and their rulebooks. The vibe is totally gone. It feels more like a class than a game night. How do you handle it when one game takes over the whole group?
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david_fisher374d ago
Funny, I always thought letting people pick their favorite games was the fair way to go. But watching a group fall apart over one heavy game really changed my mind. You might need to set a rule about variety before you lose everyone else.
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Ugh, that's the worst. We had something similar happen with a group that got stuck on one really long war game. What finally worked was just being super direct and saying we needed to go back to a rotation, like picking games from a hat. It felt awkward to say, but people were actually relieved. You might have to be the one to speak up, because they probably don't realize they're killing the fun.
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