Host a Game Night

“Last year, over the holidays, we had a game day with the two couples from our earlier days of marriage. [...] But when we sat down around the table with a deck of cards, it was like being transported straight back to being in our early 20s. We’d planned to spend a few hours together and then head home around lunch. Instead, we set up pack and play for the babies, sent one of the husbands to the store to buy a stack of frozen pizzas and ended up spending nearly 7 hours together.”

“Many thanks for all the helpful advice. I've thrown together a group on WhatsApp with friends, acquaintances and colleagues who all enjoy playing boardgames. There's many different levels of interest and experience in the group so I intend to put out a few light and heavy games. Definitely reading up on the rules of all the games I put out. I'm aware I'll mostly be playing host and probably not gonna have a game of Gloomhaven the first night, haha I suspect we'll have about 10 to 12 people so probably around 3 or 4 pods of people playing different stuff. I'm putting together some ribs and pulled pork for people to eat in the kitchen, seems smart to not put it on the tables.”