I think board game meetups got way more efficient around 2019

Back in 2015 I used to go to a weekly meetup at a game store in Denver and we'd spend the first 45 minutes just deciding what to play. Then around 2019 a new organizer took over and started pre-assigning games based on player count and signups. Now most of these groups have digital signup sheets where you pick a game before you even show up. Has anyone else seen this shift or is it just the groups I've been going to?

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hannah_wells3d ago

Honestly, that shift to pre-assigning games really did make things faster. It cut down on that awkward 45-minute negotiation phase where everyone just circles the same five games. Ngl, it's way better for actually getting to play instead of just talking about what to play.

ward.anna3d ago

Right? @adam_baker that one guy always picking Mario Kart is a real mood killer. Pre-assigning at least keeps his Kart obsession to one round instead of six.

adam_baker3d ago

Right? @hannah_wells nailed it. That "awkward 45-minute negotiation phase" was the absolute worst part of game night for our group. We'd have three people who wanted to play something complex, two who wanted a quick party game, and one guy who just wanted to keep playing the same Mario Kart he always picks. Now we just flip a coin and go, way less wasted time.