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Got told my game night scoring was making people not want to come back

I used to track scores really strictly with a big whiteboard and penalties for rule mistakes. One friend finally pulled me aside after a 4 hour session of Agricola and said it felt more like a test than fun. I cut the penalty system and started just doing a casual honorable mention for the winner instead of full leaderboards. Has anyone else had to dial back the competitive side of their game nights to keep people interested?

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kellymurphy•23h ago

Pro tip: That guy who told me to ditch my card sleeves was right

Back in 2018 at Dice House Games in Portland, some random guy named Tom told me I was ruining my deck by using penny sleeves on my Arkham Horror LCG cards. I ignored him for 3 years until I finally upgraded to Dragon Shields for $10 a pack. The difference in shuffle feel and durability is night and day, and now I get why he was so pushy. Anyone else have a stranger at a local shop give you advice that actually stuck?

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