Hosting a game night with family vs. my regular group is a completely different beast

Last month I tried to get my cousins into Terraforming Mars after we always play Catan at Thanksgiving. I spent 20 minutes explaining the phases and they kept mixing up the resource cubes... it was a mess. Then this weekend I brought the same game to my regular Friday crew and we set a new personal record for fastest game at 2 hours. The difference was all about knowing your audience - my cousins just wanted something light and social, while my group loves diving deep into complex rules. Has anyone else had a favorite game totally flop with the wrong crowd?

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paulc9312d ago

Flip that around though, sometimes the more casual crowd actually has way more fun because they don't care about playing optimally or following every tiny rule. Makes the game way more about laughing and messing around than sweating over strategy.

wyattbennett12d ago

Had a buddy @paulc93 who laughed so hard rolling a nat 1 he fell off his chair.