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While board games are a great tool for people to get together and have a good time with each other, it's also highly dependent on what the group's personalities, game preferences, and play styles are like to fit in.
We had some gamers who attended our board game group who stood in the middle of the room, addressing everyone to join their game while others were in the middle of a game already. Most ignored it, but some left the table they played with to join theirs, which caused a weird dynamic and scratching heads. (Usually, the people who don't play get together and discuss what to play, trying to include those who sit around quietly.)
My question is, how do you think your group sets its "social dynamics" (not sure what the right term is for the above) to what type of gamers fit in or not.
We had some gamers who attended our board game group who stood in the middle of the room, addressing everyone to join their game while others were in the middle of a game already. Most ignored it, but some left the table they played with to join theirs, which caused a weird dynamic and scratching heads. (Usually, the people who don't play get together and discuss what to play, trying to include those who sit around quietly.)
My question is, how do you think your group sets its "social dynamics" (not sure what the right term is for the above) to what type of gamers fit in or not.
I'm going to use this question as an example of how I created appropriate social dynamics where folks felt comfortable playing within.
Folks must be kind, respectful, and accepting. My examples will come from an American point of view since I'm American. Other cultures may have different ways of expressing the same thing.
Being kind means saying "thank you" when helped. Help setting up games with the person who owns the game. Offering to punch unpunched games and doing a good job of it. Saying "thank you" when someone helps with a rule after an indication of confusion regarding the rule. Being rude is mansplaining an answer to a not-asked question. (For those not in the U.S., "mansplaining" is called that because too many men jump into a rules explanation assuming women don't understand.) There's lots of other examples of rudeness in board games, of course.
Being respectful means respecting someone's space. Committing to a game when they sit down to play it. Understanding that everyone doesn't use the same approach that you do when playing a game. Playing your turn at a pace that fits the game. Not harassing people who don't do what is expected. Not standing in the middle of a room and interrupting games for your selfish purposes. Using racist, misogynist, trans hate, homosexual hate in my meetup would get you immediately thrown out. Sexual harassment also would get a person thrown out, not tolerated.
Being accepting is accepting who people are. Period. And understanding that people are different from you and being okay with that. Understanding that not everyone is you, and being comfortable in shared spaces with people unlike you.
If I were to start a public facing board game meetup today, that's what I'd say in my post. Everyone is expected to be kind, respectful, and accepting.
Best,
Ms. Meeple (Jennifer Schlickbernd)
P.S. If there's a situation in your board game group or at a meetup that you would like advice on, please send me a Geekmail with "Ms. Meeple" in the title.
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