Free host guide

Run the table everyone hopes to be invited back to

You already know how to be a good guest. This is the other chair. The Game Night Host Kit is a working checklist for the days before your game night and the hours you're running it, from locking down the people to handling a ruling question calmly.

What you'll get

• 1Before game night. Lock down your headcount, a backup player, and one house-norms index card so you're never renegotiating the same question twice.
• 2During the game. How to pace a mixed-level table, welcome a brand-new player without slowing anyone down, and keep snacks and drinks from stopping play.
• 3When a ruling question comes up. The host's four-step process, plus the seven-word line that keeps the table calm.