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Tabletop Basics
- Best Board Games for Beginners: 10 Easy-to-Learn Picks — The best board games for beginners are gateway games: titles teachable in under ten minutes, playable in under an hour, and forgiving of early mistakes.
Cafe Guides
- Board Game Cafe Etiquette: 12 Rules Every Guest Should Know — Board game cafe etiquette centers on one idea: you are playing borrowed games at a shared table in someone's business.
- How Do Board Game Cafes Work? Costs, Etiquette, and Tips — A board game cafe is a cafe with a lending library of board games — often hundreds of titles — that guests play at their table.
Game Nights
- How to Host a Game Night: Planning, Games, Food, and Flow — To host a game night, make five decisions in advance: invite four to six players, plan a lineup of three games but expect to play two, serve dry.