How to Host a Game Night
Summary
TLDRThe video offers practical advice on making friends as adults, especially for those who have recently moved or are looking to build relationships in a new city. The speaker shares her experience as an 'Urban Nomad' and how game nights were the most effective way to bond with new people across different cultures. She outlines a step-by-step guide for hosting a successful game night, emphasizing setting a goal, planning the event, choosing appropriate games, preparing guests, providing food and drinks, and managing timing to ensure a fun and engaging experience.
Takeaways
- 🏡 The speaker and her husband became 'Urban Nomads', moving to a new city every two months for two years.
- 🌐 They traveled to various cities globally, including Buenos Aires, Shanghai, New York, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon.
- 🤝 They found it challenging to make friends quickly in each new city, as traditional social activities like drinks and dinners were less effective.
- 🎲 The most successful method for making friends was hosting game nights, which provided a fun and engaging environment for bonding.
- 🎯 Before planning a game night, it's important to set a clear goal, such as having fun, getting out of comfort zones, deepening existing friendships, or creating new ones.
- 🏠 Consider the size of your space and the number of players a game can accommodate when planning the event.
- 📝 Preparing guests by informing them about the type of games and the level of comfort expected can help set the right expectations.
- 🍕 'Drinkies and Munchies' are essential for a fun gaming experience, and it's important to communicate what food and drinks will be available.
- ⏰ Clearly communicate the start time and schedule for the game night to avoid awkward interruptions during gameplay.
- 🔥 Starting with a small group of four to six people is recommended for an intimate and effective game night.
- 💬 The game of conversation is also highlighted as a valuable tool for bonding, with the speaker offering a book titled 'Captivate' for further guidance.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video script?
-The main topic of the video script is about making friends as adults, particularly in new cities, and the focus is on organizing game nights as an effective way to build relationships.
Why did the speaker and her husband decide to become 'Urban Nomads'?
-The speaker and her husband decided to become 'Urban Nomads' to sell all their belongings and travel, staying in a new city every two months for two years, allowing them to see the world.
What were the challenges the speaker faced when trying to make friends in new cities?
-The speaker found it challenging to bond with people quickly in new cities as traditional methods like drinks and dinners were harder than expected to organize and execute.
Why did game nights prove to be an effective method for making friends according to the speaker?
-Game nights were effective because games provide a cross-cultural, global way to bond through laughter and fun, which helped the speaker and her husband make friends all over the world.
What is the first step the speaker suggests when planning a game night?
-The first step is to define the goal of the game night, which could be to have fun, get people out of their comfort zones, know people better, or learn something new.
How does the number of people影响 the choice of games for a game night?
-The number of people that can comfortably fit in your space and the number of players a game can accommodate are crucial in choosing the right game for your game night.
What is the significance of prepping people before a game night as suggested by the speaker?
-Prepping people is significant because it sets expectations for the type of game night it will be, allowing guests to decide if they are comfortable with the planned activities and avoid awkwardness.
Why are 'drinkies and Munch Munchies' important for a game night?
-'Drinkies and Munch Munchies' are important because they facilitate a fun and easy gaming experience by preventing discomfort from hunger, which can detract from the enjoyment of the games.
What advice does the speaker give regarding the timing of a game night?
-The speaker advises to be specific about the timing, informing guests of when to arrive for drinks and food and when the games will start to avoid interruptions mid-game.
What is the speaker's recommendation for the size of the group for a successful game night?
-The speaker recommends starting small, with a group of three to six people, as it's easier to manage and allows for better bonding and getting to know each other.
How does the speaker suggest enhancing conversation during a game night?
-The speaker suggests playing conversation games and referring to her book 'Captivate' for ideas on how to have engaging and amazing conversations.
Outlines
🌍 Urban Nomad Adventures and Making Friends
The speaker shares their experience of being 'Urban Nomads' with their husband, selling their belongings and moving to a new city every two months for two years. They traveled to various cities globally, including Buenos Aires, Shanghai, New York, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon. The challenge they faced was making new friends quickly in each city. They initially thought drinks and dinners would help, but found that game nights with laughter and fun were the most effective way to bond across cultures. They carried favorite games with them and invited acquaintances, colleagues, and friends of friends to game nights, which became the best method for making friends. The speaker suggests that game nights can be a great way to create friendships, regardless of whether one is new to a city or has been there for years.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Urban Nomads
💡Game Nights
💡Cross-cultural Bonding
💡Comfort Zones
💡Social Goals
💡Game Plan
💡Drinkies and Munchies
💡Timing
💡Game Selection
💡Sparkling Conversation
Highlights
The couple decided to become Urban Nomads, selling their belongings and moving to a new city every two months for two years.
They traveled to cities like Buenos Aires, Shanghai, New York, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon.
They found it challenging to make friends quickly in each new city.
Having drinks and dinners didn't work as well as they thought for bonding with new people.
Game nights with laughter and fun were discovered as a universal way to bond across cultures.
They carried favorite games with them, despite limited space, to facilitate friendships.
Inviting acquaintances and colleagues to game nights helped them make friends worldwide.
The goal of game night can vary, such as laughter, comfort zone expansion, bonding, or learning.
The number of guests should be considered based on the available space and game requirements.
Choosing the right game is crucial and should align with the night's goal.
Prepping guests by informing them about the game's nature helps set expectations.
Providing food and drinks is essential for a fun and easy gaming experience.
Communicating the exact timing for the game night prevents awkwardness during play.
Starting with a small group of four to six people is recommended for an intimate and effective game night.
The game of conversation can also be a powerful tool for bonding, as mentioned in the book 'Captivate'.
Transcripts
hello hello today we're going to answer
a really common reader question how do I
make friends as adults or I just move
somewhere new how do I build
relationships so my husband and I for
about two years decided to be Urban
Nomads where we sold all of our stuff
and we asked our friends to vote on
where we should move around the world
and for 2 years we stayed in a new city
every two months this was amazing it was
a great way to see the world we went
everywhere from buenos Iris to Shanghai
to New York to San Francisco to Portland
Oregon which we where is where we ended
up what was crazy about this time period
though was that we had to make new
friends very very quickly every new city
we went to we had to immediately try to
bond we thought that drinks would work
but it actually was much harder than we
thought to bom with people we thought
dinners would work but those were really
hard to book we learned the best way to
make friends was to actually have game
nights games laughing fun seemed to be a
crosscultural global way to bond so what
we did is we brought a couple of our
favorite games with us as we traveled
around the world and we didn't have much
space but it was worth it and every time
we set up a new city we would meet
friends of friends of friends workers
and colleagues that we barely knew and
said hey we're going to have a game
night do you want to come we found this
was the best way to make friends now we
have friends all over the world so I
thought I would share a little video on
how you can create and throw your own
amazing game night whether you've been
in a city for many years or you're new
this is the way you want to do it first
what's the goal so this seems kind of
crazy to think of a goal for game night
but there's actually a couple different
things you can think of first is it to
laugh just have as much fun as possible
second is it to get people out of their
comfort zones so is it to get people to
know people you already know better or
is it to get to know people to bond to
create new friendships lastly is it to
learn something new those are not only
very different kinds of people you would
invite those are also different kinds of
games that you would play second thing
you should do is come up with a game
plan for your game night how many people
can comfortably fit in your space you do
not want to invite more than that
because there's nothing worse than
trying to play a game when there's not
enough chairs how many people can play
the game you want to play how many
players does it call for what kind of
group do you want to
have and lastly what is your game choice
and this is the third step so this is a
big one and I'm a huge fan of different
kinds of games so we have a whole list
of Science of people if you want to go
you can go to science of
people.com boardgame to check out all of
my real favorite games to pick a game
that is perfect for your goal the fourth
one is to prep people so this sounds
kind of funny but if you're going to try
to get people out of their comfort zone
you should warn them there's nothing
worse than showing up to a game night
where you barely know anyone and having
an extremely personal or inappropriate
game that everyone wants to play so if
you want to get people out of their
comfort zone tell them send an email or
an invite that says hey I really want to
have a game night it's going to be uh
pretty crazy and we're going to get you
out of your comfort zone with a really
fun and inappropri game that way for
people who are a little bit that's not
their thing maybe they're too
introverted or maybe that's they they're
not comfortable with everyone in the
group they can nicely say hey sorry I'm
busy that night and you give them an
easy out the fifth thing to do is what I
call drinkies and Munch Munchies so
drinkies and Munchies are very important
to facilitate fun and easy gaming and
the reason for this is because it's
really awful to eat to play games when
you're hungry one of the most horrible
human experiences so make sure sure that
if you're serving food you let people
know what you're serving and what they
should bring lastly timing so you want
to tell people exactly what time to get
there because a game night unlike a big
holiday party is not a random cocktail
party so you want to make sure that you
tell people drinks and food at 600 and
we're sitting down to play games at 6:30
otherwise you have people trickling in
mid game it becomes really awkward those
are my easiest six tips for doing a game
night and I highly highly recommend
starting out small so maybe just three
four six people four to six people games
the easiest and you will get to know
people better than you ever have
before of course the best game you can
play with people is the game of
conversation if you want to know how to
have sparkling dazzling amazing
conversations and either even play some
good conversation games check out my
book Captivate I have all kinds of ideas
for you on how to bond with people
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