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Tried a 'silent auction' for picking the next game and it saved our game night from a 20 minute debate
Our group of 6 was stuck in the usual 'what should we play' loop last Friday. I got the idea from a blog post about board game cafes. Everyone got 3 tokens (just pennies from my jar) and we secretly bid on the 4 games on the table by placing tokens next to them. Most tokens wins, ties get a quick vote. We were playing in under 5 minutes. Has anyone else used a system like this to cut down the decision paralysis?
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patriciam5127d ago
We tried something similar but it turned into its own mess. My friend got too into it and started hoarding his tokens to sway the final vote. It just moved the arguing to a different part of the night. We ended up going back to taking turns picking from a short list. Sometimes the fancy fix just adds more steps.
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annaw7326d ago
Oh man, that sounds exactly like my group! Someone always turns a simple game night into a weird power trip. Next thing you know, you're not even watching the movie, you're just watching Dave guard his little pile of poker chips like a dragon. So much for a chill night. Why do the easy solutions always get ruined by one competitive friend?
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kaih3624d ago
Silent auctions just add a weird competitive layer to something that should be simple. You're basically turning a friendly choice into a mini-game people can strategize over, which defeats the whole point. The old debate might take longer, but at least it's an honest conversation.
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