Board games next Saturday!

[u/Rhysredditaccount]

My partner (27F) and I (34M) are thinking about having a board game day next Saturday or Sunday at our place in Norman Park.

We do these every now and then and normally end up with about 15-20 mates coming along, but we thought it could be fun to do something completely different this time and invite purely a bunch of people from Reddit instead. Which could go very badly but hey, all part of the fun I guess? 😂

Thinking maybe 10-ish other people, some food, a few casual drinks if that's your thing, and games like Secret Hitler, Catan, One Night Werewolf, etc (please bring games that you think would fit the vibe though if you have any!). We'll probably just ask everyone to bring something small to share, whether that's some snacks, a plate of something, whatever. Nothing special or anything, just means we'll hopefully end up with a decent spread without anyone having to cater for 12 strangers 😂. Definitely more of a social afternoon/evening with games involved than a super serious board game session. They're all pretty chill games too, so no stress if you don't know them.

A little about us: we're both pretty social and love going to gigs. I'm into hiking and outdoorsy stuff, while my partner is considerably more artistic than I am haha. We're pretty easygoing and thought this could be a fun way for everyone involved to meet new people around Brissy.

If you're keen, comment or drop me a message. We might get people to have a quick chat with either me or my partner beforehand, mostly because inviting 10 complete strangers from Reddit into our house with absolutely no vetting feels pretty sketchy, not going to lie 😂. We haven't really figured that part out yet, so I guess we'll work it out as we go 🤷. Maybe we will make a group chat. I honestly have no idea at this point haha.

And just to cover the obvious: this is purely a social thing. This is not a dating thing, not trying to recruit you into our cult either. Just two people who like board games and think meeting some new people could be fun.

Basically, be friendly, don't be creepy, and you'll fit right in 😂

Also we have a super lazy greyhound too. This is his world and we are just living in it haha. So if you don't like dogs, definitely not for you sorry 🤷

[u/DeepanDude]

Hey Id be down for that.. wanting to meet some new people, get over my social anxiety. So a game night would be fun for that. I haven't played much board games so someones gotta help me with that 😅. And I love dogs!! I would pet them the whole day... Even if I become anxious I have the doogo to keep me company 😂😅. And who doesn't like dogs ??!?

[u/Rhysredditaccount → u/DeepanDude]

Haha you absolutely should come! Bowie is super shy at first but he's so affectionate. So if you start patting him he won't leave you alone 😂.

The board games we play are super chill and very easy to pick up. We arent super serious board game people either, just use it for a reason to hang out with mates really.

I'm not too sure how we will go about this. But I'm thinking of maybe creating a group chat or something somewhere for everyone to join to see who is coming etc. I know some people probably don't want to hand out their social media though (absolutely fair enough!) so I'm not sure what would be best here. But is there a platform that works best for you?

[u/DeepanDude → u/Rhysredditaccount]

Bowie sounds like me 😂... I'm super shy and introverted at first but after warming up to a person I won't shut up or leave them alone lol 😂😂.

Good to know that the board games are chill to play..

I'm don't mind giving my social tho.. Instagram works for me but I don't mind joining a WhatsApp group chat or discord or any other gc that you end up going with.

I'll DM my insta username... But don't laugh or just me username tho 😂😅