I’ll second this. For some folks just hanging out with people can be exhausting if you’re not naturally chatty. Personally, I run out of meaningful things to talk about in focused conversation pretty quickly and need a chance for my brain to “reload” or I’m stuck talking about the weather to keep a conversation going. This goes double with people I don’t particularly know well.
If you’re playing a game with folks, most of the time everyone’s focus is on the game or talking about things related to the game which is easy enough to do since it is a shared experience. I often find I have a whole bandolier of semi-related ideas to discuss or funny quips that build up as we play ready to be deployed at any available opportunity. That feeling of plenty in terms of conversation makes socializing over board games so much easier for me.
On the other side, I notice that when I’m meeting up with friends, we sometimes get focused so much on the game, that we don’t really talk anymore about things going on in our lives. Sometimes that’s good, but if you are a person that finds it difficult to talk and focus on a game at the same time, it can be kinda frustrating.
I’ll second this. For some folks just hanging out with people can be exhausting if you’re not naturally chatty. Personally, I run out of meaningful things to talk about in focused conversation pretty quickly and need a chance for my brain to “reload” or I’m stuck talking about the weather to keep a conversation going. This goes double with people I don’t particularly know well.
If you’re playing a game with folks, most of the time everyone’s focus is on the game or talking about things related to the game which is easy enough to do since it is a shared experience. I often find I have a whole bandolier of semi-related ideas to discuss or funny quips that build up as we play ready to be deployed at any available opportunity. That feeling of plenty in terms of conversation makes socializing over board games so much easier for me.
On the other side, I notice that when I’m meeting up with friends, we sometimes get focused so much on the game, that we don’t really talk anymore about things going on in our lives. Sometimes that’s good, but if you are a person that finds it difficult to talk and focus on a game at the same time, it can be kinda frustrating.