I finally got my game group to show up on time by changing one thing

Emma Foster · 2026-03-14T07:05:06.417283+00:00

We had a 7pm start for Gloomhaven every Thursday, but people kept rolling in at 7:30, so I told everyone the game started at 6:30 sharp. Last week, all four of us were actually ready to play by 7:05 for the first time ever. Has anyone else found a simple trick that fixed a chronic group problem?

nelson.vera7mo ago

Works for movie start times too.

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henry4926mo ago

Call it a white lie that gets results. People respect a hard start time more when they think they're already late. You fixed the actual problem without hurting anyone.

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the_henry7mo ago

I mean, that just feels dishonest to me.

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