My game night group fell apart after one guy brought his new girlfriend to our Gloomhaven campaign

Finley Torres · 2026-03-22T11:00:05.475986+00:00

We were six sessions deep, and she spent the whole night on her phone, asking 'what's happening now?' every ten minutes. Now we have a strict 'no new people after session zero' rule for any campaign. How do you handle bringing new players into an ongoing story?

margaret_singh15mo ago

Ugh, that's the worst feeling... I've totally been there. It just kills the whole vibe when someone isn't into it. Your new rule makes total sense, honestly. A one-shot test first is the only way to go now, saves everyone the headache later.

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simonl866mo ago

Our group does a trial run first, like xena_rivera63 said.

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xena_rivera636mo ago

One-shot sessions are the best test run.

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