How to deal with Couples In Gaming
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:56 pm
Gamer and Game Master In Need Of Advice
In general How do you deal with couples when gaming, and what have your experiences been like
Specifically How do you deal with the following issues
1. Favoritism by one member of the couple towards the other when they are GM'ing
2. Couples going off on tangents or throwing the adventure when one member does something inane and the significant other supports their poor decision
3. Couples withdrawing and drawing the focus from the game onto themselves, when one member of the couple doesn't get their way or the adventure doesn't go to their liking, and the other of the pair tries to mollify their partner, resulting in the loss of basically two players
4. When Dealing with a couple consisting of one great player and one immature and selfish player , is it better to lose both of them to avoid the effects of bad player, or try and work with them to keep the good gamer, how do you deal with such polar opposites
In general How do you deal with couples when gaming, and what have your experiences been like
Specifically How do you deal with the following issues
1. Favoritism by one member of the couple towards the other when they are GM'ing
2. Couples going off on tangents or throwing the adventure when one member does something inane and the significant other supports their poor decision
3. Couples withdrawing and drawing the focus from the game onto themselves, when one member of the couple doesn't get their way or the adventure doesn't go to their liking, and the other of the pair tries to mollify their partner, resulting in the loss of basically two players
4. When Dealing with a couple consisting of one great player and one immature and selfish player , is it better to lose both of them to avoid the effects of bad player, or try and work with them to keep the good gamer, how do you deal with such polar opposites