That one game night where a new player brought a 4-hour strategy game without telling anyone
We spent 45 minutes just on the rules explanation before my friend Mark looked at his watch and said 'My bus leaves in an hour' and the whole planned evening collapsed.
Missing one game night is how you end up not getting invited to the next five. Tara gets it, she asked what you did instead for a reason. It's about showing up for your friends, not just the game.