Before play
Agree on the round.
Fit the format to the space, equipment, time, skill mix, and comfort of the people who are there.
- Confirm the rules, scoring, boundaries, and tiebreaker.
- Balance teams or add a fair handicap when needed.
- Give newcomers a practice attempt or useful role.
During play
Keep everyone in it.
Pause unclear calls, keep the setup legal and suitable, and adjust the format when the round stops fitting.
- Make the fairest group decision.
- Rotate turns and keep elimination waits short.
- Offer a lower-pressure or mobility-flexible version when needed.
After the result
Leave room for another round.
A clear result matters. So does ending the game in a way the group would choose again.
- Win cleanly and lose without making it personal.
- Skip humiliation, coercion, and hostile taunting.
- Ask: Same teams, switch teams, add a Twist, or another game?
