[aageneral] Young Professionals Trade Bar Stool for Card Table
Article Title: Young Professionals Trade Bar Stool for Card Table
Author Name: Mike Blevins
Word count: 499 (includes bylines)
Category: Urban Trends, Entertainment, Young Professionals, Games
Young Professionals Trade Bar Stool for Card Table
Is Game Night replacing Bar Night? A growing number of young
professionals are turning their backs to the tradition of spending
Friday Night in a smoky bar. As an alternative, these trendsetters
meet at a centrally located apartment, gather around the dining room
table and participate in an old trend that's new again, otherwise
known as Game Night.
What exactly is Game Night? "Game Night is an excuse for
conversation," according to Luke July, owner of Cold Harbor AZ, a
gallery that sells art-quality card games. "Game Night can be a
quick round of Dominos, Ocho Vampiros or Trivial Pursuit . . . or an
all-nighter around the Monopoly Board." In most cases, it seems
the game of choice is less important than the guest list. "No
doubt, Game Night is the latest way to meet someone cute," July
explains. "Single men and women have discovered two facts:
Movies make horrible first dates, and the bass volume in clubs makes
conversation beyond clichés impossible." When hosting a Game
Night, the goal is to bring people of similar backgrounds or
interests to the same table. More often than not, participants will
have a friend "in-common," usually the host, who makes
breaking the ice, a quick formality.
Steve Smart, a single 30-year old says his church group began hosting
Game Night at members' apartments last year. "A lot us want
to look forward to Friday nights, but want to keep a distance from
the bar culture." Nevertheless, the revitalization of Game Night
isn't dominated by teetotalers. "The key to a memorable Game
Night is comradely," July says. "Alcohol enhances that for
some groups. For others, it's a distraction. Every host has
ground rules." For this reason, Game Night is especially popular
with Christian and Muslim singles groups, recovering alcoholics and
single parent groups.
A more surprising observation is that it's not only the youth who
are giving Game Night it's comeback. "When you say `Game
Night,' people picture college kids and Twinks," July says.
"Not so. Game Night is dominated by people who have survived
their undergrad years and are taking life by the horns." The
profile of a person most likely to host a Game Night includes:
above-average income, urban, highly social, and politically active.
"The profile is especially accurate when the game of choice is a
card game, such as Rook or Ocho Vampiros." Curiously, Bridge is
not particularly popular with new Game Night fans because of its
reputation as a Baby Boomer game. "Singles and couples in their
late 20s and 30s and singles in their 40s are the biggest market --
professionals who value time with old friends and are looking to make
new ones as well."
Mike Blevins is a free-lance writer who resides near Pittsburgh. He
enjoys Monopoly and trivia games, but occasionally opts for the
neighborhood bar. He was alerted to the "Game Night" trend
by his love for the Ocho Vampiros card game. www.BostonVampire.com
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Author Name: Mike Blevins
Word count: 499 (includes bylines)
Category: Urban Trends, Entertainment, Young Professionals, Games
Young Professionals Trade Bar Stool for Card Table
Is Game Night replacing Bar Night? A growing number of young
professionals are turning their backs to the tradition of spending
Friday Night in a smoky bar. As an alternative, these trendsetters
meet at a centrally located apartment, gather around the dining room
table and participate in an old trend that's new again, otherwise
known as Game Night.
What exactly is Game Night? "Game Night is an excuse for
conversation," according to Luke July, owner of Cold Harbor AZ, a
gallery that sells art-quality card games. "Game Night can be a
quick round of Dominos, Ocho Vampiros or Trivial Pursuit . . . or an
all-nighter around the Monopoly Board." In most cases, it seems
the game of choice is less important than the guest list. "No
doubt, Game Night is the latest way to meet someone cute," July
explains. "Single men and women have discovered two facts:
Movies make horrible first dates, and the bass volume in clubs makes
conversation beyond clichés impossible." When hosting a Game
Night, the goal is to bring people of similar backgrounds or
interests to the same table. More often than not, participants will
have a friend "in-common," usually the host, who makes
breaking the ice, a quick formality.
Steve Smart, a single 30-year old says his church group began hosting
Game Night at members' apartments last year. "A lot us want
to look forward to Friday nights, but want to keep a distance from
the bar culture." Nevertheless, the revitalization of Game Night
isn't dominated by teetotalers. "The key to a memorable Game
Night is comradely," July says. "Alcohol enhances that for
some groups. For others, it's a distraction. Every host has
ground rules." For this reason, Game Night is especially popular
with Christian and Muslim singles groups, recovering alcoholics and
single parent groups.
A more surprising observation is that it's not only the youth who
are giving Game Night it's comeback. "When you say `Game
Night,' people picture college kids and Twinks," July says.
"Not so. Game Night is dominated by people who have survived
their undergrad years and are taking life by the horns." The
profile of a person most likely to host a Game Night includes:
above-average income, urban, highly social, and politically active.
"The profile is especially accurate when the game of choice is a
card game, such as Rook or Ocho Vampiros." Curiously, Bridge is
not particularly popular with new Game Night fans because of its
reputation as a Baby Boomer game. "Singles and couples in their
late 20s and 30s and singles in their 40s are the biggest market --
professionals who value time with old friends and are looking to make
new ones as well."
Mike Blevins is a free-lance writer who resides near Pittsburgh. He
enjoys Monopoly and trivia games, but occasionally opts for the
neighborhood bar. He was alerted to the "Game Night" trend
by his love for the Ocho Vampiros card game. www.BostonVampire.com
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