How long does your TTRPG gaming sessions usually last?

[Eyes of Nine]

How long does your TTRPG gaming sessions usually last? This includes VTT games. You can make multiple votes.

My sessions usually last 4 hours. But lately they have gone down to 2.5 hours due to a complicated schedule.

4 hours f2f, 2-3 hours online. Except for the one game I am playing in, where GM wants to go 4 hours. By the end I'm exhausted. Fortunately it's on Friday nights...

 

[aramis erak]

I miss my days of 6 hour sunday afternoon to evening games... currently, 3-3.5 is the norm (18:30-21:30 or 20:30-0:00)

 

[prabe]

I voted based just on the sessions I GM: No less than three hours, no more than four; every-other Saturday and Wednesday (two different campaigns). I find that I get tired earlier running on Discord than in person, and/or it's easier to end early when everyone is already at home.

 

[Campbell]

It depends a lot on the game and circumstances. I play a lot of different games. Usually never less than 3 and never more than 5 hours.

 

[R_J_K75]

3 hours is about normal for us. Lately with the pandemic we were playing online but its not the same so we haven't played in a few weeks. We're looking to start playing in person again next week. Anything under three hours is a waste and anything over 4 is just too much these days. I would like to play an all-nighter once or twice a year but I doubt that'll happen.

 

[atanakar]

43 votes. Average 3-4 hours. Leaning towards 4 hours.

 

[Jd Smith1]

Five hours every week, plus 30-90 minutes of semi-related BS'ing around the cars afterwards.

 

[Morrus]

About 3 hours for me.

 

[pogre]

We start at 2 PM and end at 6 PM every Sunday. I always start on time and usually finish 5 minutes before 6 PM to calculate experience.

A few years ago I began really pushing to get into the game on time with action. I had some folks driving a fair distance to game with us - so I felt obligated to cut-off the gabbing and socializing. I stop right at my end time for the same reason - people need to drive home. It's hard-baked into my campaign at this time, even though we are virtual. I always try to start with an encounter and end with a cliff-hanger.

Folks often stick around to talk afterwards, but that is their choice, and they are not imposing on anyone's gaming time.

 

[R_J_K75]

We start at 2 PM and end at 6 PM every Sunday. I always start on time and usually finish 5 minutes before 6 PM to calculate experience.

Im somewhat envious. We never start on time, usually break off into a few short side conversations and take a 5-10 minute break in the middle. We average about 3 hours a sessions but in reality its probably 2-1/2 hours of actual game time out of 3 to 3-1/2 hours. Unfortunately we may be losing yet another player due to work but the remaining group hopefully will start earlier and play later.