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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mkill" data-source="post: 5197948" data-attributes="member: 55985">In my group, we meet on weekday evenings and have dinner before or during the game. This gives about 1 hour of social time where the latest news can be exchanged and general geekery happens.Allow this 1-hour free space before every game. Gamers are sociable people. Only start the game when the talk lags a bit and people start looking at their character sheets. Once the game is going, enforce gaming and cut short off-topic chatter. During long sessions, allow for a break every 2-3 hours so the smokers get their fix.Oh, and engage your players more! Your players were bored fighting rats. Well, I would be bored fighting rats, too! How many times did you already play KoTS? Five? Seventeen? Put on your DM hat and write some interesting adventures! Players won't distract you with offtopic chatter if you have them engaged at the table. Create an interesting story to involve them. Use plot hooks that touch on the personal history of PCs. Create breathtaking fights that are pulled straight out of action movies! In short, DM better.</blockquote>