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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MarkAHart" data-source="post: 1804503" data-attributes="member: 20415">A "problem player" drains the energy of the entire group and brings down the game.  If you ever have a couple games without the problem player, you will likely find everyone is more relaxed, having a better time, and is less tense.  The longer the situation goes unresolved, the worse it is for everyone (including the person in question).  Such things never just get better on their own, unfortunately.Unfortunately, the only way to deal with this is to be direct and blunt.  I myself dislike confrontation, but I learned the hard way that you have to deal with situations like this directly and honestly.  The aforementioned player may be having social problems, suffer from depression, etc., but such is not the group's responsibility.  Problems should be dealt with out of game among friends, so that the game can remain fun for all concerned.  If a player is being disruptive, he/she should be asked to leave or change his/her behavior.</blockquote>