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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Katana_Geldar" data-source="post: 5370589" data-attributes="member: 85476">There's nothing wrong with: * Banning laptops from being brought to the game, or if that's too steep being turned on at the table.* Asking cell phones to be switched off or silent during the game (unless you are expecting a very important call or it is your birthday)* Bringing your character sheet to the game already made and printed. In my group, there's an understanding that when you come to game night you are there to game and nothing else. I'm the main GM in my group and occassionally I've had to step in and ask people not to bring laptops, or at least not have them on when we are playing. And tell the GM that managing the group is part of their job. We do have breaks, which is when people can attend to digital urges as well as natural ones. If worse comes to worse, set a regular time to have breaks. Say ten minutes every hour or two hours. Put your laptops, phones etc in a place AWAY from the game table and have there what you need to game (paper, dice, books). And GMs should be able to read the room (and look ahead in their notes), to say when to call a break. Worst experience I've had was when a GM was talking to his girlfriend on the phone during the game, and we were in the middle of an encounter. I answered the phone a total of TWO times at the game table, first one was from my Dad and lasted less than a minute saying it was a bad time. Second one was from my sister on my birthday and before I talked to her I called a break. Basically, you need to sit down as a group and set the house rules so it's fair for everyone. And stick to them, it's consideration for your fellow players and the GM. And tell the GM they need to be large and in charge about this, they're managing the group and it's their job to make sure the game happens.</blockquote>

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