As Jason Moslander says in his post “Party in the House Tonight! – 7 Tips to a Great Game Night“:
Hosting a game night can be really rewarding. It allows for you to experience new people and new games, and others can experience new games and new people, too. Or you can change both of those news to old. It just depends on your personality really.
If you want to play tabletop games, you have to get a group of people together, be it family, friends or strangers (this last one might sound awkward, but in some contexts it makes perfect sense). Also, you want to keep in mind how many people you’ll be, of what ages and how long you want the game to last. Luckily, all board games come with this information printed on the side of the box:
If you are looking up games on the internet, I suggest you check the game’s entry on boardgamegeek.com, you’ll find all the info you need there.
Lastly, here are more tips on making an effective game night.