[dllthomas]

Depending on the game and setup, you can probably talk to your coworkers during the game without actually playing. This should be taken into account in selection of game and setup.

[leetcrew]

I was thinking about it in a remote context. personally I find sitting in discord but not playing the game is a lot more boring than being at a bar and not drinking.

at an irl event with games, it's not weird at all to socialize without playing.

[o-__-o]

We host lan games after hours and welcome spectators, they can watch and communicate with the dead or just hang out on slack.

We also do Netflix night, where we all watch a movie at the same time on fridays around 330 and talk about it in slack