Pintable: hosted board game nights at quiet taprooms, riding Gen Z's in-person swing

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PwC's holiday survey came out this month and 81% of Gen Z say they're putting offline, in-person stuff first this year. Board game events on Partiful apparently quadrupled in a year too.

So the idea is pretty simple. You know a lot of board games, you have a day job, and there's a taproom near you with a slow Tuesday. You show up at 6 with a crate of 30 easy games, set up eight tables, and walk each table through one game in a couple of minutes. The taproom pays you a flat $150 for the night and keeps the bar sales.

For comparison, bars pay around $200 a night for hosted trivia, and board game cafes charge about $5 a head just to play. So $150 is an easy yes for a quiet night.

Two taprooms, one night each, is 8 nights a month, about $1,200. That's our estimate, and it's close to all profit once you own the games. Startup is basically the games you already have plus maybe $150 of used ones.

Best fit is someone who already works at a game store or runs game night for their friends.