I've recently gotten permission from the wife to get back rolling with my home game. My only caveat to being able to host is that my wife requires she will only allow players who are vaccinated to attend (not a problem because all of my players are vaccinated). It's not a "check your card at the door" type of deal, but more like an honor system. I've decided to limit my players to 8 just for a level of comfort (it's a personal preference of mine at this point) which is why this conversation is even relevant.
One of my players has a friend who "loves Texas Hold Em". Said player is a donor, but he's pretty awesome to have around. His request was for me to hold a game one week and omit a regular player to invite his friend to play. My immediate response was that I will not do that because I think it's unfair to just randomly not invite a regular player to play in this situation. However, I did advise him that he is more than welcome to give up his seat at the table to let his buddy play.
Should I have handled this differently? Any other solutions or similar situations that you all would like to share?
One of my players has a friend who "loves Texas Hold Em". Said player is a donor, but he's pretty awesome to have around. His request was for me to hold a game one week and omit a regular player to invite his friend to play. My immediate response was that I will not do that because I think it's unfair to just randomly not invite a regular player to play in this situation. However, I did advise him that he is more than welcome to give up his seat at the table to let his buddy play.
Should I have handled this differently? Any other solutions or similar situations that you all would like to share?