(A) Are these players who would normally play 2/5 or 5/10 at the nearest casino, and what is that casino’s rake on 2/5 or 5/10?
(B) I think some people just prefer the privacy / exclusivity / perceived thrill of an underground game compared with the public setting of a casino, where anyone can show up, and there is less of an outlaw vibe.
But then, many of the private games I’ve played in have the opposite of an outlaw vibe. More like a “trying to play in a cramped kitchen while pets swarm underfoot and someone is collecting $4 per player to pay the pizza delivery guy, while the host’s kids charge in every 5 minutes to complain that they’re hungry again / can’t get the movie to play / my sibling bit me” vibe.
(B) I think some people just prefer the privacy / exclusivity / perceived thrill of an underground game compared with the public setting of a casino, where anyone can show up, and there is less of an outlaw vibe.
But then, many of the private games I’ve played in have the opposite of an outlaw vibe. More like a “trying to play in a cramped kitchen while pets swarm underfoot and someone is collecting $4 per player to pay the pizza delivery guy, while the host’s kids charge in every 5 minutes to complain that they’re hungry again / can’t get the movie to play / my sibling bit me” vibe.