The game night playbook
How to fill a dead weeknight — written for whoever is actually running the room.
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The drink-special timing that actually moves orders
A special is a prompt, not a price. The three moments in a night when one actually changes an order, the break-even arithmetic before you discount anything, and why a window beats a whole night.
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How to run a trivia night at your bar
The whole operational checklist — picking the night, the two-hour run of show, scoring, prizes, and the three things that actually kill a quiz.
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Music bingo, explained
The format, how to build the cards, how many songs a round needs, the clip length that keeps a room moving — plus a free 40-song 90s pool and what to check on licensing.
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Why your Tuesday is dead, and the four fixes that work
A dead weeknight is a demand problem, not a bar problem. Four genuinely different levers — one costs real money, two cost effort, and one makes Tuesday profitable without adding a single guest.
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What a pub quiz actually costs
Hosts, gear, questions and prizes with real numbers — plus the break-even arithmetic that tells you whether a trivia night is worth running in your room.
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50 pub quiz questions you can use tonight
A complete five-round pub quiz with a full answer key and a tiebreaker — free, printable, and built with a real difficulty ramp so the same team doesn't win every week.