Board game groups can't get games to the table often enough, leaving collections and game nights stale

Summary

Board game owners repeatedly voice the 'typical board gamer's lament': they can only get a game to the table once every 1–2 weeks, so many titles are played only 1–2 times ever, and the collection becomes a 'shelf of shame' where 'buying games and playing them are two separate hobbies.' This is compounded by the fact that heavy rulebooks and long setups make casual, spontaneous gatherings (with kids, mixed ages, or non-gamers) too costly to start, so the same familiar games get reused and groups grow bored. Existing board games and physical collections offer no low-friction, instant-start, quick-to-learn alternative for the short windows groups actually have, and digital options demand everyone's own device and a game master. The unsolved need is a replayable, instantly playable game requiring no bulky components, no rulebook study, and no lengthy setup — directly aligned with AI-powered narrative mini-games that fit short, spontaneous gatherings.