Brand Robins didn’t John Wick write that already?
And frankly, I do, but it doesn’t always sink in. The time I’m thinking of specifically, I turned to the guy and said, “yeah, we’ll start when I’ve eaten. If you’re in such a hurry for the game to get going, here’s the book. Go ahead and run.”
I’ve floated a “no phones at the table” rule, but there’s been lots of push-back. I think specifically what I need is a “No Imgur or Reddit at the table,” since those are the big distractions. Thing is, my really bad Imgur-checker is also one of my best players for giving me lots of hooks and driving all of this characters like stolen cars, so I give him freer rein than most.