What do sober people - and in particular, the newly sober - do for fun?

What do sober people - and in particular, the newly sober - do for fun?
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answer:Maybe just nudge him off center instead of trying to transplant him? You could try other games. Board games, IRP, poker… We play Apples to Apples sometimes at parties because it’s something that people can play very seriously or not seriously at all and still enjoy sitting next to one another.
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