Lifestyle

Every spring offices and friend groups fill in brackets for the college basketball tournament. The format is simple once the scoring and the house rules are written down.

Gangnam's smarter side runs from basement food halls to tasting menus and high-floor hotel lounges. How to plan the evening, dress for it and end it in a private karaoke room.

Most casinos are relaxed about clothes, but not all of them. Smart casual covers the majority of visits; evening venues, private rooms and themed parties may ask for more.

Chips have no built-in value; the table decides. A common colour pattern, a sensible starting stack and a plan for colouring up keep a home game running smoothly.

A home casino night is a party first and a game second. Play-money chips, a couple of easy tables and friends who take turns dealing are enough for a memorable evening.

A hundred squares, two rows of random digits and a big game on the screen. Football squares needs no football knowledge at all, which is exactly why it works at a party.