How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to playground connoisseur Melanie Lynskey

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'Yellowjackets' star Melanie Lynskey would spend an ideal Sunday at L.A. parks with her daughter and playing Mafia with 'The Last of Us' showrunner.

Give yourself a play break! Tabletop games abound at these bars, game shops and cafes in Los Angeles and Orange counties.I could go out, but I would rather be at home and have a bunch of people over for a Mafia night. That’s my true dream night.

During the pandemic, a group of us would play a Zoom Mafia game that became very complicated. It was run by myself and Craig Mazin, the creator of “The Last of Us.” It was a big group of people, including my ex-husband [Jimmi Simpson], my very dear friend and her ex-boyfriend and his new partner. … There were so many convoluted relationships at play, but it was a very fun group.

Thank God for Craig because he’s very, very good at multitasking and keeping a lot of different things in his mind at the same time, so we had different Slack channels depending on the group people were in. A couple of times, we did it where everyone had a special character and that was so much work. We gave people their assignments ahead of time, and I’d always do a thing where I draw a tarot card for people.

The whole thing is very, very elaborate. Now that everyone’s back at work, we don’t quite have time for all of it. But Mafia is always fun, no matter what.Typically, at the end of Mafia night we are not doing anything. But most of the time, we’re catching up on our shows that we love. Unfortunately, that means so much reality television. I have to be honest. When you have little kids, the days are long and at the end of the night you’re like, “I don’t want to think.

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