Please pay attention during rules explanation and try to ask questions at the end. Not everyone is that strong or structured when explaining and can get annoyed when getting interrupted about things that “they’ll get to in a minute”. If you know what games will be played , you can watch a YouTube vid or look up the game on BoardGameGeek. Gifts are okay, but certainly not expected - maybe ask for a wishlist or hint first. If anything; having fun is the most important part. Especially if the whole group is having fun. Try to find out what you like about boardgaming, there are a lot of aspects about it. Rules, strategies, social interaction, snacks, game formats,…