Did your oven ever die in the middle of cooking for a crowd? My microwave quit on Thanksgiving one year while I was reheating everything, so I had to warm up side dishes in batches on the stove and it took forever. Tbh it worked out fine in the end but I learned to keep a backup plan for big meals.

Honestly the version mismatch is YOUR fault for assuming the host would keep up with your local setup, blame yourself not the server.

Buddy of mine had a sand timer fall off the table and shatter during a Catan game, glass everywhere. We used a phone for the rest of the night and it felt like the whole vibe was off.