Single women gamers

I'll be the first to admit, the scene here in the beltbuckle of the south isn't that pleasent in terms of meeting the single woman gamer. But that could be because I work an off shift and don't get out much. I think I better stop here before I sound like a personal ad.

Thyrkill said:

I do have a single gay man though...and you should see the others blush when he flirts with them. Very lewd and entertaining
Matt

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This isn't disruptive? Isn't it just as bad for a homosexual to continue making unwanted advances to other men as it is for other guys to accost the women at the table?

Neo said:

Of course Female RPG'ers are something akin to the Holy Grail being extremely rare and little more than a myth in the UK,

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Speak for yourself, when I was gaming at University I can't remember a single game I played in where there was not at least one girl and the majority of the time it was roughly a 50% split.

At conventions I've been to most games I've played have had the same demographic. Even after university there have always been women at my gaming table.

Perhaps its because I'm so cute and cuddly.

Bagpuss said:

Speak for yourself, when I was gaming at University I can't remember a single game I played in where there was not at least one girl and the majority of the time it was roughly a 50% split.

At conventions I've been to most games I've played have had the same demographic. Even after university there have always been women at my gaming table.

Perhaps its because I'm so cute and cuddly.

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I think you've just been lucky, in 22 years during which I've GM'ed/Played in numerous school and college RPG clubs, community clubs, and friend groups... I can easily count the number of female gamers I've seen and played with....its three..no more, no less. And where I live Sheffield is a student city..... so if they are out there they are all very low key, of course Sheffield is also a big clubbing place....so I guess theres a few too many other distractions LOL

I have had a lot of ladies show interest in RPG's when I tell them what I do, but I have yet to invite one to play. My fear is that if I do that before I know I want a relationship, if it goes bad but she likes gaming that would be uncomfortable, my ex-wife never gamed and prolly did not know what D&D was....but that is not what did us in, it was her being a *&%*^$%(^%( Just kidding .

Meepo wrote:
**Heh...a buddy of mine "married" a girl on EQ....turned out "she" was a guy **

Well, that's always a worry . We were both pretty hard-core EQ'ers, involved in alot of RP'ing therein. We started out as friends, and overt time got to know each other more and more. After we became romanticly interested in each other, I made sure to talk to her on the phone before I let my feelings grow too much. I had heard too many horror stories...

When we met in person, it cleared up everything anyway . We've been living together nearly two years now!

The funny thing is that I had basicly "retired" from pen and paper RP since I had moved away from my home town 10 years ago... and she's the one that got me back into the hobby . She's a great RP'er and is amazingly creative in her game play. I'm trying to convince her to DM now, hehe .

Might as well post her picture since everyone else is posting theirs .

Like Bagpuss, I've never really thought female gamers are rare in the UK. At least half the people I game with are women. Of course, I might have a different perspective on this, as everyone I game with I've introduced to RPGs. I sometimes wonder if there are any other gamers in my area apart from me and my group.

I'm sure someone's said it already, but god it's so easy...

Tuerny said:

(I am in love I can't help it. I can talk about her for horus if needbe. )

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Does Horus really need to hear about her?

Vaxalon said:

Remember that the quality of gamers you find at conventions is inferior to that which you find at a long-running game group.

All you have to have to game at a convention is the money (and sometimes people get in that don't even have that).

In order to stay a member of a long-running game group, you need a certain modicum of social skill. Even the most peurile group will still kick you out if you violate the social norms too badly.

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Actually, while I quite enjoy the group I game with, I have met many a more capable gamer at cons that I have met at home games (and I have played in a few). Granted, I have met more than a few worthless players at cons, but they do not constitute the majority. In fact I can think of one guy who only plays at organized events (cons and mini cons), who is an excellent gamer.

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