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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 3368357" data-attributes="member: 53">The number of groups you know about.I live in Newark, DE and it's a very good gamer area.  We have two strong gaming stores in the immediate area, and both have been in business since the late 70's/early 80's.  One store tried to start and failed, but they made quite a number of mistakes (opening across the street from an existing store with a loyal customer base, catering to gamers who enjoyed hanging out but not buying things are two that come to mind).One thing I think that has contributed to the strength is that Newark is a college town.  The <a href="http://www.daysofknights.com" target="_blank">Days of Knights</a> has been on Main Street since '81.  Even when some gamers wandered off after graduation (and many stayed, or revisit), the next class brought more back in.  Plus, that age bracket is the sweet spot for gaming.   A lot of gamers start in college, or at the end of high school.  Once they are on their own they often dive into what they love (which often can hurt their college careers if they aren't focused).However, we are unlikely to have a strong showing on meetup.com, because the gaming stores give us a built in community (especially with DoKs attached game club).  Finding a game is often a matter of heading down to the game club and networking.I wouldn't be suprised if towns with military bases have a similiar effect as well (assuming a somewhat stable military population so some groups can get a "history").</blockquote>

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