Finding a New Group

[Squnk]

Once again I turn to enworld to help with my gaming dilemmas. I recently moved and find myself looking for a new group to play with. I have many concerns and reservations about start over with a new group. I played with my old group for about 2 1/2 years and we were a very tight group of friends that worked together and lived close to one another, this has been my first and only gaming group experience.

I am having trouble just trying to find gamers, I have used the gamers seeking gamers feature on enworld but have had no luck. Can anyone guide me in the right direction to finding a new group? And also one of my biggest concerns is my old group never did much role playing; we kept in to a minimum. I am a little afraid playing with a new group those does a lot more role playing might be tough for me.

I'm just looking for any help I can get and I'm very grateful for any advice. So please if you can just share some stories or guidance. Thanks in advance.

 

[Traveon Wyvernspur]

I've had some VERY good luck thus far with my gaming groups and meeting new people from the interwebs. I just took a chance on these sites and put together groups. The current group I'm in I've been with 2 of the others for over a year now and had a couple leave for various reasons then I recruited 2 more that have been playing with us for about 6 months now. So you can find good friends and fellow gamers on the sites I list below, just keep an open mind and good luck!

The best places that I've found so far:
Meetup.com - Found most of my fellow gamers on this site!
Penandpapergames.com - Another good place where I've found a couple of gamers for my groups.
Gamers seeking Gamers - which you already tried.

 

[Gilladian]

I have always found my fellow gamers at work. Then again, I work in a library; most of my co-workers are imaginative and friendly people...

Your local gaming store, especially if they have game space in the store, can be a great place. Post a sign advertising a "start up game" or a "one-shot" and see what happens. I suggest playing somewhere public the first time or two so you can safely get to know people (a library, perhaps?)

 

[the Jester]

ENWorld has a gamers seeking gamers subforum- I would try there.

 

[Karak]

I've had some VERY good luck thus far with my gaming groups and meeting new people from the interwebs. I just took a chance on these sites and put together groups. The current group I'm in I've been with 2 of the others for over a year now and had a couple leave for various reasons then I recruited 2 more that have been playing with us for about 6 months now. So you can find good friends and fellow gamers on the sites I list below, just keep an open mind and good luck!

The best places that I've found so far:
Meetup.com - Found most of my fellow gamers on this site!
Penandpapergames.com - Another good place where I've found a couple of gamers for my groups.
Gamers seeking Gamers - which you already tried.

I agree with all these posts.
Especially the Gamers seeking Gamers here. Man I put in a playtest post and was flooded even locally. Really nice connections there.

 

[Quickleaf]

Once again I turn to enworld to help with my gaming dilemmas. I recently moved and find myself looking for a new group to play with. I have many concerns and reservations about start over with a new group. I played with my old group for about 2 1/2 years and we were a very tight group of friends that worked together and lived close to one another, this has been my first and only gaming group experience.

I am having trouble just trying to find gamers, I have used the gamers seeking gamers feature on enworld but have had no luck. Can anyone guide me in the right direction to finding a new group? And also one of my biggest concerns is my old group never did much role playing; we kept in to a minimum. I am a little afraid playing with a new group those does a lot more role playing might be tough for me.

I'm just looking for any help I can get and I'm very grateful for any advice. So please if you can just share some stories or guidance. Thanks in advance.

I've met a great couple thru the Gamers Seeking Gamers resource here on ENWorld, and they've joined our gaming group.

I invited some gamers over thru Meetup to play Star Wars - the game hasn't got off the ground because I didn't find critical mass, but they are nice guys.

I've played a drop in game at Other Realms, our FLGS in Honolulu, which wasn't that great but the people were nice.

Those are the places I would check. Well, your FLGS, not mine. Good luck!

 

[Grogg of the North]

A local game or book shop is a good place to start.

Is there a local university nearby? Even at a small one you may be able to find someone to play with, at least temporarily.

If you're worried about your new group, you could use something like this:
New Player Survey

 

[Ronin Talon]

I've found just talking to people about games, current or prior, I have been inundated with requests to join games. I guess it may be harder on the other side of the table for a DM to get players. I agree with other posts, that advertizing at game stores and online rpg forums should be a good way for a DM to get a new crew to game with. I wish you luck in your quest

 

[Scott DeWar]

I found a group once through my local gaming store. Haven't gamed with them for years, but still friends with them all.

 

[Ludus]

I'm just looking for any help I can get and I'm very grateful for any advice. So please if you can just share some stories or guidance. Thanks in advance.

I met some gamers through Meetup.com, although nothing developed beyond a few gaming sessions.

I met my current group in a way that I completely would not have guessed. I work for a corporation, and my particular department has about 120 employees or so. One day I had a department meeting, and I happened to sit at a table with a fellow employee...

...who was wearing a Gen Con VIP lanyard for his employee badge. I asked him about it, we struck up a conversation, and he invited me to a game. Four years later, I'm still part of what turned out to be a great group.

I got lucky, but what happened in my case does illustrate that meeting gamers can happen in unexpected places. Here's hoping that you too will experience the unexpected.