What's the gaming like un these five towns?

Rechan said:
See, I am applying to various graduate schools. And while this information will not effect my decisions, I would still like to get a lay of the land.
Su-u-u-ure it won't.

What you actually want are the towns with the worst gaming, right? That way you know you'll concentrate on your studies. Good plan. :)
 

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jmucchiello said:
What you actually want are the towns with the worst gaming, right? That way you know you'll concentrate on your studies. Good plan. :)
Uh, er...

Well, on the ONE hand, that's a good idea. :) On the OTHER hand, I've not had a lot of Face-to-face tabletop experience, so I WANT gaming.

Besides, everyone needs something to do on Saturdays. :)
 

Your gaming outlook in any of the places other than New Haven is unfortunately pretty bleak, I'd have to guess. Indianapolis has a pretty good scene, so you'd probably have to drive there from Muncie or Terre Haute.
 

Well...

Muncie and Terre Haute have had pretty good gaming groups in the past. Between Rose-Hulman and ISU there should be some gaming to be found still. Muncie must have a gaming club at Ball State. It certainly had a very nice game store back in the day.

Pretty much _any_ school of a reasonable size will have a gaming club. Also, meetup.com has some nice ways to find people. Oh, if you are going to live in Terre Haute, you really will want a car if that's even a vague option. It's a bit spread-out town and unless the bus service has improved greatly, that isn't a great option. (Information 15 years out of date on the bus thing).

Mark
 

Rechan said:
Unfortunately I am incapable of driving, so the options are limited there. But yeah, it's a college town, so I hope that will be able to function enough. Or, I can try to drag people from the surrounding area, hopefully. Or hitch a ride with someone else.

Having lived in New Haven for several years, I agree that the gaming scene there is pretty good. Especially if the graduate program you're looking at is at Yale, it won't be difficult to hook up with some of the other gamers-- and even if you're not, they're a pretty welcoming bunch. If you do end up there, post again or something and I can set you up with some introductions.

But the broader issue I would mention is that New Haven is a much friendlier place to be carless than most of the Midwest. It's a good sized city, and it has easy public transportation to NYC. There are tons of students who don't have cars and do fine (although more of the undergrads than the grads-- still, I lived in New Haven for a year in my mid-twenties without a car, and rarely missed it). Much of the Midwest really assumes you have a car. Having recently been in Terre Haute for work, I wouldn't want to live there without being able to drive.
 

Cerebral Paladin said:
Having lived in New Haven for several years, I agree that the gaming scene there is pretty good. Especially if the graduate program you're looking at is at Yale, it won't be difficult to hook up with some of the other gamers-- and even if you're not, they're a pretty welcoming bunch. If you do end up there, post again or something and I can set you up with some introductions.
Uuuunfortuantely, I'm looking at Southern CT State U. ;)

But the broader issue I would mention is that New Haven is a much friendlier place to be carless than most of the Midwest. It's a good sized city, and it has easy public transportation to NYC. There are tons of students who don't have cars and do fine (although more of the undergrads than the grads-- still, I lived in New Haven for a year in my mid-twenties without a car, and rarely missed it). Much of the Midwest really assumes you have a car. Having recently been in Terre Haute for work, I wouldn't want to live there without being able to drive.
Thanks for the tip. Yeah, I live in Tennessee right now which is a lot like the midwest. Sucks being disabled.
 

I don't know what the gaming scene is like at SCSU, but if it isn't good, I'm sure you can find a game by contacting some of the Yale gamers. Also, there are several good cons in Connecticut (and reachable by public transportation) that can be a good way to meet other CT gamers. I particularly recommend AnonyCon (December) and ConnCon (March).
 

Cerebral Paladin said:
I don't know what the gaming scene is like at SCSU, but if it isn't good, I'm sure you can find a game by contacting some of the Yale gamers. Also, there are several good cons in Connecticut (and reachable by public transportation) that can be a good way to meet other CT gamers. I particularly recommend AnonyCon (December) and ConnCon (March).
Thanks! :)

Good public transport is a serious bonus for me.
 

kenobi65 said:
It seems unlikely; from what I've heard, most of those players refuse to try anything other than Hard8 products.

I'd be careful. Word on the street,is that Hard Eight has a inside man there, and he's constantly reporting to the HMPA.

I hear there is a sweet NEW Game store there though with a complete aisle devoted only to dice.

The Muncie Game's Keeper. :)
 


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