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<blockquote data-quote="Stumblewyk" data-source="post: 5441876" data-attributes="member: 67606">I just haven't had this kind of problem.&nbsp; I guess I'm lucky in that regard.&nbsp; The core of my &quot;primary&quot; group got together in high school.&nbsp; Many of us moved away, lost interest as we grew older, etc.&nbsp; But my good friend and myself kept at it, recruited new members to our group via comic book store/game store message boards and friends who were genre-interested but not gamers, etc.But I also got my wife interested, and found 2 new players via a second group I joined and PenandPaperGames.com.The second group isn't nearly as close-knit as the primary group, but we all get along, seem to enjoy playing together, and I didn't know a single one of them prior to joining them about a year and a half ago.&nbsp; I found them via the WotC message board.That group eventually added a player who has now joined my primary group, and the player who found me on PenandPaperGames.com was a complete newbie to P&amp;P RPGs, but he wanted to learn, and I'm an avowed RPG evangelizer.&nbsp; Who was I to turn down someone with the desire to learn the game and no one to play it with or learn it from?&nbsp; After all, &quot;there but for the grace of God go I.&quot;In short, I think finding a stable, reliable, enjoyable gaming group is more about finding people you can be friends with than it is about finding people to play with.&nbsp; I would call every single member of my primary group my friend, and wouldn't hesitate to spend time with them outside the game (and have on many occasions).&nbsp; Everyone in my second group is, if not my friend, someone who could be.&nbsp; I think compatible personalities are more important than just finding someone who likes the same game you do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stumblewyk, post: 5441876, member: 67606"] I just haven't had this kind of problem. I guess I'm lucky in that regard. The core of my "primary" group got together in high school. Many of us moved away, lost interest as we grew older, etc. But my good friend and myself kept at it, recruited new members to our group via comic book store/game store message boards and friends who were genre-interested but not gamers, etc. But I also got my wife interested, and found 2 new players via a second group I joined and PenandPaperGames.com. The second group isn't nearly as close-knit as the primary group, but we all get along, seem to enjoy playing together, and I didn't know a single one of them prior to joining them about a year and a half ago. I found them via the WotC message board. That group eventually added a player who has now joined my primary group, and the player who found me on PenandPaperGames.com was a complete newbie to P&P RPGs, but he wanted to learn, and I'm an avowed RPG evangelizer. Who was I to turn down someone with the desire to learn the game and no one to play it with or learn it from? After all, "there but for the grace of God go I." In short, I think finding a stable, reliable, enjoyable gaming group is more about finding people you can be friends with than it is about finding people to play with. I would call every single member of my primary group my friend, and wouldn't hesitate to spend time with them outside the game (and have on many occasions). Everyone in my second group is, if not my friend, someone who [i]could be[/i]. I think compatible personalities are more important than just finding someone who likes the same game you do. [/QUOTE]

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