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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 5435141" data-attributes="member: 151">Well now you're in a question of priorities;&nbsp; how important is gaming to that particular person?&nbsp; As someone in his forties, gaming is no longer something that just happens.&nbsp; It's an effort, often that requires considerable planning.&nbsp; We have jobs, we have kids and we have social lives beyond gaming.&nbsp; Adjustments are made.&nbsp; I no longer can assume 5 players every Friday night or Saturday afternoon for 6-8 hour sessions.&nbsp; If we get a solid four hours in, it's a long game.But we make it a priority to play.Is it harder to find a group in a more sparsely populated area?&nbsp; Sure it is.&nbsp; But it can be done.&nbsp; Arkansas has <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54992454237" target="_blank">gaming groups</a> just like anybody else, with game days.&nbsp; And even when you can't find groups, you can find <a href="http://arkansasgeekcentral.com/category/conventions/page/2/" target="_blank">local gaming conventions</a> or to <a href="http://www.magicyellow.com/category/Games_and_Game_Supplies/-state_ar.html" target="_blank">game stores</a>.&nbsp; To say nothing of scanning the boards here and elsewhere to find games to join.&nbsp; If someone wants to play, he can...he may need to drive or he may need to play less frequently than he likes, but he can play.&nbsp; Not to mention he could create or <a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3058018" target="_blank">help create new players.</a>This is not to say it will work for everyone and it's not to say that online gaming is not a good thing.&nbsp; But it's kind of an excuse to say that you can't find a game if you really want to play...it's just a question of how much effort you want to expend.&nbsp; If online gaming is far better return on your time and effort, then do so.&nbsp; But when most people say they can't find a group, what they really mean is that it's more work than it's worth to them to try and organize a group for them, which is OK, but different from 'can't', IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 5435141, member: 151"] Well now you're in a question of priorities; how important is gaming to that particular person? As someone in his forties, gaming is no longer something that just [i]happens[/i]. It's an effort, often that requires considerable planning. We have jobs, we have kids and we have social lives beyond gaming. Adjustments are made. I no longer can assume 5 players every Friday night or Saturday afternoon for 6-8 hour sessions. If we get a solid four hours in, it's a long game. But we make it a priority to play. Is it harder to find a group in a more sparsely populated area? Sure it is. But it can be done. Arkansas has [URL="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54992454237"]gaming groups[/URL] just like anybody else, with game days. And even when you can't find groups, you can find [URL="http://arkansasgeekcentral.com/category/conventions/page/2/"]local gaming conventions[/URL] or to [URL="http://www.magicyellow.com/category/Games_and_Game_Supplies/-state_ar.html"]game stores[/URL]. To say nothing of scanning the boards here and elsewhere to find games to join. If someone wants to play, he can...he may need to drive or he may need to play less frequently than he likes, but he can play. Not to mention he could create or [URL="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3058018"]help create new players.[/URL] This is not to say it will work for everyone and it's not to say that online gaming is not a good thing. But it's kind of an excuse to say that you can't find a game if you really want to play...it's just a question of how much effort you want to expend. If online gaming is far better return on your time and effort, then do so. But when most people say they can't find a group, what they really mean is that it's more work than it's worth to them to try and organize a group for them, which is OK, but different from 'can't', IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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