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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nareau" data-source="post: 3563127" data-attributes="member: 969">From my personal experience, I've come to believe that women are a minority in the gaming community.  However, I believe a number of factors are contributing to the increase in women gamers.I am not religious, nor are any of the members of my gaming group.  I think this has more to do with the fact that very few of my friends are religious, and my gaming group is selected from my friends.I try to be pretty accepting of anyone who wants to join my game.  If it's not possible, I'm happy to set up a single-session (AKA "one-shot") game to play in addition to our regular sessions.If you're interested in joining a game, I would recommend you drop by your Friendly Local Gaming Store (FLGS).  Most such stores have a bulletin board for gamers seeking games.  Some places even have a room set up for gamers to play in.  Talk with the people working at the store, let them know what you're looking for, and they can probably help you out.In my experience, people tend to be reluctant to accept outsiders who are just there out of curiosity.  Especially if they're asked to devote a significant amount of time to helping someone satisfy that curiosity.  If you ask, I doubt anyone would mind you sitting and watching a game session (especially if it's in a public place, like your FLGS).On the other hand, if you're truly interested in playing, there are always people around who are looking for others to join their games.I play computer RPGs and action/adventure games pretty frequently.  As they're much easier to just pick up and play for a few minutes, I probably play computer games more than I play P&P (Pen and Paper, or tabletop) games.Nareau</blockquote>

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