tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post6619956731889266798..comments2024-03-27T01:53:40.812-06:00Comments on Classic RPG Realms: Gaming BuddiesSizzaxehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-62360339260186718472011-10-13T12:16:01.279-06:002011-10-13T12:16:01.279-06:00I had some good luck with nearbygamers.com, meetup...I had <i>some</i> good luck with nearbygamers.com, meetup.com, penandpencilgames.com, and enworld's gamer finder; in that order. But the best luck was by recruiting friends from other social groups--I'm not shy about being a D&D geek.<br /><br />Have you mentioned where you are located on your blog? I have at least one gamer find me through my blog. But I spent a day contacting everyone around me who's profiles seemed like they'd be remotely interested in "my game", I was also very straight up with the kind of game I wanted to play.Reverend Dakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589927717583694031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-17805826860499801832011-10-13T06:51:07.674-06:002011-10-13T06:51:07.674-06:00Yeah, the other thing is that gaming stores tend t...Yeah, the other thing is that gaming stores tend to attract the hardcore gamers who are more interested in whatever is new than in going 'back' to older games, in my experience, while posting fliers in more 'mainstream' places can get people who are either not yet or no longer in the gaming scene. Right now I have one of each in my group -- a college kid who has very little RPG experience outside my group and a fellow grognard who has been otherwise out of gaming since the early 1990s. The rest are people I've known a lot longer. If I had more time for "friends" I'd hang out with them. Unfortunately a full-time job, parenting, homeownership, etc. eat up a lot of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-30850730649726792652011-10-12T20:27:12.985-06:002011-10-12T20:27:12.985-06:00Hey thanks Mike, and thanks for stopping by. I am ...Hey thanks Mike, and thanks for stopping by. I am gonna try the library. I was kind of worried when noone called but the store owner said traffic was really low the last couple of weeks. I'm also gonna post it on our local supermarkets community bulletin boards. We even have a small advertising circular and thinking of putting a small classified in there as well.Sizzaxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715649618278080709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549940298295825812.post-12190503377365388052011-10-12T14:43:07.796-06:002011-10-12T14:43:07.796-06:00I strongly recommend trying putting up a flier or ...I strongly recommend trying putting up a flier or two somewhere other than a gaming store. A library worked wonders for me. A coffee shop, a hobby shop (the kind with railroads), etc. can also work. Just say you want to run (or play) "old school D&D" or sometihng like that, that you will teach them if they have never played or haven't played sine the 1980s, and you'll likely find players. I did in a mid-sized town near a small (200,000 ppl) city. That at least gets you players. Buddies, well, not so sure what to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com