08-29-2004, 06:46 AM
Most local hobby shops have a sign up list for gamers looking for fellow gamers to play with. If they don't have one, ask if you can start one. It can only be good business for the store because if more people are playing games then more people will be buying games. If you don't have a game shop, ask a comic shop... most of the owners I've run into have been pretty receptive to gaming.
Also, don't knock those card players. A lot of them enjoy playing old fashioned pen and paper games as well it's just easier to find opponents for those deck games. If you've got someone who is into running a campaign that is willing to put the prep time into making it work then you will have people flock to him. That prep time is what really makes for a great campaign. I know for a fact that part of what makes my current campaign so sweet is that the DM spends between 3 and 8 hours a week outside of game time preparing scenarios and making sure he has miniatures for anything we may encounter. That prep time pays off HUGELY.
Also, don't knock those card players. A lot of them enjoy playing old fashioned pen and paper games as well it's just easier to find opponents for those deck games. If you've got someone who is into running a campaign that is willing to put the prep time into making it work then you will have people flock to him. That prep time is what really makes for a great campaign. I know for a fact that part of what makes my current campaign so sweet is that the DM spends between 3 and 8 hours a week outside of game time preparing scenarios and making sure he has miniatures for anything we may encounter. That prep time pays off HUGELY.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.