Comments on: Looking for Players? http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players Game mastering advice, ideas & resources • Dedicated to helping GMs Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:46:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players/comment-page-1#comment-10086 Martin Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:16:53 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=667#comment-10086 I've added Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups and the Dnd and RPG Contact groups to <a href="http://www.treasuretables.org/ways-to-find-rpg-players" rel="nofollow">Ways to Find RPG Players</a>. Thanks for the links, Telas and Steve! I’ve added Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups and the Dnd and RPG Contact groups to Ways to Find RPG Players. Thanks for the links, Telas and Steve!

]]> By: Steve S. http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players/comment-page-1#comment-10062 Steve S. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:10:09 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=667#comment-10062 To echo Telas comment there are plently of Yahoo Groups for local group as there are a number of them to find local players. DnD Contact Worldwide This is the place to find Dungeons and Dragons players in your area. Members: 2701 as of 3/22/2007 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/DnDcontact/ It also has state based DnDContact, in some cases county based DnDContact and groups for other nations. I have help to add a number (100+) link of a local group nature to this group and the following group: RPGcontact A nationwide group to contact other to play RPGs http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/RPGcontact/ Only 32 members but has 100+ links to local and game-focused groups. I will add a link to Don Mappin's blog about the UtahRPG list. (There is a Game-Utah Y!group listed there [59 members] if you are interested.) Yahoo membership is not generally required to join a Yahoo Group as you can join via email but you won't have access to databases, files, links, etc. just function as a list basically. Both of the above Y!groups have contact databases. To echo Telas comment there are plently of Yahoo Groups for local group as there are a number of them to find local players.

DnD Contact Worldwide
This is the place to find Dungeons and Dragons players in your area. Members: 2701 as of 3/22/2007
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/DnDcontact/
It also has state based DnDContact, in some cases county based DnDContact and groups for other nations.
I have help to add a number (100+) link of a local group nature to this group and the following group:
RPGcontact
A nationwide group to contact other to play RPGs
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/RPGcontact/
Only 32 members but has 100+ links to local and game-focused groups. I will add a link to Don Mappin’s blog about the UtahRPG list. (There is a Game-Utah Y!group listed there [59 members] if you are interested.)
Yahoo membership is not generally required to join a Yahoo Group as you can join via email but you won’t have access to databases, files, links, etc. just function as a list basically. Both of the above Y!groups have contact databases.

]]> By: links for 2007-03-20 at James A. Arconati http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players/comment-page-1#comment-9975 links for 2007-03-20 at James A. Arconati Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:29:29 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=667#comment-9975 [...] Looking for Players? - Treasure Tables After exchanging a few emails with Peter Harkins, who runs NearbyGamers, I created a new page called Ways to Find RPG Players. It collects a range of player-finding tools and resources in one spot, with NearbyGamers front and center. This is an evergreen (tags: rpg rpg/d&d reference blogs) [...] [...] Looking for Players? – Treasure Tables After exchanging a few emails with Peter Harkins, who runs NearbyGamers, I created a new page called Ways to Find RPG Players. It collects a range of player-finding tools and resources in one spot, with NearbyGamers front and center. This is an evergreen (tags: rpg rpg/d&d reference blogs) [...]

]]> By: Telas http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players/comment-page-1#comment-9972 Telas Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:51:17 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=667#comment-9972 Forums and group/lists. Yahoo and Google groups are great places for finding existing groups, or even individual gamers. Search for RPG and your town, and check out the groups you get. Also, a number of forums have "find a game" sections (ENWorld, WotC, etc), divided by state and/or city. Telas Forums and group/lists.

Yahoo and Google groups are great places for finding existing groups, or even individual gamers. Search for RPG and your town, and check out the groups you get.

Also, a number of forums have “find a game” sections (ENWorld, WotC, etc), divided by state and/or city.

Telas

]]> By: Peter Harkins http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players/comment-page-1#comment-9965 Peter Harkins Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:22:30 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=667#comment-9965 The biggest reason I added forums was so that you could talk to someone and maybe they'd be near enough that y'all should find a common game. There are wide-open tags like "story games" floating around now, and the profile section exists just so you can say "Hey, I'm up for anything involving dice", so hopefully everybody finds a good game. Thanks for the kind words, Martin. I'm hoping NearbyGamers is not only good for gamers, it grows gaming. I know I haven't played for years because I haven't had anyone to play with, and I figure there must plenty of other folks in the same situation. The biggest reason I added forums was so that you could talk to someone and maybe they’d be near enough that y’all should find a common game.

There are wide-open tags like “story games” floating around now, and the profile section exists just so you can say “Hey, I’m up for anything involving dice”, so hopefully everybody finds a good game.

Thanks for the kind words, Martin. I’m hoping NearbyGamers is not only good for gamers, it grows gaming. I know I haven’t played for years because I haven’t had anyone to play with, and I figure there must plenty of other folks in the same situation.

]]> By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players/comment-page-1#comment-9961 Martin Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:25:06 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=667#comment-9961 I love the idea of FindPlay, and I signed up as soon as I learned about it. The problem I've run into is that it seems to be down as often as it's up. If memory serves, it was down for several months last year, and that just doesn't cut the mustard. Your point about system-neutral postings is a good one -- wondering if "We play D&D" on a notice means "We <i>only</i> play D&D" lowers the chances that I'll respond. I love the idea of FindPlay, and I signed up as soon as I learned about it. The problem I’ve run into is that it seems to be down as often as it’s up. If memory serves, it was down for several months last year, and that just doesn’t cut the mustard.

Your point about system-neutral postings is a good one — wondering if “We play D&D” on a notice means “We only play D&D” lowers the chances that I’ll respond.

]]> By: VV_GM http://www.treasuretables.org/2007/03/looking-for-players/comment-page-1#comment-9958 VV_GM Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:09:18 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/?p=667#comment-9958 I see you included FindPlay on your site and that is usually my first stop since moving to a rural area north of Chicago (it was so much easier finding players in the city obviously). I have already received an email from someone thanks to NearbyGamers, unfortunately it was for a GM whose game I left because it was bad. Yet that I'm sure is just the first of many emails to come. I think with these two sites it will be a lot easier to find people. I've had moderate success with business cards left at comic shops and FLGS. Over time I have learned to keep any postings, flyers, or cards system neutral. You get better results if you just talk about your group and schedule. If you mention a system sometimes the result is that potential players think "I don't play that game." and never bother to contact you. If it is a system neutral solicitation they are more likely to contact you thinking "Maybe they play my game?". Since I encourage rotating GMs and multiple game systems I offer new players the opportunity to bring their favorite system with them. So we end up with a new player and a new game. I see you included FindPlay on your site and that is usually my first stop since moving to a rural area north of Chicago (it was so much easier finding players in the city obviously). I have already received an email from someone thanks to NearbyGamers, unfortunately it was for a GM whose game I left because it was bad. Yet that I’m sure is just the first of many emails to come. I think with these two sites it will be a lot easier to find people.

I’ve had moderate success with business cards left at comic shops and FLGS. Over time I have learned to keep any postings, flyers, or cards system neutral. You get better results if you just talk about your group and schedule. If you mention a system sometimes the result is that potential players think “I don’t play that game.” and never bother to contact you. If it is a system neutral solicitation they are more likely to contact you thinking “Maybe they play my game?”. Since I encourage rotating GMs and multiple game systems I offer new players the opportunity to bring their favorite system with them. So we end up with a new player and a new game.

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