Submitted by katiem90 t3_ycp4iz in RhodeIsland
Hi everyone! My name is Katie (25F) and I live close to Providence, RI with my boyfriend (27M) and we are looking to start a weekly/biweekly board game night to make some new friends in the area! We recently bought and started playing Gloomhaven and have been having a blast, but think it would be fun with more people. We're huge nerds and play DnD together and have other board games like Mansion of Madness, Code Names, Disney Family Feud, and Catan (but are always down to try new ones).
If you would be interested and live around the area, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpgnCUtgAwgYwDb2a-KSE_4dEhV-IK41kT766AVJB9VkG1mQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
We're hoping to meet whoever is interested virtually first and then at a restaurant/mutual spot nearby before getting started so everyone can feel comfortable with the goal of eventually hosting at our place since some games take up quite a bit of space. We have two dogs, a mini weenie named Ollie and a lab/pitbull mix named Maya, so it's important that you aren't allergic to dogs (of if you are just to be aware that we have them and that you'd still feel ok with them around!).
Day/time is flexible; there is a spot on the form to fill that out. Were during the week to be the best option, board game nights would likely be held at around 7pm EST, but weekends are more flexible!
The form asks for your Discord tag, but if you're interested and don't have discord, feel free to message me here.
kayakyakr t1_itnlrml wrote
Love this idea.
It's unfortunate that the Providence area doesn't have a board game cafe, a place that serves food, drinks, and sells games. I know there's one store in Pawtucket, but that's about it.
I had some friends move out to Berkeley and found their way into a board gaming group. A brewery hosted it on Tuesdays: they were happy to be taken over by the nerds on a night they would otherwise not see many folks. Maybe that's something to explore moving forward?