How to find gamers in your local area

Spielerz is a brand new site, and while we grow everyday for now you may be the only gamer in your area. If this is the case, go ahead and register so the next person in your city looking for gamers can find you. Then try these options:

Visit your Local Game Store
The primary way gamers (especially RPG players) find each other is still though index cards and flyers posted at their local game store. It's hard to get a read on if you will click with the people you find there, but it's a great place to start. In addition, many of these stores also host gaming events, so find out when people are playing the games you like and check it out.

Visit BoardGame Geek or RPG net
It is still relatively difficult to find other gamers on line but Board Game Geek (for board gamers, minis and card players) and RPG net (for Role-Players--including the live action variety) have lots of members and host forums where threads like "Looking for new players in Anytown, USA" are pretty common.

Try other gamer locater services
Spielerz is growing fast--and we expect it will grow even faster in the next months, but if you need another player right now, you may want to try some of the other "find a gamer" services that have made a go of it over the years. Martin Ralya at Treasure Tables has put together a list of these other services, and has good advice about incorporating new players into your group as well. His focus is primarily on RPG players--but a lot of what he has to say is transferable to other gaming styles.