Hello fellow gamers! I hope that life has been treating you\nwell. Today, let\u2019s talk about something near and dear to my heart in regards to\nthe board gaming world. Friends. When I married Number One, I moved to a town\nin Northern Michigan. If you guessed that it was Traverse City, then bonus\npoints for you! I didn\u2019t know anyone outside of my husband and his family. As a\nstay at home parent who doesn\u2019t drive in the snow and ice that sometimes\nhappens in the winter time up here, it can be difficult to get out and meet new\npeople. And during the summer time we have an influx of out of town people on\nvacation and looking to sample the local fudge. That can make meeting new\npeople a little more difficult than it would be under normal circumstances.\nThis is where playing board games made a difference for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ve heard me say before that board games are a social\nevent for me. Our weekly meet ups give me a chance to visit and interact with\nother adults outside of the adults in my family. While I was hesitant at first\nbecause new situations and new people can be overwhelming and uncomfortable, I\u2019ve\nfound a fast group of friends in my local board gamers. It can be hard to break\ninto an established group, but it is worth it. If you attend often enough, you\u2019ll\nbe assimilated into the group. Resistance is futile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would even go so far as to say that some of my local board gamers have become like family. I know that I can call them if I need some help. Sometimes it can be difficult to go to larger events where I know that many of the board gamers will be because our babysitter is part of the group. That can take some coordinating sometime. I\u2019ve been able to message a fellow group member when I was in a panic about something and she was able to give me some insight that allowed me to calm down enough to get to sleep that night. My kids met their favorite librarian because of the TCBG! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While I\u2019d like to say that this family mentality is special\nto our group, I\u2019m sure that other board game groups feel the same way about their\nmembers. So, if you happen to be on the\nsearch for some friends, check out your local board game group. They just might\nhave what you are looking for! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"