Help a young gamer find a D&D group!


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I'm emailing this on behalf of a 16-year-old who emailed me to try and get help finding a gaming group. He lives in the Boston area and has some experience with D&D.

Besides starting his own group, which might be difficult since he doesn't have a lot of experience, where could he find a gaming group that's age-appropriate?


Frankly, if the teenager is mature, perhaps joining an older group might be a *good* thing.

I was almost always the youngest in my group.....


Find a local gaming store, and ask them. Besides having connections to various players and home games, they may well have games that are played at the store itself, which is sure to make parents happy, particularly if he connects with an older crowd.


I have had a lot of success with meetup.com


Sean Mahoney wrote:
I have had a lot of success with meetup.com

The only problem with Meetup is that it's mostly adult-oriented. Not in a risque way, but in the fact that most people who use it are 18+. That can pose a problem for some parents.


veector wrote:
Sean Mahoney wrote:
I have had a lot of success with meetup.com
The only problem with Meetup is that it's mostly adult-oriented. Not in a risque way, but in the fact that most people who use it are 18+. That can pose a problem for some parents.

That's true, I suppose. Honestly the best way for a teenager to play is with close friends who also like and enjoy the game. If none are familiar with DMing, then get a few modules and take turns running through them.

One of the problems with a teenager playing with adults is that adults are constrained a lot more by those pesky schedules and you are far more likely to find a game that has a once a week or every other week play time set in stone. Teenagers can play whenever they are all free (and it happens a lot)... god, I remember those days fondly.

Sean Mahoney


as beeing farely young myself, I agree with the gaming store. I was intorduced by sheer dumb luck, visiting a friends house one saturday and saw one of them (they were brothers) playing Baulders Gate(tm or (r)) and I asked what is that. They told me, and I came back a for a few weekends and saw the game, then they asked me if I wanted to play the ttrpg AD&D. So another method is find some friends and see if they are interested in trying it out but hey just my 2cp

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