Making friends

He's welcome to join us here on the forum as a starting point!

It's been a while since I was 25, but around that age I met fine, accepting people at my university board game club. It was kind of a regular, predictable way to socialise and when I didn't know what to say I could just talk about the games themselves.

Not sure if such clubs still thrive given the proliferation of video games though.

Can you attend those sorts of clubs without attending the university?

My experience is way out of date 

A quick google though reveals the scene is still very much alive seperate from Uni...

https://www.google.com/search?q=board+game+groups+near+me

Edit: Depending on your interests, "board games" appears to be the more common board games, and "tabletop games" are the more involved fantasy games like Necromunda, Blood Bowl etc.

Think I might get back into it if I ever get out of Defense Mode !

My experience is way out of date 

A quick google though reveals the scene is still very much alive seperate from Uni...

https://www.google.com/search?q=board+game+groups+near+me

Edit: Depending on your interests, "board games" appears to be the more common board games, and "tabletop games" are the more involved fantasy games like Necromunda, Blood Bowl etc.

Think I might get back into it if I ever get out of Defense Mode !

Thank you for your reply. I have suggested a games cafe to him. 

Thanks for the info, there's a club pretty close to me. It seems fun. I know how you feel and I wish you well in getting out of defense mode. It's a shame to miss out but maybe for the best sometimes.