Wanted: Nerdy Board Game Players

Right after we moved, we decided we needed to meet people. I found a website called "Meet Up" and started looking at groups in London. I found two that seemed like Aaron's and my "cup of tea":

• An expat American group that turns out is a scam. The guy who runs it charges people for events and then doesn't actually organize them. Luckily for us, a friend told us about this before we actually went or paid anything... unlucky for him.
• A board game group.

I joined the later group, who meets once a month, and since then I've been getting notifications for the event dates and times. Since we've been traveling or have had visitors, it has never worked out, but two weeks ago we finally went to a board game meet up at a pub.

When you hear board game, you probably think Monopoly, Candy Land, Life... but these aren't your typical board games. While those are great games, we are even nerdier: Puerto Rico, Agricola, Dominion, Tzolk'in. We love the situational, strategy, make-you-think games.

The meet up was awkward when we initially arrived. There were about 20 of us there and we played the "I'm going to introduce myself but the chances of actually remembering your name are slim" game : ) Then things got serious and people started breaking into groups and selecting their games. We ended up playing three games with two other couples. We had gone thinking, okay, if this is weird we will leave after a game, but five hours later, we finally decided it was probably time to go home.

We actually had a great time and even made some new friends: last weekend we met one of the couples for more games and drinks. Our new board game friends are Hungarian and French, and we introduce each other to new nerdy board games. And we drink. The set up works out spectacularly : )

Now all we need to do is find a card game meet up!