Uhm…title says it all, really. How do I go about finding one? I’ve tried searching via Google for groups in my area, but this seems to be the one case where geeks aren’t on the internet 
Check with your local gaming stores & university student unions. Most will have a gaming registry or gaming night; also, depending on what kind of games you want to play, you can check the websites of the game publishers to see if they have a forum, or links to one, where you can hook up.
Where are you located, and what are you looking to play?
Coventry, UK. And preferably something i’d have a clue as to what’s going on to start with, so something Forgotten Realms based or the Star Wars RPG.
Back when I had enough friends to regularly game, I’d just shanghai them into it. That way, at least, you have quality control. Just randomly dropping into a game is a good way to run across stuff like this, if you’re not careful.*
- Okay, just a shameless pimp for what is, possibly, the most awesome rpg thread EVER.
I suggest that you find your Friendly Local Gaming Store[sup]TM[/sup]. Our FLGS is run by an absolutely fantastic guy, who is very knowledgable about games and totally plugged in to the local gaming community, and an all-around genius[sup]*[/sup]. He can tell you who’s running what, what e-mail mailing lists you want to be on, and where to go for whatever you want to play.
[sup]*[/sup]Okay, okay, I admit it’s my husband. 