Ideally something you can do with the same people every week so you get to know each other.

    • ace_garp@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      As well as game stores and libraries, board game associations have meetups.

      We have 5 or more clubs around town. Anywhere from 20-50 people at an event, smart interesting people generally.

  • carbrewr84@kbin.social
    3·
    10 months ago

    Rock climbing isn’t my thing, but I helped out today taking some pictures at one and wow… there are a lot of people at those. People need belayers and it just had a generally friendly atmosphere. Plus you get exercise. If I was in need of friends and liked rock climbing, I’d definitely be going there more often.

  • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    10 months ago

    Mountain biking. Especially if you have a local organization for trail management. They’re almost always looking for volunteers.

    You’ll have the biking, being active outdoors, some hiking for trail management, typically some fund raising events, bike maintenance/repair workshops, community rides and potentially more depending on the size of the group.

    Good variety of activity from solo riding to big social gatherings. And I’ve found it a much more chill group of people than road bikers. And it doesn’t really require the super expensive $2k+ bikes some people opt for. My current ride is at about $700 all in and does everything I need it to do.

  • los_chill@programming.devEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    Do you play an instrument? Do you want to? Musicians are super friendly and welcoming, if that interests you.

  • Shadow@lemmy.ca
    1·
    10 months ago

    Take a class in something random that interests you. Talk to the people in the class.

    Suggestions:

    • glass blowing
    • cooking
    • leather making working
    • pottery
    • painting
    • scuba diving

    Side bonus is maybe you discover a new hobby that brings you joy.

  • shani66@lemmy.comfysnug.space
    1·
    10 months ago

    Ever play a TTRPG? Give it a try, if you live in an actual civilized place you probably have a local game store and they almost certainly host games. If you live in absolute nowhere like me you could probably find local groups online. And to be clear I’m not talking about dungeons and dragons, despite what people say the ruleset isn’t new player friendly (it’s complicated, the books are poorly edited, missing rules, it’s expensive, etc. etc.).

    Try out World (or Chronicles) of Darkness, at a base level they are easier to understand than any other ttrpg i have ever played (with lots of room to get more out there as you play) and it’s got a large community (as far as niche hobbies go). Oh and it’s cheap, Chronicles is best about respecting your money, but generally you only need to buy a single book (the rulebook for the creature you are playing as).

    Pathfinder is also a good choice as the second most popular ttrpg and they offer their rules for free online. the second edition is simpler but it does front load a lot of information on you at once (which is a good thing, you won’t have to go looking for edge case rules that don’t exist). First edition is also really good, but it’s more complicated and you might be less likely to find games since the second edition came out.

    War gaming could also be a good way to meet people, but i don’t do that as much so i have less recommendations to offer, I’m afraid.