I am starting this group to help expand the Role Playing Opportunities in the Longview, Tx area. One of the more popular hubs for the hobby in the area has went out of business; hopefully we can revive the community.

This Meetup group was created to bring together people in the Tyler area who enjoy playing board games. The purpose of this group is to have fun while promoting the board gaming hobby. If you enjoy analog games and friendly competition, you should join. If you are bored with playing games like Monopoly, Life or Sorry, you should join. We usually don't play these games. We play strategy games like Power Grid, Agricola, Stone Age, or Dominion; family games like Ticket to Ride or Carcassonne; thema …

I've been in groups of board gamers everywhere else I've lived, so why not get a group started up in Texarkana?! I have a small collections myself of 8-10 games which will likely be growing in the months to come. This is an initial attempt to get a group going that likes these sort of things. My vision for the group is to have a monthly board game day/night (and have random meetups to play more often, of course!) either at someone's home or at an establishment that would be receptive to a large …