The Harrisburg Game Development Meetup Group is for anyone interested in the work behind making games a reality.  If you're a programmer, a designer, an artist, or even just a gamer, if you want to know more about game creation or network with others who share the same love, this meetup is the place for you. -LOCATION AND PARKING- Unless otherwise specified, all meetings will take place at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. On the weekends, the doors along Market St. will be locked …

Short description: A group for couples to meet up, socialize, play some board games, have a drink, and do all that other fun stuff you see people doing on TV, but dont have the time or social circle to do normally! Long description: My fiancee and I are busy. We have jobs, two kids, and have had our lives tossed about by fate, jobs, previous divorces, and the like. Our social circle at work is small, friends were lost in divorces, moves, getting older, etc, and we thought what better way to mee …

Need a game night? This group is for couples who enjoy getting together to play cards or just have some fun playing games! We started this group to meet new couples in the Harford County area who have similar interests. Let's get together for some games, snacks, drinks, and fun!

Meet fellow Anime, Manga, Cosplay and Gaming Fans near you! Come to a local Baltimore Genshiken Meetup for fun, friends and talk about your favorite Anime/Manga artists, shows and games. Share your own art and fiction! Whatever interests you about Anime, Manga, Cosplay and Gaming is cool.

An afternoon for intermediate players who enjoy a casual game of stimulating play without worries about standings.

Have some great Italian food with new friends! Attend Italian related cultural events! We like to do a lot of things, but most of all we eat and play fantastic card games! Learn how to play the best, most intense Italian card games there are! Meet with other local Scopa & Briscola Enthusiasts! We meet in easy to get to locations in DC and Baltimore City. Enjoy the thrill of victory or tremble feeling the agony of defeat. It doesn't take long to learn or play. We use Italian card decks, but you c …

We all know finding a Cribbage partner can be difficult, so this a group for people to meet up in a pub, cafe, park, etc. to play cribbage in Baltimore city (no more than 3 miles from the inner harbor). Cribbage is traditionally a 2-person game involving a board, pegs, and a standard deck of cards.   The objective of the game is to be the first player to score a target number of points, typically 61 or 121. Points are scored for card combinations that add up to fifteen, and for pairs, triples, q …

Do you enjoy playing a variety of board games but sometimes have trouble finding others to play with? Real Life Community Church is launching Real Life Board Gamers of Bel Air. Our purpose is to provide opportunities for individuals, couples, and families to make new friends while playing some enjoying some great games. We will be hosting some large yet informal gaming events that will feature games for just about everyone's interests, and we hope that these larger gatherings may eventually lead …

A group for gamers in Southern York and Northern Baltimore and Carrol Counties. We play eurostyle board games and occasionally organize an RPG. We are adults who enjoy the social aspect as much as a good game, and of course good food and drink.

This is a new group that I hope will bring together people who enjoy spending an afternoon playing good strategy boardgames, in a casual friendly atmosphere. Examples of strategy boardgames include, Carcassone, RA, Settlers of Catan, Risk, Puerto Rico, Goa, Attica, Diplomacy, Pandemic, etc. If you like games like these and have trouble getting together enough folks to play, or just want to meet more people with a common hobby, join in! We hope to meet twice a month in Lancaster City. Come on …

Love PC gaming, but have a hard time meeting new people to share your experiences with? Let's join together to make a community for those who love to play games, whether it be alone or with friends. If you love to play games online, whether it be a FPS, working cooperatively to win the objectives. Or you love to play in the fantasy World of Warcraft, come meet like minded individuals who enjoy the same things you do. We can talk about the things we enjoy, meet-up and play together, and hopefully …

Are you are looking for a game of spades, bid whist, pinochle or whatever you PLAY? Then let's play, build some new friendships over a great card game? Then look no further come join The Baltimore Spades, Bid Whist, Pinochle Meetup. Anyone who loves the game of cards and some ole fashion TRASH TALKING is invited to join. If you are outside of the Baltimore area and want to travel over for a great game , we welcome you. All trash talkers are welcome. Just a bring a deck of cards and let's get you …

I decided to create this group for all Adults (18+) players or interested owners of Redakai, the Trading Card Game. The game is brand new and has only been out for 6 months! My main purpose is to get fellow adults together that would like to play the advance game-play against other players, maybe even trade cards or have competitions. Requirements to join: Be 18 or older Have a basic understanding of the game/rules Own at least 1 set of cards (3 characters, 40 attack/monster cards) [Champion Bo …

Pathfinder Society, the organized play arm of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, is coming back to Baltimore! Join us at a variety of locations around Baltimore as we get this going again.

Interested in meeting some cool nerds? That depends on who you define as a nerd, you may ask. You also may wonder who is welcome in the Geeks and Gaymers (spelling intentional) group. While my intention is to create a more LGBT-inclined group of friends, straight allies are very welcome as well. Nerds? Anyone who enjoys any or many of a plethora of interests, including but not limited to: Board Games, Science Fiction (Books, Films, TV, etc), Fantasy (Books/Graphic Novels, Films, TV), Speculative …

This group is for anyone who is either a Baltimore Ravens Fan and/or Baltimore Orioles Fan. We are planning already to be in Baltimore for all Ravens games and select Orioles games this year plus many other social events around Maryland. The group's goal is to socialize, meet new people, have fun and cheer for our favorite team. It would be great to meet other fans before and after games for some fun times. We would also enjoy other events to be scheduled from Frederick to Baltimore such as dinn …

The goal is to get Berks fit, happy, healthy! Did you happen to see the front page of the Reading Eagle on March 9, 2012? The featured article was titled "Berks ranks 10th in U.S. obesity rate". Berks, it's time for change... and time for fun! Did you know that walking is one of the simplest and safest aerobic exercise you can do. It will help you strengthen your bones, control your weight, and condition your heart and lungs. We will be most active in spring/summer/fall when we can best enjoy o …

The Heroes' Guild of Maryland is a community of gamers in the Greater Baltimore area. The Guild supports all aspects of the gaming community, including RPGs, tabletop wargames and CCGs. The Guild is here to help gamers find each other and to provide news, information, and resources for the local gaming community.

This group is for anyone who is interested in the hobby of building, painting, and playing Warhammer 40K. I have started this group because painting and modeling this game has been one of my oldest and most rewarding hobbies. Its great way to get out some creative energy, have some great laughs and a few beers with a great group of people. I will tell you now; this group is not for those who don't want to enjoy every aspect of the hobby. Everything from modeling, painting, and campaigning, if yo …

Serious D&D gamers who love the game and want to be iimmersed in a fantasy world. We meet every Friday night playing D&D 3.5 edition. Experienced gamers welcome.

This is a GLBT- and straight-friendly group of bridge players who meet every other Monday night for dinner, socializing and a few hands of bridge. We are non-competitive players, so none of this cut-throat, pounding on the table and hollering for the director, duplicate-style playing. Just some friendly, Chicago-style bridge. Like you played in your grandma's kitchen, but a little more grown-up than that. We are always willing to teach new players the basics. Really, little more than a knowledge …

Roses and Thorns is a troupe LARP (Live Action Role Play) group for players of Vampire: The Masquerade in the Southeast area of Pennsylvania.  The game meets on alternating Fridays in Shrewsbury, PA for now. Find out more information about the game at our city book.

Our gaming group is dedicated to meeting once a week on Fridays, between 7:30 and 11 PM. We primarily play high fantasy systems, currently focusing on Pathfinder. Our group is currently full.

Regular Speed Chess Tournaments near Johns Hopkins once or twice a month. Already seven Experts and Masters have agreed to play including two Maryland State Champions. Tournament will start at 12:00 Saturday with a seven round swiss. Five minute games. Maximum of sixteen players. $15 entry fee. First $115 Second $65 and Third $30 based on 16 entrants. Meetup will show the remaining number of player slots available. After all slots are taken no more entrants. Arrive by 11:30 a.m. Free Coffee.

The Maryland Wargaming Collective is a 40k club based in Baltimore, MD.  We host invitational tournaments mostly. But we have been known to have campaigns and the occasional paint night. At the MWC events: the atmosphere is semi-competitive, as the missions usually have random elements that provide a more relaxed and narrative feel. This style of gaming meshes really well with 6th edition. The goal is to have fun games with cool people. That's why we just do invitationals and not open tournament …

In a world where smart phones and tablets and consoles games and TV boxes (Apple, Roku) are everywhere and co-existing with our laptops and desktops.... And game changers like new kinds of Social and Image and Contents apps, wearables like Biometric/Medical jewelry, Google Glasses, etc. are changing the rules, meetings of his group addresses the questions how can we can maximize our use of these for fun and profit. The future of computing has been driven by users and created by programmers. We e …

Welcome We are a modern diverse group of girlfriends (25 to 37 years of age), that are excited about life and enjoying various events around Baltimore and the surrounding counties. The events will include festivals, dinners, karaoke, movie dates, birthday celebrations, holiday parties, game night, potlucks, hiking, biking, workshops, volunteering, socials and girl's night out. Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others. ~John Mason Brown

Welcome! Welcome to the Harrisburg Area Women's Daytime Social Group. We are a small group of active women ages 45 plus who are available for daytime activities. Our group is a wonderful opportunity for women to make new friends and explore our community. We have visited many historical places in Harrisburg, Hershey and the surrounding area. We have weekly coffee chats, enjoy movies and lots of other activities. We have a Book Club that meets every six weeks, and a Game Day once a month. In Aug …