It's a bit of a ride, but down 146 in Whitinsville there's a card shop called Great Stories. They do the main TCGs, tabletop stuff including Warhammer-style things and D&D, and there's comics available too.

Magic is the most popular TCG there and they have way more space for it compared to That's E.

All Systems Go.

while you said you don't like bars, there is All Systems Go which is an e-sports bar that has gaming and other fun themed pop up events fairly regularly.

Outside of That’s E, there’s a board game group that meets at Whole Foods cafe but I’m not sure where they are online

where?

Otaku Sekai. Never been but I'm in a discord server for TCG players in Worcester that I found through That's E and they talk about Otaku Sekai and other LGS's around Worcester county.

I don't know how people buy lunch everyday. It's now maybe $15-30/day.

Meetup app is a good place to look. Not as active as other cities, but it does have good offerings.

Cooking classes. Volleyball classes. You get the idea.

PM me if you have any interest in boffer LARP combat. I promise it's more fun than it is lame. It's good exercise and a wonderful community. We have tons of loaner gear for newbies, too!

That's E is the go-to geek shop in town. Beyond that, I stay home and camp my xbox or my computer. I don't like people much lol...

What are you into (other than video games)? Can totally relate as it’s tough these days to meet new peeps for actually hanging out

Everything you own has probably been invented by, made by, or sold to you by someone somewhere that had shitty opinions or done way worse shit than JK Rowling has. The performative bull crap is stupid.

Not in and of itself, but if the way you go about that is haranguing strangers on the internet because they enjoyed a video game, yeah, that is a bit weird.

Edit: meant to reply to OP.

No romance, no names, no eye contact. No kissing on the mouth. No law enforcement.

Bring a board game.

There's been multiple investigations and, quite literally, thousands of arrests with hundreds of convictions so far... Including a known hate group officially being convicted for seditious conspiracy - working with people on the inside with the intent to stop the election. It took years and was proven in court. And you think that is peaceful? When was anyone from BLM charged with (let alone convicted of) seditious conspiracy or was it even discussed that they might be charged with it?

> Nobody shot the place up.

It's been proven and admitted by Oath Keepers that they brought a trove of firearms to DC and stored them, ready to hand them out. Yes, they were armed with stun guns, pepper spray, baseball bats and flagpoles wielded as clubs... And oh yeah several absolutely had firearms.

> Nobody shot congress people.

They were chanting for the death of Mike Pence and there's loads of footage of these people roaming the halls of Congress trying to find Pelosi and other liberals while they're armed to the teeth. Why do you think multiple people were shown with zip-tie handcuffs when they broke into congressional offices? ...What do you think would have happened if this mob had actually gotten face-to-face with liberal representatives?

> Nobody burned the building down.

They trashed the building, raided offices, stole items and paperwork and computers, smeared shit on the walls, smashed windows and statues, but I guess that's all okay because they didn't burn anything down?

> In this country, where every left winger screams about how many runs there are in this country, the only person shot was an unarmed girl.

Calling her "an unarmed girl" is some shit, dude. That's a former Air Force veteran and officer. That's someone with a history of violence and harassment of neighbors. She was shot as she and the rest of the mob were screaming and attempting to overcome a barricade within Congress while being told over and over again to stay back and not go through there by security as they were in the middle of evacuating the politicians from THE VIOLENT AND ANGRY MOB WHO WERE THERE CHANTING FOR THEIR HEADS. She was the first over the barricade so she caught the bullets. She even has a history of losing her mind and ramming her SUV into someone years before the Jan 6th insurrection attempt... And, what, do you think she would have just surrendered and been peacefully arrested once she got over the barricade and got close to those officers?

My dude, Fox and lots of rightwing media has done a number on what people think happened that day. In fact, it's been now proven that Fox knowingly has been misleading the public not just about the Big Lie of the 2020 election but also January 6th.

100% this.

It's weird to stand up for trans people? To not give money to a bigoted TERF who uses it to hurt people?

Boardgame meetups.

But how are we supposed to show that we respect people's right to choose how to live if we don't attack total strangers on the internet for choosing to play a game?

Come watch some wrestling at the White Eagle Thursdays at 8. Wrestling Open is 10 bucks, food is amazing, and we're a good bunch of people.

People are so fucking weird about that game.

materia on june street just opened and looks cool

It's been Hailey's birthday for quite some time.