There was a local paper called ComputerNews (it may still be around) that had multiple pages of BBS numbers listed. My brother and I would just keep trying each

There was a local paper called ComputerNews (it may still be around) that had multiple pages of BBS numbers listed. My brother and I would just keep trying each one until we got through and found a Legend of the Red Dragon game we could get in. Nothing was worse than being in the middle of the game when the connection time limit expired.