I rarely give out access to my contact list anymore but I do wonder is there any safe way to actually do what the original feature intended. I'm new to a game.

I rarely give out access to my contact list anymore but I do wonder is there any safe way to actually do what the original feature intended. I'm new to a game. I'd like to play with my friends without having to individually contact every single one of them and ask them if they also play the game.