In areas where the website is still viable, I've found that Meetup is a reasonable way to socialize and find recreational events with limited pressure in a publ

In areas where the website is still viable, I've found that Meetup is a reasonable way to socialize and find recreational events with limited pressure in a public location. For example, I enjoy board gaming, and used to use Meetup in the South because I found it difficult to make friends being an outsider in the South. Meetup was relatively helpful for going to a restaurant, just sitting down, having meal, and playing board games for several hours. And several of those then turned into roleplaying groups, social groups, and similar external to the Meetup. On a quick search, most major cities seem to have board gaming groups: Seattle: https://www.meetup.com/gearhouse-events/events/306262711/?recId=384fb4c9-0cf5-42b0-a2e3-db8282f2998a&recSource=ml-popular-events-nearby-offline&searchId=80aba5f9-a376-4bf7-a22b-3dc3cf2e7cf0&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/gearhouse-events/events/306262711/?re... Los Angeles: https://www.meetup.com/los-angeles-werewolf-meetup-group/events/306364676/?recId=c2a6b184-b79c-4ddd-9c47-54bb83c290d8&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=7c78d632-f240-4452-8bd4-5b6e8e24456b&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/los-angeles-werewolf-meetup-group/eve... New York: https://www.meetup.com/new-york-games-nights-meetup-group/events/306085628/?recId=91a7aa81-057a-467d-99d2-2fb3dd2b9904&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=8a46c247-9cd8-464a-a6e7-9b9c8e29ced3&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/new-york-games-nights-meetup-group/ev... Atlanta: https://www.meetup.com/agguild/events/306018016/?recId=cd815640-652b-49d1-8fdf-bca6120c9502&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=97b78896-8b46-42fc-bbea-e57a2e88d081&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/agguild/events/306018016/?recId=cd815... Philadelphia: https://www.meetup.com/montco-board-games/events/304398746/?recId=ebb4e2a3-c5cc-4538-9e96-9b0ceafc20b2&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=40638ebf-c121-4f6c-8caf-ffbb350e4bce&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/montco-board-games/events/304398746/?... Chicago: https://www.meetup.com/chicagogames/events/306090271/?recId=4c235fed-b96f-41f8-aa34-c75261c5351d&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=4b4ba462-041b-423e-86f6-7fd97f79996c&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/chicagogames/events/306090271/?recId=... Fort Worth: https://www.meetup.com/fort-worth-board-game-club/events/304654048/?recId=f5d0a0b5-92d4-46db-833b-a767bd99a0d9&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=0fb32a08-3ee5-4b35-bcac-416f3ee52059&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/fort-worth-board-game-club/events/304... Minneapolis / Saint Paul: https://www.meetup.com/saintpaulgamegroup/events/306244052/?recId=51eed14b-45d7-4141-bbf1-6701b8bc98f9&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=93f1a1b4-5b79-471f-89b9-852474c29afb&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/saintpaulgamegroup/events/306244052/?... Denver: https://www.meetup.com/meetupdenvermplusz/events/306229426/?recId=9041874b-fe3b-4d4d-a176-55ad34448253&recSource=keyword_search&searchId=f7f24790-540f-4336-8a72-095d08ea7266&eventOrigin=find_page$all https://www.meetup.com/meetupdenvermplusz/events/306229426/?... Most are relatively free of cost, supported by businesses that have an interest in regular attendees visiting the stores and buying a few small products each time they attend (meal, drinks, snacks, ect...) A couple are gaming stores that ask for a small rental fee or offer free table space if you want to bring your own games.