Find a Game Near You (Safely)

Want to play with people outside your friend group? The safest places for teens are public venues that run their own events with adults on site: local game stores, public libraries and school clubs. This page helps you find them and gives you and your parents a safety checklist.

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Where teens find games

Local game stores

Many hobby game stores run beginner nights and open-play nights in the store, where staff are present and an organizer runs the tables. Some events have a small fee, so check the listing. Go to events held inside the store during open hours, not ones moved to someone's home.

Public library teen programs

Lots of public libraries run free teen tabletop or roleplaying clubs led by library staff. Open your library's website, go to the events calendar and search for teen games, tabletop or roleplaying, or ask at the teen services desk. Library programs are usually the safest place to start.

School clubs

If your school doesn't have a tabletop club, you can start one:

1. Ask a teacher you trust to be the club sponsor. A sponsor is required at most schools and keeps an adult in the room.
2. Ask the school office how new clubs are approved. It is usually a short form.
3. Pick a classroom and a time right after school.
4. Run your first meeting with our session zero kit and a free one-shot.

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Safety checklist for teens

• ✅ Play only in public places with adults or staff present: stores, libraries, school.
• ✅ A parent knows where you are, when you'll be back and who runs the game.
• ✅ Never share your address, phone number, school, last name or photos.
• ✅ Don't move to private messages, social media or other apps with adults you meet at a game.
• ✅ Don't accept rides, gifts or invites to play at someone's home from people you met at a game.
• ✅ If anything feels off, leave and tell a trusted adult. You never need a reason, and you won't be in trouble.

What a good table looks like

• The organizer runs a short session zero to set expectations and table rules.
• There are comfort tools: anyone can say "let's skip this" at any time, no questions asked, and "lines" (topics that never come up) are respected.
• Everyone gets a turn, and no one is pressured, mocked or singled out.
• Content fits the age of the players. If a table won't adjust, find another one.

For parents

If your teen is new to tabletop roleplaying, it's a social, creative game played with dice and imagination, much like a group storytelling night. To check a store or library event:

1. Visit first. Go to the event once with your teen or drop by during it.
2. Meet the organizer and the store or library staff member responsible.
3. Confirm the event is held in the public space during open hours.

Questions to ask the organizer:

• Is there a minimum age, and are teens grouped with other teens or with adults?
• Is a staff member present the whole time?
• Does the table do a session zero, and what content rating do you aim for?
• How do players report a problem, and to whom?
• Are there fees, and what does my teen need to bring?
• Do you ask players to join any online group or chat? (For teens, we suggest saying no.)

Start your own group with friends

Often the best game is the one you run yourself with friends you already know. Everything you need is free here:

• Session zero kit: expectations, comfort tools and house rules.
• Free beginner one-shots you can run tonight.
• Generators for NPCs, taverns, loot and plot hooks.
• Encounter calculator to keep fights fair.
• Conditions cheat sheet and spell finder.
• Free printables: condition cards and an initiative tracker.

Play at someone's home with a parent around, or in a library study room.

FAQ

Is it safe for a teen to join a tabletop game at a store?

It can be, if the game is in a public store during an organized event with staff present, a parent knows where you are and who runs it, and you never share personal details or move to private messages with adults you meet there. Parents should visit first and meet the organizer.

Does this page send my city or ZIP code anywhere?

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Why don't you list games or let people post groups?

To keep teens safe. Open listings would let strangers arrange meetups with kids through us, which we cannot moderate. We point only to public venues that run their own events with adults on site.

How do I find a library tabletop club?

Go to your public library's website, open the events calendar and search for words like teen games, tabletop or roleplaying. You can also ask at the teen or youth services desk.

How do I start a school club?

Ask a teacher to be the club sponsor, then follow your school's process for new clubs, which usually means a short form and approval from the office. Meet in a classroom after school and use our free session zero kit and one-shots.

What is a session zero?

A short meeting before the first game where the group agrees on expectations, comfort topics and table rules. Good public tables do one, and our free session zero kit walks you through it.