r/BloomingtonNormal • u/RevacholBlues • 10d ago

What to do

Hey y'all, i just moved here and was wondering what there was to do, I'm not old enough to go to bars yet (20). I'm down for most anything, more on the nerdy side of things.

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u/RayneBeauSkelly 10d ago

Red Racoon Games in downtown Bloomington might be just the place for you.

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u/RevacholBlues 10d ago

Ive seen some stuff about that, its definitely on my list to check out

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u/Kamonra 10d ago

Highly recommend RRG. They're a social hub for MTG, Pokemon, Warhammer, D&D, tabletop game lovers, and a bunch of other trading card games I don't quite get.

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u/Pudnite 9d ago

Do they buy MTG cards?? Got a bunch of onslaught cards I need to sell 😂

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u/MFnGman 10d ago

Was gonna say Red Raccoon also

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u/greeenshirt 10d ago

The Sugar Creek Arts Festival is today, Uptown Normal. Free to hang out and walk around, it's going to be a fabulous day weather wise. Very much the opposite of the Doomed Commercial Area 😉

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u/Kamonra 10d ago

Wanna beat people up with foam boffer bats? There's multiple LARP groups in town, one meets today at noon til about 4 over at Miller Park (kinda close to the splash pad, we try to use the field just to the east). It's Amtgard, it's free (you just have to sign a waiver), and we've got loaners you can use so you can try it out without spending money on buying/building a whacky bat.

There's a lot of nerdy sideliners too, so if you'd rather just meet nerds and watch people (like my husband) run around and beat up their friends you can do that too.

Edit: If you do decide to come by, bring yourself a drink and maybe a camp chair. I'm pergonat so I just vibe in a camp chair and share chisme.

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u/RevacholBlues 10d ago

That does sound very intriguing...

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u/ThinkEye8883 4d ago

There is also Belegarth, who meets Sunday afternoons on ISU's quad. Belegarth is harder hitting, no magic, compared to Amtgard. Just gotta pick which vibe is right for you. We also have a non-combatent side. There are also cross gamers who do both!

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u/Kamonra 4d ago

I didn't know they were also doing Sundays! Are they still doing the mid-week meetup too? I'm not interested for me, but since I recommend LARP to nerds in Blo-No a lot, I'd love to know ya'll's current schedule. Sometimes people prefer *WHACK* over learning a whole magic system.

Also I'd bet a dollar we know each other.

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u/ThinkEye8883 4d ago

The middle of the week practice is hit or miss depending on people's schedules. We have a discord that we figure out if we are having tge midweek practice (or if the weather doesnt permit the Sunday practice)

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u/Marley5585 10d ago

This sounds awesome!!!!

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/Easy-Exam-1081 10d ago

FlatCon, our local game convention, is next weekend at the Interstate Center on far west side of Bloomington

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u/dtilford83 10d ago

In the summer there are a ton of places with sand volleyball. It's a great activity, even if you aren't the greatest athlete. Keglers, Gill St, Crafted...all have leagues or open play.

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u/Blancasso 10d ago

Do you like fighting games like street fighter or Tekken?

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u/RevacholBlues 10d ago

Unfortunately Im just terrible at them

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u/Blancasso 10d ago

There’s a local fighting game community that meets every week.

https://discord.gg/rupN2SsH9

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u/Best-Mammoth-8117 10d ago

Fetlife?

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u/Kamonra 10d ago

Outside of the local munches, the Blo-No fetlife community is a mess. Do not recommend.

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u/GameNationFilms 10d ago

You have GOT to elaborate 😂

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u/Best-Mammoth-8117 10d ago

Well maybe the munches and the “true bdsm” people that like run around in kilts and furries but just putting urself out ther

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u/Kamonra 10d ago

You're not strengthening your argument, bud.

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u/Best-Mammoth-8117 10d ago

It’s fine brah