Hi Anthony! Welcome to the fellowship :)
My advice, if you can't get up here, is to find a friendly local game store and start playing it there regularly. Grab a willing friend, or just be ready to demo it for newcomers and get a new group starting down there. I'm sure there are other ways too.
I'll try to be at Bellevue Crossroads again this Saturday from 11:30-3pm, but I'll post if I know it won't work.
Ryan Heck
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