I'm the same way. I have kids, but if I didn't, I swear I wouldn't know any other adults where I live except for my husband. I don't naturally converse with people, and I always feel socially awkward.

That said, the older I get the more I realize that if someone thinks I'm weird, they'll either be on board or we won't really interact much. The people I am close to are good with the ways I'm weird (& I'm good with the ways they're weird). It takes me a long time to get close to someone, and I am only close with a couple of people outside of my husband and some family members.

If you are really interested in this, give it a try. Chances are most of the other people there will also be there because they enjoy the games. Even though it can be scary, being honest with people about why you're there can also help pave the way both for conversation and for continuing friendships. You can always start a conversation by asking someone how they found the place, how often they come, whether they enjoy it, and what other kinds of things they enjoy. Most people will talk once they get started on the topics they know best (like, for example, themselves!). That also opens the door for you to say it's your first time there, that you've been looking around town for places to meet some new people, that it looked like it would be a fun place and you're wondering if they know any other places where fun people get together to do things.

It helps me when I'm going into new social situations, particularly if I don't know anyone there, to have a few questions in my pocket that I could ask anyone and that they would be able to easily answer. That way I feel like if conversation is stagnating a little bit, I have something to fall back on. Then I feel less vulnerable and less out of control.

Good luck!