Scott Hanselman has posted his podcast #48 covering traditional boardgaming. Pretty cool that he would remember that sometimes techies need to get away from the monitor for a minute.
In Columbus, OH, we have the Columbus Area Boardgame Society. For a nominal fee, you can play games every odd Friday late into the night. If you are a wargamer or love Eurogames, there's plenty of people to take you on. Want to try a game before you buy it--check it out from the game library. They are constantly investing in getting new games, and because they are one of the larger gamer groups, they get a lot of attention from the game publishers.