Social Circle Gaming is Limiting
Social circle game is analogous to workplace game. It gives you a false sense of confidence because you already know the chick because of you share the same peer group, the advantage to social circle game is that you don't run the risk of losing your livelihood behind hollerin at a chick.
Social circle game is analogous to multiple level marketing, (e.g. companies like Herbal Life, Primerica, Amway,) in that if your good at selling and you have leads, you're going to make money. However, once you run out of leads, you're effed. The same holds true with social circle game. You can holla at a chick, hit, and even possibly have a relationship, but what happens if you blow threw your social circle? You've gone threw all of your leads and we all know what happens when you leave a bad impression on a chick, it's extremely difficult to get her to change that initial impression, unless your game has vastly improved or she's changed her perception of you. I would only recommend gaming chicks in your social circle is your game is at an intermediate level, only because you'll have a better idea of what it is you're trying to do, the feeling you're trying to illicit in her, and through increasing your chances of smashing. If you're beginner to since trying to game a chick in your social circle, you might fail and never get to know her carnally.