Originally posted by SamePendo
Dont compete.
Mind your own buisiness.
IF these women are worthwhile, they will note your masculinity, and go to you.
This is impractical... you have to get her attention somehow. Unless you're the best looking dude at the entire place, she's not going to 'note your masculinity' if she's surrounded by guys giving her attention and you're not giving her anything to go off of. Before she can 'note' anything, you must be displaying that very thing.
DJDamage, very good post. Very similar to my 'party game'.
Still, very tricky to game a girl who is surrounded by guys. Here's my approach:
First off, I peackock - check out
Peackocking in College
Second of all, I come into the party with the initial goal of talking to everyone. My friends are more the type to hang out amongst themselves, but they're a large group and provide good social proof because they're always 'looking for me' when I'm gone (and half of them are girls) so I'll be talking to some girls and somebody will tell me "Aaron, Jessica has been looking for you." I really appreciate that my absence is noticed amongst my friends, as other people notice that and it provides excellent social proof - but not necessary at all. I can do just as well at a party when I show up alone (often making friends there, who will later look for me when I'm gone)
I always pay the least initial attention to my target in any given group. 9 times out of 10, this frustrates her and she'll do/say something to get your attention. For example:
I walk up to a group of 4 girls and 2 guys - I'll usually open one of the guys and completely ignore the girls at first. Usually I can get the guys laughing, and introductions take place and I'll slowly include the girls in the conversation - but 'accidently' fail to notice the target (who, as the hottest girl in a group, is wondering why I'm not giving her the most attention). If I do it right, I can get her to feed me something to qualify her (example: I talk to the guys about snowboarding, ask the entire group who snowboards. If she says she does - I ask her a question about her favorite mountain/trick/brand etc. If agree, she has earned my approval and I'll ask her name - even if she already introduced herself - like as if I just noticed her for the first time).
This works even for the girls with three guys pressing them - because you win over the guys before the girls, and completely ignore her until all the guys are already talking to you.
Once I have her talking to me, I spend a couple of minutes establishing rapport, but hint towards an impending reason that I have to leave (the group, not the party) - usually somebody I promised I'd talk to - and get the phone number right then and more or less ignore her for the rest of the night (except for maybe some smiles, or bumping into her in a crowded area but not stopping to chat). This is especially gold if she sees you gaming other girls (who saw you get her number). Don't underestimate female jealousy. Anyway, the point is that you don't have to compete with the guys for her attention - if there's too much competition at that moment, get the number and call her on sunday night when she won't be surrounded by dudes.
I do this when I find it too difficult to isolate the girl if she has that many guys hounding her. Though, if she's interested enough, she might isolate you - this is where DJ Damages suggestion of announcing where you will be is pure gold. It gives her that oppurtunity.
One good technique for combination isolation/qualification that has been working for me is this: Ask question -> if answer is good, express approval by saying "Sweet, I'll drink to that", then get her to finish her drink (if it's, say, half a beer) and finish mine as well. Then look at her and say "Oops, looks like I need a refill. Don't get me too much foam!" (no, I don't say exactly that every time - I'm ad-libbing here) and hand her the cup with a smirk. I'll wait a second, then, as if I'm giving in, say "Oh, alright, I'll come with". Providing nobody volunteers to come along (sometimes you'll have tagalongs for the girl surrounded by guys), you've got her isolated - if the crowd is thick, lead her by the hand through and you've got kino. After refilling the drinks, lead her outside or into an isolated area, and from there you should be able to get her home with you (or at least a kiss close).