[Rq-rules] Been gaming a while!

[Paul Cardwell]

My question wasn't how long gamers have been playing -
I am a comparative newcomer to that.  My question was
how old the players are.  Despite the stereotype that
we are all teenagers or undergraduate college
students, most are in the '30-40s range.  Still I know
many are far older than that.

CAR-PGa, the RPG research network of which I am Chair,
averages late '40, and there is one in that group
older than I (by a year).

Paul Cardwell (75 this April 26)


--- Stephen Posey <stephenlposey at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Paul Cardwell wrote:
> > --- Anders Swenson <anders at california.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:42:31 -0600
> >>  Styopa <styopa1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Maybe it's just a jaded 40-year old gamer
> talking
> >> (wow, have I really been
> >>> 'gaming' for 30 years?  
> >> [snip]
> >>
> >> So have I, but I started when I was a little
> older.
> >> Lots moe time for gaming
> >> when you're retired!
> >>
> >> --Anders
> > 
> > I haven't quite had 30 years (but close) because I
> was
> > turned off by the arbitrary restrictions and acres
> of
> > charts of D&D then.  I didn't get into RPG until
> 1982
> > when I discovered RuneQuest.  On the other hand, I
> > will be 75 near the end of April.  Any antiques
> out
> > there who beat that (there are bound to be).
> > 
> > Paul Cardwell
> 
> I started in 1977 with Original "White Box" D&D. So
> I guess that 
> puts me at 30+ years in this stuff.
> 
> Discovered RQ in '79 or so, and never looked back.
> 
> Stephen Posey
> stephenlposey at earthlink.net



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