D&D 4E (Poll for those buying 4ed only!) How old are you?

[jedrious]

I'm 19 now but will be 20 by launch day and voted accordingly.

nice b-day present

 

[Transit]

I suspect that a poll of the age of the people who are "buying" 4ed may skew older since those darn younguns might be more likely to get the books "off the internets" rather than spend the cash on dead-tree versions.

 

[Andur]

The 12 and under category should be not be a choice, they don't buy anything, they just get their parents to buy them stuff...

 

[MintMMs]

I got my first boxed D&D set for my 14th birthday.

I'm 43 now, married with 5 kids and picking up my books at my FLGS next week!

 

[Stomphoof]

I started with the Undermountain 2nd Ed Boxed Set. I bought it cause it had a cool map and it was what I could get with the store credit from my traded in Magic the Gathering Cards.

I was like 14ish.

26 years old now, and I DM I got my Gift Box on Preorder via Amazon as of today!

 

[Masquerade]

Happy birthday!

Thanks!

nice b-day present

Definitely! The timing could not have been better.

 

[Belorin]

53, was introduced to D&D in 1977 while stationed at Great Lakes NTC.
I played 1e, 2e skipped 3e and picked up 3.5.

Bel

 

[Mercurius]

Well I included the 12 and under to be comprehensive--certainly there are some 10-12 year olds trolling this forum ;-)

I've always been interested in the demographics of gamers (I'm 34, btw). It seems that there are general patterns that most (but not all) follow: get into the game sometime in childhood, get out sometime in late college/post-college years due to emphasis on grad school, career, family, social life, etc; some, maybe half, never return, half return in late 20s or early 30s when life stabilizes some.

I am always surprised at how, it seems, such a large portion of gamers are in their 30s and 40s--people (like myself) that got into gaming in the early years--late 70s and early 80s--and never got out, or came back. There are, of course, new gamers that "join the club," but it seems the bulk remains those 25-50, who started in the pre-White Wolf Era.

 

[AkaKageWarrior]

35 here. started 86 with AD&D 1e.

but playing D&D gives me the temporary use of the good ole longevity potion, so that I'm 15 while playing!

 

[Mercurius]

Case in point: So far 54% are 30+.