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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 6027593" data-attributes="member: 25619"><p>Demographics for my 3 gaming groups are similar.</p><p></p><p>To me, the obvious demographically unusual characteristics are: only 1 in 16 is female, 14 in 16 are white, and all are currently employed. But most of them being smarter than average is also clear, to me at least.</p><p></p><p>None of us are 1%ers in the "Occupy" sense (99th percentile income). Not even the entrepreneur (all the money goes back into the business) and probably not the surgeon.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Group 1 (email, I'm the DM):</p><p>-- Player 1: Never finished college. Works as a repairman/janitor at his church. Deeply interested in history. Navy veteran, tested as 99th percentile IQ on ASVAP (US military test). Married, no kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 2: #'1s wife. MBA, works in HR consulting. Studies the Civil War for fun.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 3: Computer consultant, former minor league baseball player. Married twice, two kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 4: IT guy working on a government research project that just got national TV coverage. Graduate of the top rated US college. Married, no kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 5: Co-founder of a 200-person software company. Expert on military history. Graduate of the top rated US college. Married, one kid.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 6: Math PhD student. Writes novels (unpublished) for fun. Graduate of the top rated US college. Unmarried.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 7: Surgeon. Graduate of the top rated US college. Married, two kids.</p><p></p><p>Group 2 (live, I'm the DM):</p><p>-- Player 1: Tech company recruiter. Graduate of the top state university in his state. Formerly jobs: managed a GameStop, PeaceCorps volunteer twice, inner city teacher, President of the Green Party at his university. Married, two kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 2: IT manager. Graduate of the top state university in his state. Brilliant at any mechanical task. Married, two kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 3: HR guy. Ivy Leaguer, but moved around to several schools. Married, two kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 4: Works at his parents' deli. Graduate of the top state university in his state. Married, no kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 5: Contractor doing paperwork at an aerospace company. Ivy League MBA. Unmarried. Much younger than the rest of us, economically hosed by the Great Recession, but at least he has a job now.</p><p></p><p>Group 3 (live, I'm a player, and I'll leave myself out):</p><p>-- DM: Software Engineer. Married, one kid.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 1: Project manager at the state university's housing department. Married, no kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 2: Finance analyst. Tank commander in the 1991 Iraq War. Married, no kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 3: IT guy. Married, two kids.</p><p></p><p>-- Player 4: Pharmacist. Medic in the 1991 Iraq War. Unmarried.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 6027593, member: 25619"] Demographics for my 3 gaming groups are similar. To me, the obvious demographically unusual characteristics are: only 1 in 16 is female, 14 in 16 are white, and all are currently employed. But most of them being smarter than average is also clear, to me at least. None of us are 1%ers in the "Occupy" sense (99th percentile income). Not even the entrepreneur (all the money goes back into the business) and probably not the surgeon. Group 1 (email, I'm the DM): -- Player 1: Never finished college. Works as a repairman/janitor at his church. Deeply interested in history. Navy veteran, tested as 99th percentile IQ on ASVAP (US military test). Married, no kids. -- Player 2: #'1s wife. MBA, works in HR consulting. Studies the Civil War for fun. -- Player 3: Computer consultant, former minor league baseball player. Married twice, two kids. -- Player 4: IT guy working on a government research project that just got national TV coverage. Graduate of the top rated US college. Married, no kids. -- Player 5: Co-founder of a 200-person software company. Expert on military history. Graduate of the top rated US college. Married, one kid. -- Player 6: Math PhD student. Writes novels (unpublished) for fun. Graduate of the top rated US college. Unmarried. -- Player 7: Surgeon. Graduate of the top rated US college. Married, two kids. Group 2 (live, I'm the DM): -- Player 1: Tech company recruiter. Graduate of the top state university in his state. Formerly jobs: managed a GameStop, PeaceCorps volunteer twice, inner city teacher, President of the Green Party at his university. Married, two kids. -- Player 2: IT manager. Graduate of the top state university in his state. Brilliant at any mechanical task. Married, two kids. -- Player 3: HR guy. Ivy Leaguer, but moved around to several schools. Married, two kids. -- Player 4: Works at his parents' deli. Graduate of the top state university in his state. Married, no kids. -- Player 5: Contractor doing paperwork at an aerospace company. Ivy League MBA. Unmarried. Much younger than the rest of us, economically hosed by the Great Recession, but at least he has a job now. Group 3 (live, I'm a player, and I'll leave myself out): -- DM: Software Engineer. Married, one kid. -- Player 1: Project manager at the state university's housing department. Married, no kids. -- Player 2: Finance analyst. Tank commander in the 1991 Iraq War. Married, no kids. -- Player 3: IT guy. Married, two kids. -- Player 4: Pharmacist. Medic in the 1991 Iraq War. Unmarried. [/QUOTE]
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