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<blockquote data-quote="Wofano Wotanto" data-source="post: 9259747" data-attributes="member: 7044704"><p>The first game I watched was in 1976, but I didn't play until early '77 when I was ten years old. Still, if that's close enough to be of interest:</p><p></p><p></p><p>1) Came into the hobby through wargames and ads in scifi magazines like Analog.</p><p></p><p>2) My first thought was "why isn't there a science fiction version of this?" Needless to say, it didn't take long to find various options for exactly that.</p><p></p><p>3) Yep, big fan of wargames, both board games and miniatures, although I didn't actually paint any figs for years. I did demolish a huge number of plastic model kits for conversions, kitbashes and even minis tables for homebrew rules while I was still a preteen, though.</p><p></p><p>3a) Anything I could get a chance to play, really, but the variety back then was pretty limited so mostly historical stuff from Avalon Hill and SPI (which were arguably a bit above my age range no matter how precocious I was, but the adult gamers in my life were desperate enough to play with anyone who showed even a glimmer of interest) and everything Metagaming Concepts released (which were lighter and more age-appropriate, as well as being about fantasy/scifi subjects). Chitin: I (featuring awesome Jaquays artwork, may she RIP) and Ogre were the first two games I actually bought for myself. Playing Jutland on the gym floor in grade school as a kid instilled a lasting love of naval history.</p><p></p><p>From peer anecdotes and histories, I don't think my entry into the gaming hobby was particularly typical. Younger than many, and playing with unrelated adults more than anyone else I've met. I did roleplay with kids my age a lot more than I war gamed with them, which was mostly a thing I did with older (often much older) folks. When my home town group did start doing more wargaming in middle/high school I was usually the guy who got stuck reading and explaining the rules, although at least I managed to avoid becoming a Forever GM on the roleplaying side of things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wofano Wotanto, post: 9259747, member: 7044704"] The first game I watched was in 1976, but I didn't play until early '77 when I was ten years old. Still, if that's close enough to be of interest: 1) Came into the hobby through wargames and ads in scifi magazines like Analog. 2) My first thought was "why isn't there a science fiction version of this?" Needless to say, it didn't take long to find various options for exactly that. 3) Yep, big fan of wargames, both board games and miniatures, although I didn't actually paint any figs for years. I did demolish a huge number of plastic model kits for conversions, kitbashes and even minis tables for homebrew rules while I was still a preteen, though. 3a) Anything I could get a chance to play, really, but the variety back then was pretty limited so mostly historical stuff from Avalon Hill and SPI (which were arguably a bit above my age range no matter how precocious I was, but the adult gamers in my life were desperate enough to play with anyone who showed even a glimmer of interest) and everything Metagaming Concepts released (which were lighter and more age-appropriate, as well as being about fantasy/scifi subjects). Chitin: I (featuring awesome Jaquays artwork, may she RIP) and Ogre were the first two games I actually bought for myself. Playing Jutland on the gym floor in grade school as a kid instilled a lasting love of naval history. From peer anecdotes and histories, I don't think my entry into the gaming hobby was particularly typical. Younger than many, and playing with unrelated adults more than anyone else I've met. I did roleplay with kids my age a lot more than I war gamed with them, which was mostly a thing I did with older (often much older) folks. When my home town group did start doing more wargaming in middle/high school I was usually the guy who got stuck reading and explaining the rules, although at least I managed to avoid becoming a Forever GM on the roleplaying side of things. [/QUOTE]
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