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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8530268" data-attributes="member: 4534">I remember Star Frontiers was heavily advertised in comic books back in the early 80s but I was always confused about what kind of game it was.  I was six when the game came out, still a few years away from playing AD&D, and thought Star Frontiers might have been an Atari game or something.  Anyway, like many things I got into in my youth, role playing games was a hobby I started because I was introduced to it by people I knew.  I don't think I would have ever gotten into role playing games had I not been introduced to them by friends.  The truth is, I rarely saw advertisements for games outside of industry related publications like Dragon, my friendly local gaming store, or the occasional comic book.  I'd be very curious to learn how many people jumped in RPGs cold or where introduced to them by someone who was already playing.  I know in employment, there's a concern that if you rely on personal networks for candidates you demographics may skew to particular a particular demographic.  And socially I imagine it's the same way.  If most gamers are introduced to gaming by people they know, well, if you're black that gives you fewer opportunities to be introduced.</blockquote>