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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7784109" data-attributes="member: 4348">This IS fascinating...isn't it.And we have to wonder how big it might get.Right now the claim is that 10% of ALL families in the populations that D&D is within (market penetration, actually selling) has at least someone playing D&D.10%That is...of course, saying that Gale Force 9 has MAJOR sales on this!!!!If it is still primarily ENGLISH copies that have sold...That means 60% of households on average in English Speaking homes have a D&D player.That's spectacular...that's above any fad even....(1.5 Billion English speakers...but only 360 million are actually NATIVE English speakers as per google look ups, and over a billion are in other areas where D&D isn't sold much such as India...leaving us with 500 million in which the D&D market penetrates.  We are doing low ball numbers of family numbers at 3 per family...world wide parents have 2.4 children on average, but it is lower in Europe/US/Australia where the primary D&D market currently resides with 1.7 - 1.8 children and a 2.53 household size).Interesting stuff.Wonder how big the marketing numbers will claim???Right now, as per their statements, as many are playing D&D as have an Xbox One...or close to it.With that many playing...it must be talked about constantly in schools all over the place by a majority of the students, it's hit penetration levels higher than many major blockbuster movies and other things!!!Exciting times and exciting claims.</blockquote>

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