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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8147155" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Of the about 30+ new players I introduced to RPGs (of over 400 players I've run for), only 2 were D&D first; one of those was my youngest daughter. The other was a kid who showed up at AL night by coincidence, and decided to try it after I explained what was happening. (2 more AL players had not yet played, but were rules familiar.) Couple years later, he was a regular. As was his mother... who, upon seeing how D&D worked, decided to join the fun.I've used Star Wars (WEG and FFG), L5R 5e, Tunnels and Trolls, and Traveller (Classic and MegaTraveller) as my go to games. A few were WFRP - in one case, wife of another player.  Two were Pendragon.  One was Twilight 2000 1E. One was Alien. Several have been various trek games.I'd say your odds are likely off by a few percent. Especially given the number of Germanic countries where DSA and Demon och Dragoner dominated until the late 1990's... due to native language availability. Japan had T&T and Traveller  from fairly early; the few Japanese RPGers I've met started with one of those, not D&D. Again, it's what they had available in.More recently, there have been several Spanish games written by and for the Spanish speaking world... and they were cheap and available when even the Translations of D&D were not. And, given the import duties, combined with degrees in board and RP game design... Brasil is having a renaissance of its own RPGs since the end of 4E D&D... and it's not the only place in South America doing likewise. (I've read that Argentina is a hotbed of RPGing. Ironically, D&D is supposedly popular with the Cartels in Mexico.)England had a variety of homegrown games, too - Dragon Warriors, Fighting Fantasy, and several others in the early 80's. Many Brits started with non-D&D RPGs. At one point, yes, 98%+ ... but that's 30 years ago and beyond... Now, between OSR, local companies, and Pathfinder, it's probably 80%, maybe less, for the worldwide numbers. And dropping, as Sweden's RPG industry is flourishing, and their translations to English, coupled with one of the more interesting licenses (Alien) and a couple lesser known but definitely interesting ones (Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood)... with beginner boxes in both languages and book distribution in multiple channels.A few small companies have even been able to pay most of their proprietor's bills.If there is one game worldwide you're likely to find players for anywhere you go, it's D&D. But Paizo, FFG, Modiphius, Cubicle Seven, and Fria Ligan have starter boxes with compelling adventures in exciting licenses that are migrating people from other fandoms into RPGs outside the traditional route.Be interesting to see who starts with the Dune starter box.</blockquote>

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