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<blockquote data-quote="Furtive Noise" data-source="post: 859107" data-attributes="member: 273">These boards aren't that representative of the gaming population as a whole.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many new people I play with are casual gamers who don't care much about different editions or rules.&nbsp; I think almost everyone gets involved in the game through a friend who has played before, but many are familiar or interested in it beforehand.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I think video and computer games bring recognition of D&amp;D to a lot of new people.&nbsp; Instead of associating roleplaying with geeks in a basement they can think of hours of fun they've had playing something like Baldur's Gate.&nbsp; Sometimes I think these games bring in new blood more so than people reading a lot of fantasy stories or something. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; When I was a little kid I actually tried to learn the old rules by myself and get others to play.&nbsp; At holidays I would annoy relatives trying to get them to play a cleric.&nbsp; It never worked and I sure did play that single person adventure in the old red box a lot.&nbsp; Not until I was a young teen did I finally get into a game with other established players.&nbsp; It is hard to imagine someone just starting the game off by themselves and a few clueless friends, 'off the rack.'&nbsp; But also fun because you have no built in pre conceptions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Furtive Noise, post: 859107, member: 273"] These boards aren't that representative of the gaming population as a whole. Many new people I play with are casual gamers who don't care much about different editions or rules. I think almost everyone gets involved in the game through a friend who has played before, but many are familiar or interested in it beforehand. I think video and computer games bring recognition of D&D to a lot of new people. Instead of associating roleplaying with geeks in a basement they can think of hours of fun they've had playing something like Baldur's Gate. Sometimes I think these games bring in new blood more so than people reading a lot of fantasy stories or something. When I was a little kid I actually tried to learn the old rules by myself and get others to play. At holidays I would annoy relatives trying to get them to play a cleric. It never worked and I sure did play that single person adventure in the old red box a lot. Not until I was a young teen did I finally get into a game with other established players. It is hard to imagine someone just starting the game off by themselves and a few clueless friends, 'off the rack.' But also fun because you have no built in pre conceptions. [/QUOTE]

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