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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5255767" data-attributes="member: 19675">I have to say this is a bit of an eye opener for me- even though I've been aware that gaming outside of the USA exists...OK, and that its a bit different...I never really thought about my own personal horizons in the hobby vis a vis the RW.I'm an Army brat who picked up gaming in 1977 AFTER our family returned from Europe.&nbsp; Even though I've gamed with guys &amp; gals in a few states and 6-10 cities (depending on how you count suburbs), I've never gamed with a foreign gamer.&nbsp; Not a Canadian, a Mexican or even a naturalized American- all of the gamers I've associated with are natural citizens of the USA.Hmm.My guess? Its because its a homegrown hobby here, but when it crossed the oceans into other countries, the hobby already had other entrants.&nbsp; IOW, in the USA, D&amp;D started off as a monopoly.&nbsp; Everywhere else had multiple simultaneous or nearly contemporaneous entrants to the market.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5255767, member: 19675"] I have to say this is a bit of an eye opener for me- even though I've been aware that gaming outside of the USA exists...OK, and that its a bit different...I never really thought about my own personal horizons in the hobby vis a vis the RW. I'm an Army brat who picked up gaming in 1977 AFTER our family returned from Europe. Even though I've gamed with guys & gals in a few states and 6-10 cities (depending on how you count suburbs), I've never gamed with a foreign gamer. Not a Canadian, a Mexican or even a naturalized American- all of the gamers I've associated with are natural citizens of the USA. Hmm. My guess? Its because its a homegrown hobby here, but when it crossed the oceans into other countries, the hobby already had other entrants. IOW, in the USA, D&D started off as a monopoly. Everywhere else had multiple simultaneous or nearly contemporaneous entrants to the market. [/QUOTE]

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