At what age did you start gaming?

[cptg1481]

1978 - Hooked and Dedicated Since

Played it, loved it, gave it up for a while, missed it...now I'm back and I have a real job and money!!!!!! Its much different now

CPTG

 

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Theory 2

Girl gamers start playing at around age 19+

It is very rare to find a girl gamer who has started younger.

Why is this so?

Well, girls are probably encouraged to pursue other things in their childhood/adolenscence. However, when they have grown up and love Buffy and Startrek or whatever, they find that people they meet with similar interests (usually guys) are *also* gamers. In this way, they are introduced to the hobby and may very well take it up with all their heart.

(Hey, I've got a gamer girl in my group who exactly fits this mold!)

If you're a gamer girl and your introduction to gaming was different to the above stereotype, please tell.

 

[Kultar]

I started playing D&D in 4th or 5th grade though I had been playing computer RPGs since i was only about 3. In fact that is where my parents found out I knew how to cuss when I spilt my milk on the keyboard after turning it on. My dad started D&D at a ripe age around 40 and my sister around 14.

 

[Alloran]

My mommy sat me down when I was four and told me 'we're gonna make you a character'... A leprechaun... I barely remember it, but I still have the old sheet somewhere around. I played on and off throughout elementry school, and got really big into it around middle school, been hooked and stayed hooked. ^_^

 

[Li Shenron]

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