Correlating age and start of playing polls

[bubbalin]

Okay, noting the two polls in the forum, I was struck by something, so I wanted to check it out...

The polls suggest that most D&D players were born between 1968 and 1973 and then started playing between 1977 and 1982.
I don't know what thi means exactly, but I thought I would jsut see if it was the case...

 

[bubbalin]

I was born later and started later.

This would probably be great for WotC marketing to take a look at.

 

[Ranes]

I'm your first 'none of the above', as I was born earlier than '68 ('64 - OMG ) and started playing in '77.

 

[Bagpuss]

That makes it look like most people were on average 9 when they started playing, which seems a little young. The oldest they could be was 14.

Personally I started at 14 but was born in 1970 so that falls outside your poll, as I wouldn't call 14 quite a bit later in life.

 

[Beale Knight]

Another "None of the Above" here, but just barely. I started breathing on my own in '67, and first gamed in '79.

 

[bubbalin]

fair enough...
I guess I'm really more interested in how big that particular group is... Whether there is a lot of correlation...

true, 14 is not that late in life... I didn't think that part of the poll through that much since it was a bit of an afterthought... Sorry about that.

 

[James Heard]

I got my red and blue sets when I was in 3rd grade for Xmas, along with Squad Leader and Panzerblitz I think. Gaming didn't really start to be more about RPGs than wargames until I was in 5th grade though, when I discovered Traveller (the little black books). The cool thing about Traveller was that at 5 bucks a pop I could afford to get about one a week or so as long as I saved money from lunch and picked up any change I saw on the streets while walking to school. Plus my father had a new position than meant less free time so less wargaming by then, and the local YMCA meant lots more gamers and a place to play where we didn't have to worry about anyone bothering us.

 

[Li Shenron]

Born in 1975.
Started in 1995.
Became addicted in 2001.

 

[LiVeWiRe]

Born in '70 and started playing in '82 so..."That's me you're talking about."

 

[Hand of Evil]

Born 60, started playing 77-78 None of the above.