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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crow81" data-source="post: 1697082" data-attributes="member: 19505">I started playing when I was in grade school. I played sporadically in high school and picked it up again in college. After college the real world called and my party split up. For ten years I was basically a lurker I would read the novels, buy source material now and then if it interested me but I just did not have time or luck to find a game to join. For the last three months I have been actively searching for a game in my area. Dumb luck let me to ENWorld. Recently I joined the RPGA and started going to the Living Greyhawk open gaming nights in my area. This isn't a perfect scenario but it allows me the ability to play and not feel guilty if I can't play every week. The point of my ramblings is two fold 1) If the hobby is to survive we need to involve kids. Let’s face it they have the wild imaginations that many adults (gamer’s aside) lose. I think you have to gear the marketing, pricing, and intro material toward them  2)Availability I am lucky I live near NYC I found a regular flexible game near me. I think for the casual gamer the RPGA is great. I also think that many former gamers and interested people don't know about it. ENWorld is great but I feel like I found the oasis in the desert and the are many more still wandering the wastes.To save the hobby we need to expand the base and broaden the appeal.   Just my thoughts on the subject</blockquote>