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<blockquote data-quote="AntiStateQuixote" data-source="post: 2330964" data-attributes="member: 30770"><p>Hmm . . . it seems my group is breaking most of the trends in this thread:</p><p></p><p>1) We are mostly in our thirties (a couple of late tweens).</p><p>2) Five of the six players have children ranging in age from a three years old to twelve years old.</p><p>3) We game nearly every week on Friday nights.</p><p>4) I play a hell of a lot more now (for the last two or three years) than I did when I was a kid.</p><p> </p><p>The group membership has varied quite a bit over the last several years. We've had a total of eleven or twelve different people in the group, but never more than six people at any one time. For the last year or so the group has been only four people. We picked up two new players three weeks ago with whom none of us had ever played, so now we are six again. Things seem to be working out pretty good with the new players so far. They are both 2 for 2 on showing up to games, and both are fun to be around.</p><p> </p><p>What's not to like about being an adult gamer? </p><p>- More money (for most people) to spend on toys</p><p>- Better control over your own schedule (no parents or school telling you where to be all the time)</p><p>- Ability to get to where you need to be (no need to get a ride from parents/others)</p><p>- No angst about being a teen-aged geek/loser (it's ok to be an adult geek)</p><p>- No responsibility for anything that you didn't bring on yourself (you decide what's important to you)</p><p> </p><p>Those who can't find time to game don't really want to game. Gaming is not <em>important</em> enough to warrant serious scheduling. That's my view of it. My wife and I (and our friends) play damn near every Friday night. We have three children. We have a mortgage. We have car payments. We have parents who want to see our kids. We both have siblings. I think the trick was deciding that DnD was our hobby, and we will give up other leisure activities to play DnD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AntiStateQuixote, post: 2330964, member: 30770"] Hmm . . . it seems my group is breaking most of the trends in this thread: 1) We are mostly in our thirties (a couple of late tweens). 2) Five of the six players have children ranging in age from a three years old to twelve years old. 3) We game nearly every week on Friday nights. 4) I play a hell of a lot more now (for the last two or three years) than I did when I was a kid. The group membership has varied quite a bit over the last several years. We've had a total of eleven or twelve different people in the group, but never more than six people at any one time. For the last year or so the group has been only four people. We picked up two new players three weeks ago with whom none of us had ever played, so now we are six again. Things seem to be working out pretty good with the new players so far. They are both 2 for 2 on showing up to games, and both are fun to be around. What's not to like about being an adult gamer? - More money (for most people) to spend on toys - Better control over your own schedule (no parents or school telling you where to be all the time) - Ability to get to where you need to be (no need to get a ride from parents/others) - No angst about being a teen-aged geek/loser (it's ok to be an adult geek) - No responsibility for anything that you didn't bring on yourself (you decide what's important to you) Those who can't find time to game don't really want to game. Gaming is not [i]important[/i] enough to warrant serious scheduling. That's my view of it. My wife and I (and our friends) play damn near every Friday night. We have three children. We have a mortgage. We have car payments. We have parents who want to see our kids. We both have siblings. I think the trick was deciding that DnD was our hobby, and we will give up other leisure activities to play DnD. [/QUOTE]
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