Something interesting I've noticed in my small gamingverse is that it seems more and more people are beginning to move away from PC games to pen and paper games. This is what I've seen...a kid comes in my store looking for a video game, and doesn't find one. But he is intrigued by what he does see, like D&D. He asks about it and I tell him. A few days later, he buys the intro D&D box for 10 bucks. Then a few days later he comes in with friends and they all start buying up the core D&D books and begin making characters right in my store! And what else is they say it's so much more fun than video games!
Another thing I've witnessed is that parents come in with their kids to check out the store. They notice D&D. They begin pushing their kid(s) to try it out and tell me it's because they want to get them away from the computer and into a more in-person social game. And D&D seems to be one that is close enough to the video games they've been playing. Gee...parents WANTING their kids to play D&D. I never thought I'd see the day!!
Since I opened my store a few months ago, I'd say a good 20 kids have begun playing D&D for the first time. And by kids, I mean between ages 10 & 17.
But, this may be, like I said, just in my small gamingverse. But I hope it's a beginning trend!
