Age Group Playing AT

[Arditi]

  West Texas.[:)]

[Jestre]

51, started with AH's Afrika Korps or Guadalcanal, can't remember which, too long ago...

[Jestre]

ORIGINAL: ravinhood

Well, to me it's just showing that wargames aren't getting saturated into the younger peoples view. Matrixgames should send things to grade schools and jr. highs to promote history learnin say the 6th and 7th grades to introduce them to wargames. This is another reason I crusade for retail store boxed games, kids just don't do searches for Matrixgames or probably even wargaming sites. They need to SEE the product in stores and in their classrooms. Perhaps Matrixgames could make some deal with 6th and 7th grade classes to post some advertisement on their bulletin boards and emphasis their FREE games they have for download?? Afterall once you've played SPWAW you're hooked.

With schools arresting children for bringing in flatware knives to cut their lunch with and rewritting history itself. I am guessing most of them would have apoplexy if someone tried to introduce historical wargames to these kids... I can see those nitwits frothing at the mouth at the idea!!!

[Saedor]

With schools arresting children for bringing in flatware knives to cut their lunch with and rewritting history itself. I am guessing most of them would have apoplexy if someone tried to introduce historical wargames to these kids... I can see those nitwits frothing at the mouth at the idea!!!

Actually wargaming is sometimes used in schools to illustrate history. It's usually done using miniatures rules rather than computers though. Miniatures rules tend to be easier to learn and more flexible, as well as being faster to play (important when each class is only an hour or two). Miniatures also give a greater visual and hands-on effect.

[Fred98]

48

Started with 1/72 scale Airfix plastic soldiers

[Punzer]

I'll turn 42 this winter.
 
A t-shirt once read: The older I get, the better I was.
It's so true! Hehe.

[Twotribes]

50... USA...

Think of it, with the horrible history education in the US and else where, even WW2 games should be fun for the young ones, I mean they have no Idea who won or what happened.

[BULLDOGINTHEUK]

37, United Kingdom.[/align] [/align]Have always loved wargames, especially Hearts of Iron 1 & 2. My first strategy game I got really hooked on was Colonial Conquest for the Amiga as it was turnbased hotseat so my friends could play.[/align]

[Terl]

52 but going up in April. I got started with little plastic soldiers just like joe98. My first computer wargame was Decision in the Desert on the Apple IIC. I played that one for hours and hours. Of course I had many wargames in Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels and many other fun training areas.

[kevinkins]

Mean is now 41.66 with the sample at 76 people.
 
Kevin

[jadam12]

I've already reported my age (19), now I'll contribute to the nationality database, I'm from Hungary.

[Lipa]

I'm 24, from Slovenia (a special HI! to neighbor Jadam12![;)]).

I used to spend lots of time on Civ and especially Steel Panthers: World at War (probably my favorite game), but just recently I came across TOAW and AT - and they both attracted my attention. I think this genre is exactly what I've been looking for all these years![:)]

[rhinobones]

ORIGINAL: jadam12

I've already reported my age (19), now I'll contribute to the nationality database, I'm from Hungary.

My family (mother's side) all came from the Zala region and immigrated to America around 1900. Can't say that my blood is complete Hungarian, but my heart is in the country of origin. The other half of my origin is Zagreb.

Regards, RhinoBones

[SMK-at-work]

I've already reported my age, but like Joe98 & Terl I started with Airfix plastics - about 35 years agop in my case.

I never gave up figure gaming and have been getting back into plastic 1/72nd over hte last 2-3 years with some of hte excellent stuff that's coming out these days - anciets for me but there's ranges in everythign up to modern conflicts - "urban guerillas" and US marines, etc...see www.plasticsoldierreview.com

[Woodruff]

I'm 41 and just moved to Reno, Nevada (USA).

[MrLongleg]

I am 45 and live near Munich in Germany. I confess to be addicted to complex strategy games.

Anybody out there for a first PBEM - I own this game for two days now...

[Bombur]

39 years
I´m from Brazil

[Delyn Locksmiths]

31, can't believe |I'm younger than a pile of computer game players [;)]
 
My missus can't believe there's anyone else in the world sad enough to play AT [:D]

[Zap]

Your wife is misinformed were wise old players.[:)]

[cdvalenta]

32 - Middletown CT