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Just wondering how much crossover there really is amongst the wargaming hobby and other hobbies that get mentioned around here a lot... Multiple choice and for the sake of not listing a million hobbies, I've listed the most popular hobbies perceived by late night comedians as being geeky.

Hmmm, seems I could tick eight of those boxes.. is that a bad thing?

But aye..

CCG - Magic, Pokemon, Legend of the 5 Rings

RPGs - Probably do more of this at the moment than Wargamming, at least one game a week.

Non Miniature Board Games - loads

Video games - own a Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2, Megadrive, Wii and Gameboy

MMORPG - check my sig

Action Figures - GI Joe and Star Wars

Comic Book - GI Joe, plus any X-based comic if I'm at a comic store.

LARP - not done it lately, but was once a ranked member at the Lorien Trust events in the UK.

I wish I could give half-checks. There are a few things I have done at one point or another, but haven't really kept up with. I can only manage so many hobbies at a time. At least without failing out of school and digging myself even further into debt (damnable student loans... grumble...). Have a few MTG decks I've put together over the few years I've played (scattered wildly over the past decade or so, due to the fickle base of opponents, which meant the cards were never in use for more than a few months before my friends lost interest again). Went to a few LARP events way back in middle school, but it was pricey and far away. Done a bit of fighting with a Markland group on campus (odd that Markland has a presence while the SCA doesn't...), but scheduling has repeatedly dashed any hope of regularity there, even with two practices a week (weather permitting). I've played D&D a decent bit (3/3.5), but my various groups always dissolved due to scheduling (notice a recurring theme, here? sigh...). Oh, and I do a bit of contact juggling, every now and then, but it's hard to practice regularly. I think that might count, too.

What I do manage right now with fluctuating intensity is wargaming (far more hobby than play, what with only a handful of opponents all as busy as I), video games (ah, consoles - for when I feel I can waste enough time to justify it over a 5 minute flash game distraction from studying), and MMOs (I play a free fantasy one (Rappelz), and have dappled with 2 free FPSes (CrossFire and Combat Arms)). The time distribution varies greatly, assuming I have any to spare, at all.

So, yeah... that gives me 7. Pretty damn nerdy. It works for me, though.

RPG's = D&D at the moment
Video Games = DoW, CoD(like i had to list this)
Other = Prop building/costuming

I think the next poll should be "How many non-geeky activities does the average 'nerd' partake in."

ie: Shooting sports, team sports, general out door activities, and such.

I collect animals in a can.

Though i only buy them when im near airport since thats the only place i ever seen it sold at.

I really want to do LARP but nothing here

me play DOW2, Garrys mod, runescape, funorb n Dakkadakka .

i also play live role-playing around every 2nd month.

Im a huge gamer, from d&d, to l4d, i play almost everything, even superman 64 lol

Rpgs,
1/35 scale military modeller.
I'm also a costumer (501st legion).

CCGs have never appealed to me. Neither the collecting of or the gameplay itself.

Hobby crossovers....lets see, I checked buncha stuff above. Comics, CCG, MMORPG, etc. But my write in was Paintball! Seems I usualy only do 1 hobby at a time....rarely does one let you have the funds or time to do 2 on a large scale.

Does shooting stuff count ?

Current: World of Warcraft. D&D, 40K

Previous hobbies: Magic, Flames of War, Battletech, Vampire The card game.

So does this prove that nerds branch out and do not become specialized in any one nerdy activity?


I agree with Morgan there should be another poll - I mean I'm sure nerds have lives outside of being geeks 24/7. Sports do exist.


I used to play videogames, now it's comics - but nowhere on that list is anime! I mean do the warhammer peeps dislike it too?

I really can't stand anime...

That's too bad cause there's so much good stuff. Anything by Hiyao Miyazaki like Princess Monoke, Steamboy, Castle in the Sky, Howl's Moving Castle.

Then it gets darker like Akira, Ghost In the Shell, Vampire Hunter D.

There's comedy like Ranma 1/2, and Trigun.

Escaflowne, Vampire Knight, and Video Girl Ai for those who love romance.

Something for everybody if you look - I mean its not all pokemon and for the rest of us it's not all hentai either.

Still not sold?

I play D&D every second weekend, own a rather large collection of Yu-Gi-Oh cards which I've lost interest in, on the alternate weekends to D&D I play regular board games, I've also recently gotten back into computer games, I love my Tom Clancy games and DoW (saving up for number 2). I also do fencing but I don't consider the sport itself geeky, although a lot of fencers are geeks.

binky wrote:That's too bad cause there's so much good stuff. Anything by Hiyao Miyazaki like Princess Monoke, Steamboy, Castle in the Sky, Howl's Moving Castle.

Then it gets darker like Akira, Ghost In the Shell, Vampire Hunter D.

There's comedy like Ranma 1/2, and Trigun.

Escaflowne, Vampire Knight, and Video Girl Ai for those who love romance.

Something for everybody if you look - I mean its not all pokemon and for the rest of us it's not all hentai either.

Still not sold?

That's a similar problem to me. I have watched the Miyazaki stuff, and Ranma 1/2, Escaflowne, Trigun, etc. Neither the stories nor the animation style appeals to me. Out of that list, only Akira and GiTS appealed to me.

So I have a somewhat more limited selection of anime to chose from.

I play World of Warcraft TCG and believe it or not, I only have a trial account for World of Warcraft. It's true.
If that counts its an MMORPG, I think I play some other ones.
I also play Age of Empires, Guitar Hero 3 and some other stuff.

Total geek?

binky wrote:That's too bad cause there's so much good stuff. Anything by Hiyao Miyazaki like Princess Monoke, Steamboy, Castle in the Sky, Howl's Moving Castle.

Then it gets darker like Akira, Ghost In the Shell, Vampire Hunter D.

There's comedy like Ranma 1/2, and Trigun.

Escaflowne, Vampire Knight, and Video Girl Ai for those who love romance.

Something for everybody if you look - I mean its not all pokemon and for the rest of us it's not all hentai either.

Still not sold?

So I have to admit that I did like Akira and the Cowboy Beebop series, but I'd like to see more Hanna Barbara esque style animation, along the lines of the original Heavy Metal movie and the like. Ninja Scroll and Vamp D was pretty cool too.


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Zaxter wrote:I play World of Warcraft TCG and believe it or not, I only have a trial account for World of Warcraft. It's true.
If that counts its an MMORPG, I think I play some other ones.
I also play Age of Empires, Guitar Hero 3 and some other stuff.

Total geek?

Speaking of TCGs do you guys remember the "Young Jedi" TCG?

me i do a little ccg and alot of militry modeling, as well as being a national level poet...

I'm a major nerd, I 'll play or do just about any nerdy thing. Havent got to do any historical renactments though, not that it doesnt sound fun.

I do lots of science geek stuff, if that counts. I'm best at organic and biochem, I have a friend who does engineering and phys chem, and another who does nanotech and analytical chem (although we've each overlapped into each other's fields at times). So we'll have long involved discussions on random topics, such as 'how to build a sucessful deathtrap' or 'what would be the best method of applying this perfectly legal substance I've just made that makes sniffer dogs think you're carrying cocaine' or 'if we were genetically modifying a winged lizard, how would we go about it and what would be the best way to do this bit of anatomy'?

I suspect these count. Somehow. Especially when it sometimes includes things on 'how to build a practical, real life power weapon'. Or a rail gun. (The latter tends to trip your circuit breaker and set fire to stuff. Oops. <.< )

I have over 1,000 comics sitting in the closet of my office. Oddly that same closet contains all my books (mostly science fiction or horror), and my entire anime collection. All my 40k stuff has spots on my desk, other than my terrain which lives in the closet. Other than the few models I might have on my desk at any given time, a person wouldn't know I do any of this stuff.

I stopped playing CGGs with Pokemon. I bought 3 bosters, there was ONE new card in it. That cured me. Back when I was a kid and only had a small allowance that is.

I play a lot of D&D (yes, the original RPG) and video games. Used to play a lot of WoW. Other than that, I play guitar.

@Morgan It's JAPANimation. The whole reason I enjoy it because it's not americanized. Heavy Metal was produced in Canada - which would make this a culture comparison. (But I did forget Bebop which was good too)

@chromedog I also like the darker stuff too, but is the selection of stuff you enjoy limited because it's a guy thing? Im assuming so cuz you have actually watched the afore mentioned movies. It seems men as a general audience don't appreciate fluffier disney-esque or romantic shtick


I'm shocked by all the WoWplayers... didn't think it was that big.

World of warcraft.

Comics..

But seriously, LARP? I couldnt force myself to do that. Id feel like i was dying inside!

I must be one of the few who ticked the model railway box . Been into British 'N' gauge for a number of years and have a lovely railway. Then again im covered in body piercings and tattoos and love heavy metal. Ive never been one for stereotyping

My other hobby is that I collect Horror and exploitation films.

computer games

I own 4 or 5 video games i only keep on my shelf for the glory of them(ie. really old , boring , low graphic games..)