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Ailaros wrote:For how much people complain about GW tailoring their message to teenagers, the base is a lot older than you'd expect. Nowadays with external competition (younger people would rather play video games than paint an army and bring it to the table), as well as the obvious monetary thing (it's tough fielding an army on your parent's dime), it shouldn't be too surprising that your average wargammer skews older.

Yes. But I doubt many people really get into the hobby as adults (some may, just saying that I don't think it's alot). Older people in the hobby were by and large formed by their teenage years. They spend alot of those in the broader genre, and for quite a fair share of 40K players in 40K as such.

Thus, if you get em while you're young, you may have customers that come back again and again and again (even if they may temporarily stray due to other interests or real-life concerns).

I am 17 years old and have been half way playing since 14 (borrowed my brothers stuff ALOT)).Now I play my pride and joy,dark eldar.Plus weirdly I have more games under my belt then a 37 year old in my group.How many games do I have 5 with my dark eldar.

21. Been playing 40k since I was 16 and wargaming since I was 7. A good deal of my models are older than I am.

I'm 24. I've played off/on since I was around 14, but I got into painting models(Warhammer was the last one I got introduced to, had been doing scale armor kits prior) for 5 years before that.

23, been playing for about a year now. A friend got me into the hobby while we were stationed in the UK.

Folks in here make me feel old! I was introduced to 40k when I was 22. Didn't actually pick up the hobby until right before my 28th birthday. My friend who got me into playing is in his mid 30s, and has built and painted 40k armies since his early 20s. Haven't played more than a few friendly games (nothing at the FLGS yet...ours here is pretty small), but as somebody who has been doing scale aircraft models since I was like 6, it's something I really enjoy!

I feel really young now( I am) I'm 13...

GW outlets are for the younglings and 20 somethings with nothing to do with their lives. Wargaming clubs are for your older lot with jobs and families who only have time to spair that one evening every night in the week. I'm 19, when I get home and have jack all to do I play with my dollies, else I'm out at college or being dragged between bars by less inhibited friends. I don't have the focuss for more than one game system (we'll ignore that I'm playing a skirmish campaign right now derived from 40k's background), yeah, the youth today really lack an attention span I hear, but I guess its just the kids and guys my age who aren't doing anything with their lives that are actually that into the hobby. =/

thenoobbomb wrote:14 (well, 15 in 6 days )

Good for you, born exactly four years and six days after me.

I'm 21, but I also have two siblings who play as well. One of them is 19 and the other is 11, so a wide range in our house.

I used to run a army that came out when I was four-ish.

Hooray for being one of the filthy young-uns!

I do get called a college student more often than not, however, as I look much older than 16.

Kanluwen wrote:I'm 24.

N00b

Older than the average respondent here...which kind of surprises me, to be honest. I expected to see the average number being much older...

23, going on 24 in June,

I am 15 recently and have been playing 3 years and I could therefore be part of a Minority. Mind you this thread may be skewed as the snot nosed whiny brats that have cash for brains probably won't have heard of Dakka so it isn't an accurate survey.



Not that I'm bitter or anything...

16, I consider myself in the age minority for wargames.

YES! I voted 23-27.. In 1,5h my vote would go somewhere else
Too many years of wargaming. 4th ed. WHFB rulebook still on my shelf. I don't even remember if it was the first edition me and my friends started playing.

Macok wrote:
Too many years of wargaming.

No such thing!

im 12 and wat is this??

I'm 15. Still can't afford it.

BlapBlapBlap wrote:I'm in my early teens...

I actually prefer my Warhammer to my Xbox. Namely because Warhammer is more fun, more interactive and a good social outlet. Plus I can't afford Xbox live.

Yet you can afford to but some guys! But yea, I have pretty much the same reason :/


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I think gamer's age group are stereo typed for the worse. All the other kids my age just paint their army like a rainbow and have little respect. And because of them I get stereo typed into someone who is just buying everything on my "rich" parents (I live in DC as most people are rich, we aren't) I expected more adults play it because of previously said, video games and the cost.

P.S. This store gives 25% off GW items 24/7 and they ship, it's where I buy :/ http://riwhobbies.net/

16

I prefer this over x-box. in 15 minutes or so i can get a nice amount done, not the same with x-box. Which is why im doing this more, i got time now.

I am old enough to know better, but still too young to care, where is that option in the poll???

DeathReaper wrote:I am old enough to know better, but still too young to care, where is that option in the poll???

That sounds like being 17 to me!

27 being playing for about 2 years got into the painting and modelling the last year (not enough time argh!!! need to get the day up to 36 hrs )

Old enough to know better, young enough to still not care.

I'm pushing 40. From which side, I won't say.

Chesh wrote:I'm pushing 40. From which side, I won't say.

If it's from the far side, you might want to stop pushing. It'll just make it further away.

Still in my prime at 28. Well. Sub-prime, maybe.

htj wrote:

Chesh wrote:I'm pushing 40. From which side, I won't say.

If it's from the far side, you might want to stop pushing. It'll just make it further away.