| Tango01 | 19 Jun 2016 4:13 p.m. PST |
"Well there I was today, sitting in at a multi-player game of C&C Ancients, with a mix of veteran, experienced and novice wargamers, and did I look around and mutter "I was 'gamin 'fore any of you young whippersnappers wuz even born?". No, I did not. But I can see that when I get old the temptation will be there. The hobby is dying "they" say, its only the old guys that keep it going. Well, I didn't have any hand in organizing the venue or running this game, didn't contribute a single figure or tree, just a bum in a seat as the expression goes, at least for a while. The game day was an open affair staged by a Kentville group with a focus on card and board games of all sorts and it was Jeff of the armchaircommander.blogspot.ca blog (in the hat below) who got organized, put out notice (hence my appearance) and set up the game with his 25mm figures and terrain including a home made hex cloth (btw that's his youngest son Eric with the class hair above, a tribute to the 1st nations customs iir ). Only 1 greybeard present in a full slate of 8 players…"
From here
gameofmonth.blogspot.com.ar Amicalement
Armand |
| SpaceCowboy | 19 Jun 2016 4:59 p.m. PST |
Alot of the minitures I own are older than most of the gamers at my local shop. LOL |
| Sudwind | 19 Jun 2016 6:35 p.m. PST |
I think there are more young gamers, but games are shifting to simpler mechanics and themes that are accessible to groups of varied ages. The Star Wars X-wing game and it's cousins are good examples of the popular new games. Throw in stuff like Flames of War and Bolt Action, Lion Rampant, the Commands and Colors games and more. Collectible, cards, specialized dice and simple rules are replacing complicated "simulations." I think time being at a premium, along with shorter attention spans, has a lot to do with it. Still, I find some of the new games to be both challenging and fun to play! |
 Extra Crispy  | 19 Jun 2016 6:59 p.m. PST |
People report that "graying of the hobby" was a worry in the 1970s, so I think we're good. |
 Saber6   | 19 Jun 2016 7:34 p.m. PST |
Is it that time of yard again? |
| zoneofcontrol | 19 Jun 2016 8:07 p.m. PST |
In some cases, it is not only graying, it is going bald! |
| Ironwolf | 19 Jun 2016 8:28 p.m. PST |
I can say the last two years I've ran AWI at conventions. I have a mix of folks from their mid 20's up to late 60's. I'd say the "graying" of the hobby comes and goes depending on your location and in the world. |
| (Phil Dutre) | 19 Jun 2016 11:42 p.m. PST |
The hobby is not greying. And if it is, so what? link |
| ubercommando | 20 Jun 2016 5:01 a.m. PST |
Could it be that what we're seeing is a greying of the discussion about the greying of the hobby? I don't see a greying of the hobby, I am seeing the bearding of it though. |
| Doug MSC | 20 Jun 2016 5:11 a.m. PST |
I think younger people are starting to get gray hair these days. |
 etotheipi | 20 Jun 2016 2:34 p.m. PST |
I, for one, am firmly against the greying of the hobby. I find it offensive and the behaviour of those with grey hair intolerable. No sandman every ran. |
 Flashman14 | 20 Jun 2016 5:11 p.m. PST |
Historicon is rotten with teens and younglings. |
| Ottoathome | 21 Jun 2016 3:14 p.m. PST |
No graying of the hobby at the Weekend. Out of the 73 attendees, at least 8 were under 16 and 9 more under 30. |
| vtsaogames | 22 Jun 2016 5:30 a.m. PST |
I have armies older than my nieces and nephews. So what? |
| arthur1815 | 23 Jun 2016 3:50 a.m. PST |
It's not the 'greying of the hobby' but my OWN hair that concerns me… |
