[OT] Age of Gaming

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Thinking of Combat Walkers, how to appeal to the GW crowd, and so forth, I'm
minded to wonder:

1. At what age did you start playing a. miniatures? b. board games? c. RPG
(that's Role Playing Game, not rocket propelled grenade)? d. what age are you
now (Beth and other ladies are excused from this question)?

2. Did your interests shift from one type of gaming to another as you grew
older? Why?

3. What periods do you play (eg Alexandrian Greeks, Crusades, Napoleonics,
WW2, modern, near future SF ground, far future SF naval, fantasy medieval,
Civil War Naval, etc)? Rank them in order from
favorite to least--but remember these are the periods that you *play*,
not *have rules for*.

4. On the scale from single figure skirmish, squad, platoon, etc up to grand
strategic campaign, what do you most prefer?

5. What would you consider a classic matchup, and which side would you prefer
to play? eg "one Ogre vs my GEV horde"; or "Fatimid trash levy spears vs a
small band of my Stormin' Normans knights"; or "a slugfest between a battalion
of my ultra tech panzers and a matching enemy battalion". Give some details on
comparative size, mobility and quality.

6.  What is your single favorite game to *play* -- not tinker with the
designs, not make up history etc, but to actually set up the table and play?

7.  How much do you spend on games (terrain, minis, rules, etc--not
convention-related expenses) per year?  Remember to include your
currency.

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