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  • Under 18

    24 3.18%
  • 18-20

    9 1.19%
  • 21-25

    21 2.78%
  • 26-30

    39 5.17%
  • 31-40

    186 24.64%
  • 41-50

    250 33.11%
  • 51-60

    171 22.65%
  • 61 and over

    55 7.28%
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Thread: A more mature game?

  1. #201

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackronin View Post
    You really don't, John?!
    In the next year you'll be turning 48 in May - from June on you'll be 84...
    Au contraire the song, time isn't on our side. So we might as well laugh about it and soldier on.
    Shouldn't that be Pilot on? And have some pity for Kelly, he's going to be 05 for a year. And in two years I'll be 58 -
    Swings and roundabouts, Kitey, swings and roundabouts.
    John.

  2. #202

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    Good to see you in the circuit John

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    Just turned 48 today! I'm not the oldest in my game group, nor the youngest.
    Just like WOW players, it seems!

  4. #204

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    I know I am far from being the oldest on this forum, but I am at my local wargames club!

  5. #205

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    Looks like I'm part of the smallest grouping here. About 1%!

  6. #206

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    Quote Originally Posted by Warhawk View Post
    Looks like I'm part of the smallest grouping here. About 1%!
    Ah but think of the years you have ahead of you playing the beautiful game


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Warhawk View Post
    Looks like I'm part of the smallest grouping here. About 1%!
    If its any consultation you can head over to the Officers Club and as one once said over there, join us for a chinwag and a tipple.

    Seriously, I wish this game was around when I was younger.

  8. #208

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    Haha, a tipple eh? I'd be happy to (I had to look that one up)! Though in Canada I'm of age so no need for the code here

  9. #209

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    Quote Originally Posted by tikkifriend View Post
    Ah but think of the years you have ahead of you playing the beautiful game
    Hi Paul,
    I didn't think we were talking about soccer! Did I miss something?

    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by CappyTom View Post
    I'm 51 now so bump me up to the next column.
    Youngster! I must have voted just when I joined; I've needed to be bumped up a level for a while
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

  12. #212

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    Oh to be young again now that Wings is here....well I can daydream.
    See you on the Dark Side......

  13. #213

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    Well, my wife definitely thinks it's a more "mature" game. She'll actually play.

  14. #214

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    Quote Originally Posted by STL06 View Post
    Well, my wife definitely thinks it's a more "mature" game. She'll actually play.
    Wish Mrs K looked at it that way.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

  15. #215

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    I turned 34 on Wednesday last week. Got a Handley Page off swmbo, which is now ready to fly (see HP painting thread)

    She's a star! Wanted one for ages.

  16. #216

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    im 49 and have been a gamer (too many to repeat here) most of my life. im not surprised by the poll results but i think its more to do with the site demographics than the game demographics.

    historically speaking yes most of those interested in the game for the historical aspect seem to be "old school" gamers like myself but players i encounter tend to span the ages (from 4 {store owners daughter} to late 50s). the younger players dont tend to care about the history but just want to "fly a plane" (if any ask, im sure to give them a little history lesson about the era, the men, and the planes).

  17. #217

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    im 49 and have been a gamer (too many to repeat here) most of my life. im not surprised by the poll results but i think its more to do with the site demographics than the game demographics.

    historically speaking yes most of those interested in the game for the historical aspect seem to be "old school" gamers like myself but players i encounter tend to span the ages (from 4 {store owners daughter} to late 50s). the younger players dont tend to care about the history but just want to "fly a plane" (if any ask, im sure to give them a little history lesson about the era, the men, and the planes).

  18. #218

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skafloc View Post
    Oh to be young again now that Wings is here....well I can daydream.
    Yeh Neil but we never had the money to indulge in the hobby, not that I have an over abundance now with grand kids all over Europe to visit.



    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

  19. #219

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    Gotta say i cant drink... Under 18
    Thanks


    Nick

  20. #220

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barkmann View Post
    Gotta say i cant drink... Under 18
    Thanks


    Nick

  21. #221

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    You would never guess would you?

  22. #222

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barkmann View Post
    You would never guess would you?
    No, but a lot of young pilots lie about their age to join the service Nicolas.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Minion104 View Post
    I was born in 78 so i'm 33 now, so I guess that I fall into the youthfull category!

    On the Historical vs. the Sci-fi & Fantasy gaming I find it really simple to explain. It's all about exposure...

    Think about it, in the last 25 years, fantasy and sci-fi have rolled into firstly the teenagers lives and lately well into the pree-teen lives also. The biggest reason for this is Media...
    I believe you have hit upon a very import aspect: MEDIA EXPOSURE

    Most of us old duffers ( I am 61) were raised on first old B&W war films and then later color films and television programs. We are the type that actually LIKE a good historical documentary. "Sci-Fi & Fantasy" has even replaced those old historical costume epics from Samson & Delilah to El Cid. All of the great story telling (historical or not) and spectacle has been replaced. However...I do see light at the end of the tunnel.

    Peter Jackson, of "The Lord of the Rings" & "Hobbit" films is slated to remake "The Dam Busters". He has been putting it off to get those "Hobbit" films done, but word is that he already has done a lot of the pre-production work, and somewhere in New Zealand, some Lancaster reproductions have already been built.

    Also, from Wiki: "...Jackson owns an aircraft restoration and manufacturing company, The Vintage Aviator, which is dedicated to World War I and World War II fighter planes among other planes from the 1920s and 1930s. He is chairman of the Omaka Aviation Heritage Trust, which hosts a biennial air show..."

    So maybe the future isn't so bleak.

    Details on 'Dam Busters' project: http://dambustersblog.com/category/peter-jackson/

    Another VERY interesting link: http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/
    Last edited by Grey; 07-30-2014 at 02:18. Reason: added links

  24. #224

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    No, but a lot of young pilots lie about their age to join the service Nicolas.
    Rob.
    True!
    And Nicolas has the wisdom of old in his post so he really fooled me. And happy I am to be fooled that way, mind you.
    And I've always loved to be in a crowd of different people (age, sex, believes) with a common goal.
    Nice to have you here, Nicolas. From Portugal (from my childhood to you:


  25. #225

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackronin View Post
    True!
    And Nicolas has the wisdom of old in his post so he really fooled me. And happy I am to be fooled that way, mind you.
    And I've always loved to be in a crowd of different people (age, sex, believes) with a common goal.
    Nice to have you here, Nicolas. From Portugal (from my childhood to you:

    Thanks, Joaquim, im very happy to hear that!



    Nick

  26. #226

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    Quote Originally Posted by afilter View Post
    I fall into the 31-40, but could easily cast three votes for under 18 as my children love the game.

    I think cost may be a limiting factor to some of the younger crowd with a game like this. They love the the minis, but at retail for 12.99 and up.

    Although I guess SWM and others are just as expensive and I see plenty of youth playing those.
    Ditto on my end. I think a lot of younger folk are playing this game with their dads.

    That said, I do fear that the younger generations, if not properly guided , will trend toward Star Wars: X-Wing.

  27. #227

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJames View Post
    That said, I do fear that the younger generations, if not properly guided , will trend toward Star Wars: X-Wing.
    My son (age 10) would do that. I might too if I had funds to do both. But I hold his interest by letting him pick the planes we get.

  28. #228

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    Nothing against Star Wars here too. I must confess, that I almost went that way myself!
    But the father in me was able to justify picking up Wings of Glory as educational....

  29. #229

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    28 here.

    Unfortunately there are almost no other committed players I know for WGS in Auckland. Yes the city with over half the countries population in it!
    Fortunately I do have a group of 4-5 others who gather every Monday night after indoor football who are open in trying new games. I fell out of touch with them 6 months ago after I snapped my leg, dislocated my ankle and ruptured most ligaments in my lower leg so my time was invested in recovering. Now that I'm walking again I will definitely meet up with them again but with a 2 year old and 5 year old and a not so approving wife its hard.

    As for my history, I remember as a very small boy always being fascinated with the B-17. As I got older I would buy model kits and assemble them. Then for some really stupid reason I decided to get into Warhammer 40k when I was about 14. Built a huge Ultra Marine army and never played the game once. Purely for the collecting and assembling/painting. Only in the last 3-4 years has my interest in WW2 spiked after playing Memoir 44 and loving it. Now I'm strictly historical war gaming. I do not play any fantasy games anymore for spiritual reasons.

    WGS really filled every need I had in war gaming. Great detail, great mechanics, great quality, great community, great contact with designers/makers etc.

    Both my kids are already begging my to play it but its not exactly toddler friendly. My boy Denzel (2yo) loves warplanes and watches a few documentaries with me. That's why I'm taking him to Warbirds over Wanaka in 2016.

  30. #230

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    Mature thread (2009!) for a mature game...

  31. #231

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    48, will turn 49 in late April.

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    I have 3 sons (and 3 daughters) who have all followed me into gaming, they started out on fantasy but all have ended up as Historical gamers. My youngest son Neal (21) is big on ancients and knows far more about the period than I ever learnt at school (a time when they taught real history, not this politicaly correct crap they claim is history that is taught today)

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    I turned 46 a mounth ago. Have a son and a daughter, both in their midteens that both plays. My son more than my daughter though.
    But they are skilled pilots both of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LOOP View Post
    I turned 46 a mounth ago. Have a son and a daughter, both in their midteens that both plays. My son more than my daughter though.
    But they are skilled pilots both of them.
    Per-Gunnar! 48 here (49 in May) and 10 year old daughter - a skillful, determined and deadly young player, not especially WoG, but mostly Talisman She can work on strategies for the game that often make me
    <img src=http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=2554&dateline=1409073309 border=0 alt= />
    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug View Post
    I have 3 sons (and 3 daughters) who have all followed me into gaming, they started out on fantasy but all have ended up as Historical gamers. My youngest son Neal (21) is big on ancients and knows far more about the period than I ever learnt at school (a time when they taught real history, not this politicaly correct crap they claim is history that is taught today)
    You must be happy, Doug!

    Quote Originally Posted by Doug View Post
    (...) than I ever learnt at school (a time when they taught real history, not this politicaly correct crap they claim is history that is taught today)
    That is very true!
    <img src=http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=2554&dateline=1409073309 border=0 alt= />
    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    a skillful, determined and deadly young player, not especially WoG, but mostly Talisman She can work on strategies for the game that often make me
    As I have written here in Another thread, my daughter tends to crash into, well mostly me as I'm allmost allways the enemy.
    Her ride of choise is the Hanriot HD1. The thing is that after a crash she allmost allways fly away while I'm spiraling down in flames, lacking a wing or two
    Life is not fair

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    Quote Originally Posted by LOOP View Post
    As I have written here in Another thread, my daughter tends to crash into, well mostly me as I'm allmost allways the enemy.
    Her ride of choise is the Hanriot HD1. The thing is that after a crash she allmost allways fly away while I'm spiraling down in flames, lacking a wing or two
    Life is not fair
    Nobody said that life was fair.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zakopious View Post
    Nobody said that life was fair.
    Amen to that

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    Quote Originally Posted by LOOP View Post
    As I have written here in Another thread, my daughter tends to crash into, well mostly me as I'm allmost allways the enemy.
    Her ride of choise is the Hanriot HD1. The thing is that after a crash she allmost allways fly away while I'm spiraling down in flames, lacking a wing or two
    Life is not fair
    I know nature intends children to out-live their parents, but really......

  40. #240

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblie3 View Post
    I know nature intends children to out-live their parents, but really......

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblie3 View Post
    I know nature intends children to out-live their parents, but really......
    LOL

  42. #242

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblie3 View Post
    I know nature intends children to out-live their parents, but really......
    Good one John.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

  43. #243

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    It is an interesting set of numbers, but Space Marine devotees aside I have noticed that 'historical' wargaming seems to be very much a 'middle aged male' past time. Yes there are a few younger players at conferences etc, and many 'next generation' (i.e. along with Dad) players and fewer still ladies (the majority of whom are 'accompanying' there other halves - probably to ensure spending is moderated, lol).

    Is wargaming the last stronghold of a previous generation of boys, with parents and grandparents who experienced the second world war? and grew up in that post war environment?

    Given that there is an 'APP' for everything these days and consoles dominate bedrooms where once collections of 'toys' once stood - has our hobby now changed beyond all recognition?

    Just a few ponderings from one who fits the bill of what I have said....

  44. #244

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJames View Post
    Ditto on my end. I think a lot of younger folk are playing this game with their dads.

    That said, I do fear that the younger generations, if not properly guided , will trend toward Star Wars: X-Wing.
    Well, im going on the WWI/II way... Although X-Wing just started being distributed here in Brazil, got to resist!
    Thanks


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    Quote Originally Posted by RJames View Post
    Ditto on my end. I think a lot of younger folk are playing this game with their dads.

    That said, I do fear that the younger generations, if not properly guided , will trend toward Star Wars: X-Wing.
    Coincidentally, if Ares can muster the bandwidth, I might know of another sci-fi property that just BEGS to be licensed and adapted to the WGS system. I need to run it by Andrea A., then see what the Ares crew think, and then see about getting them in touch with the IP owner, but...

  46. #246

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    I just turned 19 in December. As I am the oldest of my siblings, our gaming group is strictly under 20 years old. We play all kinds of games (as I write this, we have just finished a rousing go- round of Days of Wonder's Pirate's Cove ) with Wings of Glory being one of our favorites. Some of you may have already seen this, but for those who haven't and would like to see what our Wings of Glory game nights look like, here is a link to an After Action Report I submitted a while back.
    http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...celess-Freedom

  47. #247

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    Great! Looks like you have loads of fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamondback View Post
    Coincidentally, if Ares can muster the bandwidth, I might know of another sci-fi property that just BEGS to be licensed and adapted to the WGS system. I need to run it by Andrea A., then see what the Ares crew think, and then see about getting them in touch with the IP owner, but...
    I can think of half-a-dozen -- which one are you thinking of? (No, no -- don't answer here; if you feel like answering, you have my PM and e-mail.)

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    Well done you- nice to see not everyone here is going grey... keep up the good work

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    I'm 35 soon to be 36. As a long time student of history it was inevitable I would end up playing historical war games, finance is the biggest thing that has held me back being able to collect and play everything I would like to. I think the Sci-fi/ fantasy games are important as they are what brings younger folk into the war gaming sphere and I suspect those who stick with it will convert to historical games as they mature. All 3 of my older children (13, 11, 7) enjoy playing WoG and particularly my 11 year old son, who is becoming interested in linked games/ campaigns. It is up to us as parents to keep the younger generation interested.

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