Average age of players

[The Admirable Admiral]

I remember when I was 7, we just moved to our new house and my dad had put this mysterious game on a high shelf in the basement. It read Axis and Allies and all I could see was this awesome dude with a pipe in his mouth. I asked my dad about it and he said it was a boring and complicated game and I wouldn’t like it. A year later I convinced him to take it out and me and my brother who was 5 set the game up with my dad’s help and when we were done I asked him how to play and he just shrugged and said I don know. I was so pissed that we spent an hour setting up and couldn’t even play the damn thing. Wasn’t till I was 11 that I spent a week reading the rules over the summer did I finally figure out how to play. Been playing ever since and me and my friend have kept the same ftf group for like 9 years.

[Young Grasshopper]

@Tall:

1940-Global with 3 players is a little bit of a stretch for us as my 87 year-old Dad only likes to play 1 country.  And the MAIN reason I play face-to-face instead of on-line games is I prefer the interaction between people in a f-t-f game.  Looks like we might start “recruiting” some college “opponents” here soon I guess.

“Tall Paul”

Me too, I like moving my own pieces, rolling my own dice, and feeling paper money in my hands…. playing online feels like a video game to me.

[Young Grasshopper]

@Gargantua:

I’m sure it’s quite a distance to travel paul… but ever thought of going to FMG’s 2nd Annual event in Spring?

There’ll be some competition there, I’m looking at going… Would love to do battle against you and your “old” men. :)

I will be there 100%, and would be glad to play on the “old men” team (I’m 39).

[Gargantua]

I’m thinking of bringing one or two “costumes”  - uh, I mean uniforms.

Would anyone else?

We should pre-arrange the teams.  Make a full slate game, or two.  With set players, who have a plan BEFORE hand.  ALL Elites at the table.

[Young Grasshopper]

@Gargantua:

I’m thinking of bringing one or two “costumes”  - uh, I mean uniforms.

Would anyone else?

We should pre-arrange the teams.  Make a full slate game, or two.  With set players, who have a plan BEFORE hand.  ALL Elites at the table.

I’m in, but the only costume I will be wearing is my Habs Jersey. I know a good player that reads here but never posts (or maybe he does, and hasn’t told me his handle name). He once worked for WOTC, so maybe that will be enough celebrity status to get him into the main event game.

I will start a new thread for this topic.

[Enigmatic_Decay]

I’m in!

[otahere34]

I wish I could be there and bring my play group. We are all young as I said before and I think it would be a great learning experience, and I think it would be neat to put faces with names and meet everyone but sadly I can’t :(

[Gargantua]

It’s ok.

Tell your friends.  I will kill in their name. :)

[Young Grasshopper]

@otahere34:

I wish I could be there and bring my play group. We are all young as I said before and I think it would be a great learning experience, and I think it would be neat to put faces with names and meet everyone but sadly I can’t :(

I’m sure some pictures will be taken and posted.

[Gargantua]

I’m sure some pictures will be taken and posted.

OF YOUR DEFEAT! :D

[otahere34]

This will definitely be a great game to watch hahaha.

[Fishmoto37]

@Gargantua:

I’m sure it’s quite a distance to travel paul… but ever thought of going to FMG’s 2nd Annual event in Spring?

There’ll be some competition there, I’m looking at going… Would love to do battle against you and your “old” men. :)

I would love to come to the gaming convention and put a whuppin on you all. But alas I am in Florida and I cannot drive that far for a board game. I am retired and probably the oldest member of this forum by far. But if anyone is ever in central Florida just PM me and I can set a game up in my war room. Located in an air-conditioned room in my shop. So the summer heat is no problem.

[Gargantua]

I have to “fly” out.

So should You!  Probably get tix for $500 - $700 round trip.

If you’re so DAMN old then you only have so many “good” years left.  :D  I’m calling you out boy!  Get in shape for April 2011, do some walking/jogging/training,  get your butt on a plane, and get up to Oshawa.

When was the last time you were there?  REALLY?  You need some Canadian Spring!

[Young Grasshopper]

@Gargantua:

I have to “fly” out.

So should You!  Probably get tix for $500 - $700 round trip.

If you’re so DAMN old then you only have so many “good” years left.  :D  I’m calling you out boy!  Get in shape for April 2011, do some walking/jogging/training,  get your butt on a plane, and get up to Oshawa.

When was the last time you were there?  REALLY?  You need some Canadian Spring!

I’m a 10 min train ride away, $12 round trip, tops. (

[Gargantua]

You easterners WOULD take a train.  Pfftp.  :D

[Young Grasshopper]

@Gargantua:

You easterners WOULD take a train.  Pfftp.  :D

One thing you can count on is our Canadian hospitality, the coffee is worlds best, the beer is strong, hockey playoffs will be at a fever pitch, and the A&A table will be all setup and ready to go. I guess you already know that being from Canada yourself…… (just checked your profile).

[Young Grasshopper]

Back on topic…… This poll sucks, why does it end at 26+, doesn’t he realize that the first young players to break open an original A&A classic game, are in their late 40s now? All this poll tells us, is that the majority of the membership are over 26, and an 8 year old can’t play for sh!t.

[Guest]

because he’s not very old?
hope it’s a he

[Warplayer12]

@Gamerman01:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=13054.75
To the original poster - you should check this out.  This poll has already been done, but with proper age distribution.
252 people have voted on this previous poll, and only 15.2% are under 21!!

1 of that 15.2% is me! I am 12 years old. I started playing roughly 6 months ago, with A&A D-day.

[otahere34]

Yes grasshopper I am fairly young, and I didn’t expect so many people older than 30 or so still playing. Sorry
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