Take it for what it's worth as I've not had the magical Google Analytics that determine age of visitors on for all that long (a month-ish), but if site traffic to TheMetalBikini.com is any indicator, the biggest demo for X-Wing, or at least those who seek out more info or whatever, is the 25-34 demo. 35-44 is a relatively close second, 18-24 is an extremely distant 3rd, and 45-54 is just a touch behind the the 18-24 crowd.

Now again, this isn't necessarily indicative of the actual players of X-Wing, not saying it is, etc., etc. Just thought it was interesting that the collective observations of this thread's participants more or less mirror what I see on the site.

Oh, and I just turned 40 by the way.

And I think those demographics are pretty typical. I just want to encourage people to remain open to bringing younglings into the fold.

I'm 38 and I started playing just after Christmas. I don't do tournaments but we have a "games night" maybe two or three nights a month at my home and my little group ranges from 22 to 38 me being the oldest. Were all 40k players so when you guys talk about cost being a prohibitive I do feel a little ashamed at how much I've spent on that hobby.

My daughter is 6 and we happily play once a week and she loves X-Wing, as well as having an all encompassing love of everything Star Wars which of course I'm willing to nurture. We started with the core set and the basic rules but now were onto missions and the full rule set. Obviously her tactics are questionable sometimes but I'm a very relaxed about things and let her re-think some of her moves before things go drastically wrong in her turn.

She's slowly getting to grips with list building and knows which ships, pilots and upgrades suit her best. Of course the falcon usually factors into her choices

X-Wing I thing is a game that's very easy to pick up and be played by even the very young judging by my experiences and makes for some great quality family time too. My son is starting to show interest but at 3 still too young. But he "helps" me move the ships around etc.

As a gate way into wargaming in general I don't think this game can be beaten, I love it and enjoy either having some beers and pizza with my friends over a game or a casual hour or two with the kids on a relaxing Sunday afternoon.

I really applaud FF with this game. It's rule set simplicity is brilliant and puts some of the other game systems to shame.

I'm eleven. I've been eleven for the past 31 years I'll be turning 11 again this year. My 10 yo isn't a miniature player, she prefers RPGs. My 7 yo likes to play miniatures with me. Unfortunately, I play at my FLGS on Thursday nights so she doesn't get to play that often. But she loves to move the figs and roll the dice. That's her favorite part, rolling the dice.

My kids keep me young and they love playing X-Wing with me. I'm almost 38 and vever plan on there being a time where I'm not into games. Starwars is the reason I'm a geek, I owe it so much :-)

Take it for what it's worth as I've not had the magical Google Analytics that determine age of visitors on for all that long (a month-ish), but if site traffic to TheMetalBikini.com is any indicator, the biggest demo for X-Wing, or at least those who seek out more info or whatever, is the 25-34 demo. 35-44 is a relatively close second, 18-24 is an extremely distant 3rd, and 45-54 is just a touch behind the the 18-24 crowd.

Now again, this isn't necessarily indicative of the actual players of X-Wing, not saying it is, etc., etc. Just thought it was interesting that the collective observations of this thread's participants more or less mirror what I see on the site.

Oh, and I just turned 40 by the way.

And I think those demographics are pretty typical. I just want to encourage people to remain open to bringing younglings into the fold.

I'd love to see younger players getting involved, but it's tough, y'know? They don't have a ton of dough and like the rest of us, they're pack animals- if their buddies are playing Call of Duty or Magic or D&D, they probably do too. And I think those of us who grew up on the old movies identify with it much more readily than the younger generation(s).

The new movies that are coming out could radically change all of this very quickly if they're, uh, you know... good.

I do not know what it is like in the US or other places on planet Earth, but here in the UK there is another reason why, even if youngsters do want to play, they can't, in a public/club atmosphere at least. Adults and kids can only mix here under supervision, someone in a club has to be responsible for child safety, and I mean up to 18 years old. Many clubs, make an effort and jump through the official crud to become 'child' friendly but many simply say that anyone under 16 cannot join and anyone under 18 has to be accompanied by an adult! So you can join the Forces here, but you can't join a wargame club, go figure.

I'm 15 and I'm lucky that my parents showed me Star Wars in the correct order, OT first . I love the original trilogy way more than the prequels, and I've been enjoying this game for the past year. I've just been having a hard time finding groups in my area that aren't composed of mostly 30 ish year olds, which is a bit to much of an age gap and I don't think I'd be welcome. But I think a lot of you are being a bit to stereotypical of teens. We aren't all whiney kids who can't have a mature tabletop game with an older audience. Some of us love Star Wars just as much as you guys, just weren't around yet to watch the OT in the theaters.

Im 42, I saw Star Wars when I was 6 years old. I have the cash to support this reliving of my 7th birthday, wich was ALL Star Wars toys by Kenner. Theres lots like me.

I am 40. 2 of my kids are playing. My 7 year old loves it though has yet learned to lose well. My soon to be 13 year old wants to play but has to carve out time from his buddies online.

As far as online players being horrible goes, its a product of being anonymous. That give young and old alike a license to act like an ass, because there really is not consequence to any given action. Kind of a symptom of the society in which we now find ourselves.

Myself and my bro Chris are 29, loved SW since I can remember.

26 here, my last group was mostly made up of former and current military aged 22ish-late 30s. I think it was just because it was so close to post and that we were able to play on deployment ( thanks Hothie! ). I also tend to think that the reason for the age gap was based on the content of the game, the Original Trilogy, which some of the younger guys did not like as much as the Clone War era stuff. Of course, I was successful in getting my wife today ( she even won the first tournament we had together) and the sons of a few gamers in our group were really young too ( 9-10ish) so I guess it doesn't matter what age or gender as long as you learn the game and have fun.

I think in general non-computer 'gaming' attracts an older crowd. Console gaming seems to be enough for the average teen, plus chasing girls and partying.

However, for the group that is attracted to THIS game among all the other games out there, I really think it's that childhood impact of Star Wars. I am at the cusp of 40, and when I look at my general age group people who are somewhat older were just starting to chase girls, sneak booze, and get a driver's licence in the Star Wars era just don't have that love for it. But there are the people of my age whose life for many years revolved around star wars. That's what we put on our christmas lists, that's what we acted out at recess, that's what we brought over to our friends' houses for sleepovers. The only kids who weren't really doing this or only did it for a short time were the ones who were uber into professional sports teams.

I think for some of us, we deserve to be called the 'Star Wars Generation' and that's the ones who, if they are gamers, are drawn to THIS game as opposed to be playing MtG, Agricola, 40K, or whatever. I think a lot of the people who work at FFG are also of the 'Star Wars Generation' which is revealed in the last few pages of the rulebook.

The rules are nice and the gameplay is fun, but honestly if this was a game set in a universe of FFG's creation, using ships of their creation, it wouldn't have the draw for me....and probably not for a lot of you. We'd all be playing games, but we'd be spread over all sorts of other games not clustered around this ONE game.

That give young and old alike a license to act like an ass,

Bah, kids these days! I never needed a license to act like an ass! I'm just naturally gifted I guess.

<----- Old enough to remember "The Empire Strikes Back" when it originally came out, but still a kid if you ask anyone that knows me.

45 here, but I know an avid Xwing player that is 70! Most of those I play with are an older mature crowd, 30+ but we have kids as young as 10 join our leagues (with parent). I do tend to avoid most teens though, with some exceptions.

42, and pretty much in the upper half of my gaming group. I've been playing various games for over 30 years now. I've played with kids and people older than me, and there enough good and bad players at both ends of the age spectrum that I prefer to give folks the benefit of the doubt, until demonstrated otherwise.

I do not know what it is like in the US or other places on planet Earth, but here in the UK there is another reason why, even if youngsters do want to play, they can't, in a public/club atmosphere at least. Adults and kids can only mix here under supervision, someone in a club has to be responsible for child safety, and I mean up to 18 years old. Many clubs, make an effort and jump through the official crud to become 'child' friendly but many simply say that anyone under 16 cannot join and anyone under 18 has to be accompanied by an adult! So you can join the Forces here, but you can't join a wargame club, go figure.

Sounds like a rule that should be applied in the USA as well.

I'm 15 and I'm lucky that my parents showed me Star Wars in the correct order, OT first . I love the original trilogy way more than the prequels, and I've been enjoying this game for the past year. I've just been having a hard time finding groups in my area that aren't composed of mostly 30 ish year olds, which is a bit to much of an age gap and I don't think I'd be welcome. But I think a lot of you are being a bit to stereotypical of teens. We aren't all whiney kids who can't have a mature tabletop game with an older audience. Some of us love Star Wars just as much as you guys, just weren't around yet to watch the OT in the theaters.

Hey I am also 15, but have found that groups with just as you said mostly 30 year olds welcome me. It's really awesome they completely take my gaming serious and it's not awkward or anything. Just give it another try you might be surprised.

Not-quite-30 here. I haven't played too much X-Wing, but I do have a regular group for another game, that's lost some members down to a core of about 12 people. We're probably about half 30s, half teens. Most of the teens are of driving age, but I will say this: we're all board gamers. And if you're a board gamer, you're awesome.

40 and play with a crowd that ranges from 20s to older than me.

More importantly, I've started playing very basic games with my 5 year old daughter (no actions or dials, just using the templates and rolling dice). She loves it!

Being a bit of an old man, turned off by the prequels, I was surprised to learn from her that there's a whole new generation of Star Wars fans on the rise - people who have never heard of someone called Darth Vader.

One day she begged me to sit down and watch this awesome cartoon she'd discovered on TV. Turns out it was the Clone Wars series (surprisingly good, too, I thought).

33 here. This game to me is like a fine wine.

Requires a certain financial commitment

and maturity. Not to say the younger can't

get into it. But my experience is mid 20s and

up. On a side note this game consumes a certain

amount of the gray matter. But then again mabye

that's my own ocd and addictions.

I turned 40 in March. Most of the people I have met that play this game are within 5-10 years of either side of me.

Most are in their 30s where I live. But there are more 40 and 50 year olds than those in their 20s. First Star Wars movie came out in 1977, so the ages of the players should be no surprise.

I would think that the older you are the more likely you to get into this game due to money.

There is no reason to not want kids playing the game

You haven't played with many kids. I've seen the horrors of the under 14 crowed in Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer, and Flames of War. It's not a fun experience when they start melting down.

I've played several young people at various events. Give them a great attitude, crack jokes, and always always always tell them what they are doing right and why. We have a great set of people playing x-wing and we need to open our doors to all players!