Had an interesting experience I wish to share,

recently, I went to a LGS league night to try my hand at playing some Armada with some other folks besides the lads in my own group. Now in my group, all of us are in our late 40s and mid 50s. So when I showed up to play that Sunday, I thought I'd walked into a junior high class. I thought, what the hell am I doing?. Anyway, despite feeling out of place and more than alittle intimidated, I introduced myself and quickly got into a game with a young chap(20-ish in age). A nice enough lad, but I think he thought I was easy pickens. Anyhow, I tabled him in 5 rounds with my Rebels ( 2 x AFII w/ fighters). Not bad for an Old guy!...Had 2 more games that day and won them both. Feeling quite pleased with myself, I thanked everyone for the games, told them that my "Walker was double parked" and so I toddled off home.

All in all it was alot of fun, and I met some really great younger folks who are carrying on this wonderful tradition of Wargaming....and love it as much as I do.

Remember younglings, Youth and Speed are no match for Old age and treachery.....

btw, on the 17th of this month, I will reach 57 years young!!...and still goin strong. (a bit of a weaker bladder these dayz, but still goin strong )

Cheers All !

Where the hell was this game 20 years ago?

old age and treachery, eh?

That's awesome!

I am only 18 and often find myself in the opposite side of the coin(however the majority of my group is in their 20s)

old age and treachery, eh?

And now...young Skywalker.....you will die.....

I was gonna say. You either die a war gamer. Or get born again as another war gamer.

That's awesome!

I am only 18 and often find myself in the opposite side of the coin(however the majority of my group is in their 20s)

Im only 40, but fortunately for me, that is just old enough to spend hours drinking with the old guard at Origins back in the 90s. It is truly amazing to me how the early war games helped some of the military veterans at least come to terms with the losses they faced. For most of us, it is just a game, for them it was a way to cope wrapped in the candy coating of a game.

Raise a glass, and sling some dice for the Old Guard that started the hobby in the first place, and let every grey hair of your opponent be a warning of possible doom on the tabletop!

Sorry if I sounded preachy, I'm feeling a bit reflective today.

As for you Shadowmax, GO OLD GUYS!

I turned 44 last week and still going...kudos to you!

I'm 48 and my primary gaming partner is just 25, and we are usually gaming at a table right next to the real kids playing Pokemon at my FLGS.

I'm a mere youngling at 40...

Judge me by my age, do you ? Hmmm ?

35 here. I've noticed Armada has a pretty high average player age overall, forums certainly seem to support that!

I'm 31 but I started wargaming with some of dad's friends when I was 7 or 8 so I was used to being the youngest player for a long time.

So I guess "I'm getting too old for this s**t..." doesn't apply here?

I'm 33, and as far as I can tell, that's about the average age for my group that loves to play video/board/card/war games.

43 over here and been wargaming since I was 7. I still remember the day that I finally defeated my older brothers hoplites using my smelly celt army under WRG's ancients rules...

51 and loving this game!

44. Old wolves have longer teeth.

49. Experience trumps youth any day.

Had an interesting experience I wish to share,

recently, I went to a LGS league night to try my hand at playing some Armada with some other folks besides the lads in my own group. Now in my group, all of us are in our late 40s and mid 50s. So when I showed up to play that Sunday, I thought I'd walked into a junior high class. I thought, what the hell am I doing?. Anyway, despite feeling out of place and more than alittle intimidated, I introduced myself and quickly got into a game with a young chap(20-ish in age). A nice enough lad, but I think he thought I was easy pickens. Anyhow, I tabled him in 5 rounds with my Rebels ( 2 x AFII w/ fighters). Not bad for an Old guy!...Had 2 more games that day and won them both. Feeling quite pleased with myself, I thanked everyone for the games, told them that my "Walker was double parked" and so I toddled off home.

All in all it was alot of fun, and I met some really great younger folks who are carrying on this wonderful tradition of Wargaming....and love it as much as I do.

Remember younglings, Youth and Speed are no match for Old age and treachery.....

btw, on the 17th of this month, I will reach 57 years young!!...and still goin strong. (a bit of a weaker bladder these dayz, but still goin strong )

Cheers All !

Where the hell was this game 20 years ago?

I tend to treat you older gents (I'm 30 this year) with a fair bit of respect. That grey means you've been doing this a while!

"Youth and skill are no match for treachery and loaded dice." A friend of mine had that on a shirt. He was a member of the old guard at the games club he hosted 20+ years ago. We had all ages and a wide range of backgrounds. Most would come into the club because it was a place to play the game they were already into. But, that was just the gate way drug to get them to try all the other games.

I think the reason Armada currently has an older demographic is the opening scene in Star Wars. (I don't hold with none of the "New Hope" stuff)

I think these kind of games in general have a skewed older demo because of the cost associated with getting in. And I don't see a lot of young guys gaming unless they've had someone introducing them into the world.

I think in my Armada environs I'm about average (just turned 40 last month)(Lyraeus is our youngling). The X-Wing crowd averages a bit younger ~30, I'd guess.

I think these kind of games in general have a skewed older demo because of the cost associated with getting in. And I don't see a lot of young guys gaming unless they've had someone introducing them into the world.

Hrm, I'm not really sure. I was neck deep into Warhammer Fantasy in the mid-90s, and not quite that much into WH40K just a few years later. Those are both much more expensive games than X-Wing or Armada. So, my anecdotal experience is different.

While I certainly make more money now than I did when I was younger, I also have bills and debts to pay, and a wife to answer to. (She doesn't stop me, or mention anything, but I know that I need to be responsible.)

I'm a mere 33, but I've been in the Hobby since I was 6... My Old Man and I built a Train Layout together on my 6th Birthday... Then I spent a lot of time in garages with WWII veterans who were miniature painters, because let's face it, 20 years ago, there was absolutely NOTHING Mainstream about the Hobby...

Lets face it, if you didn't know someone who did it - and by 'it', I generally mean paint Lead or Tin Soldiers with Enamel paints - because that was all there was - then you didn't know anything about it. Newsagents occasionally had a single hobby related magazine, but let's face it - it was so far off the radar, no-one knew a thing.

I grew up in rural Australia (Victorian Southeast Coast), and even when they started sprouting up, there was no Games Workshop Store. The closest was a 6 hour (each way) drive into the City. What hobby things were either at the Toy Kingdom in really limited numbers, or you chanced the Model Railway Store in Stratford, even if that was almost 2 hours away...

In my first gaming group, I'd even managed to convince a couple of those Vets out of their Garages into halls for painting, hobby, and in some cases, gaming... Hell, we had an 84 year old 40K Player for quite a while, before the Tournament scene really took off and all the younglings were gaming regularily down Melbourne and he couldn't make the drive for a 2-day tournament.

Respect the Elders. We wouldn't have the hobby without them. Without them passing their knowledge down to people like me, the Hobby would have stayed in Garages and back rooms, and we'd never have had any of what we have now...

I went and worked at a Games Workshop Store after I moved to Canada. It was interesting, not only teaching kids how to play games and paint, but also looking at my Co-Workers, Manager included, and knowing that I'd had more Hobby Experience than all of them Combined. Luckily, I had a great store (Calgary) that let me DO what was needed - Teach People how to Paint and Play. How to Enjoy the hobby their way.

... Frak, I feel old.

Maybe it is as Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones said it... Its not the Age, its the Mileage....

I would say the core of my group are all in their late 20's early 30's with a few at each extreme.

Wow! what a response, for some odd reason I pictured most of you being Younglings( no offence meant ) I don't feel alone in my Mileage here !!

maybe some of you will recall some of the "Old Guard Games"...

such as. Wooden ships and Iron men (0ne of my fav's)...............this one is the best naval tactics game IMO...very much like Armada in many ways.

Panzer Blitz (WWII tactical)

Advanced Squad Ldr (another fav)(late 70's, early 80's) (squad size and combined arms WWII game)

War of the Ring ( awesome game......been given new life in the last couple years)

Star Fleet Battles( Star Trek tactical ship combat) EGAD!!! did I mention the S*** T*** word???

Any hoo, what are some of the games you lads played..........away back when?

Cheers All !!