CM Then and Now

[Jobu88]

Would be interesting to survey the average age and gaming experience of the CM community both here at the Blitz and at the other well-known clubs that shall remain nameless. My theory is that the average CM loyalist is between 40-50 years old, grew up on Avalon Hill / SPI board games, and has WWII as his principal hobby, not gaming in general. i.e he plays WW II games of all kinds, including CM, but not a whole lot of non-WW II games.

I work in a large office with ages from 22 to 72, and among the younger folks that I talk to (under 30) it's all role-playing or FPS games, plus mainly video games ( X-box etc). The older folks 35+ there are more traditional wargamer interests, WW II and the U.S. Civil War being the most common. And interestingly above about 50-55, there is virtually no electronic gaming interest of any kind ( computer games, X-box , etc). Bridge, chess, and backgammon rule among this age group in my office.