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    Liar and Trickster Senior Member Andres's Avatar
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    I should reinstall M:TW... It's seems more appropriate for my age category than M2:TW.

    I'm 29 btw...
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    I'm a youthfull 54 and I did first play computer games back in the 80's on a Commodore 64. However, my real background was wargamming - playing games with model soldiers - all periods from ancient to modern day. Back in the 80's I was playing at a National standard (in the UK) and it took up a lot of my time. However, getting married put an end to that!!
    I think the reason I love MTW so much is that it mirrors that wargame experience - without the hassle of painting figures and travelling to a draughty church hall to play somebody. When you add the strategic element and the fact the game is so replayable, it is not surprising that MTW has such an appeal. I also have a 9 year old son, who is keen on PC games, PS2 etc and I look forward to introducing him to the delights of MTW in a year or 2's time.
    As for the poll, it is fascinating - when I joined the Guild I expected everybody to be about 16 and I would be old enough to be most members' grandfather - in fact the reverse is true. A real mix of all ages and a wealth of wisdom and insight into all aspects of the game and, via the Monastry etc, history and the challenge of interactive history. So the poll proves beyond all doubt that we are not all geeky teenage boys in need of a life, spending our lives in darkened rooms - some of us are geeky old men!!!
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    I'm 37 and MTW is the only computer game I play. My son is 16 and he also plays. Over dinner he and I discuss the best use of assasins and spies or how fun it is to watch our cavalry chase down routed enemies. My wife just gives us that look of disgust that says - "grow up." Ah but I can not resist.

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    My wife just gives us that look of disgust that says - "grow up." Ah but I can not resist.
    Ah, but you just tell her how important it is for fathers and teenage sons to share some interests as it makes for a happier and more communicative home
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    19 in less than a week. I am beginning to feel quite young here (not that I mind being so )

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    35 here hehehehe young and clean lol

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    Pretty average, it seems: 36.

    And 37 is still quite a while off.


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    17.

    Edit: It seems the average so far is 27.5 years old.
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    I'm 17

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    42 and my wife says I should know better...
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    13 and 14 in November

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    I'm 47, and I dust off MTW from time to time (in between Thief II the Metal Age, BG II, Quake, Industry Giant, Capitalism II, and recently Railroad Tycoon II). great game with the battles and the strategy for building and running an empire. I like board games as well, but PC games rock for the variety.

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    44 hear, however my 13 year old daughter watches over my shoulder on occassion and sometimes gives me good stategic or combat advise - it kills me when she is right and I am soooo wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plebian#10 View Post
    44 hear, however my 13 year old daughter watches over my shoulder on occassion and sometimes gives me good stategic or combat advise - it kills me when she is right and I am soooo wrong.
    If my daughter becomes smarter than me, I'll still take credit for it. It's a win - win.

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    Today 16.07.2009 i become 13 years old im playing this game like 2 years i havent played only shogun total war

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    18 lol
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    22, and personally I find this information exciting! It's fantastic, I can grow up in a society that now looks at gaming as an acceptable hobby for all ages. So I can still play in 20 some years :D

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    34 I am.

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    I'm definitely among the oldest here on this forum - one of only three entries (out of 91 so far) in the top age bracket.

    Born in the late 1940's, as a young man I was swept up in the Bobby Fisher chess craze of the early 1970's, and played in numerous clubs and tournaments. After taking on a new job on night shift, chess became much more of a scheduling problem, and I found a new hobby: board wargaming. That lead to a fascination with military history, especially ancients/medieval.

    Was active in the local wargaming association for years, then (about the time it became harder to find human opponents) discovered the joys of 8-bit computer wargames on a Commodore 64 in 1983. Anyone remember NATO Commander from Microprose? My hardware evolved from C-64 to C-128, to various flavors of Amiga (500, 2000, 1200, 4000, 4000T), then PC's too numerous to enumerate - with many flavors of O/S starting with MS-DOS 3.30 on up.

    I bought Shogun when it first came out in 2000, but was somewhat put off by what appeared to be its steep learning curve - lots of strange Asian units I had no clue about their capabilities. So I tinkered with it occasionally, but never explored it in-depth. Bought MTW new in 2002, and felt it was buggy and had the same issues as Shogun, although it was set in a more appealing time period. But that was before MTW-VI, and especially before I stumbled onto the forums dedicated to these games.

    What a difference having a little guidance from the forumites has made! So many mysteries revealed! Now I've become completely converted, and MTW (with at least a half-dozen mods) has a permanent place on my hard drive. I even have a computer that will never be upgraded: dedicated to MTW!

    So many thanks to all my forum-mates here - you've given me much joy!
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