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I stopped playing games 20 years ago. Mostly for lack of time. I am curious though. If you are a gamer, how old are you? Do you have a spouse and kid(s)? How l

I stopped playing games 20 years ago. Mostly for lack of time. I am curious though. If you are a gamer, how old are you? Do you have a spouse and kid(s)? How long is your commute? When do you typically play?

kop316 8y ago
Not OP, but I can answer for me. I am early 30s, single, don't have a long commute (15-20 min). I play D&D once a week for ~2-3 hours per session (this is at a local gaming store), and I find that I can just carve out a night a week for it. The store provides several nights that you can play once a week and at differing times (for different schedules). If I did not, I would not be able to play nearly as much. I also have friends that have spouses/kids, and we have been able to carve out typically once a month in order to play (usually it is an all day thing). We also take care of the kids (toddlers to tweens)and they are able to go out and do something as well.
sloaken 8y ago
Sadly stopped when married. Switched to EQ et el after that, as I could pick it up when I had time. No big guild w raiding etc. Mostly solo.
brandoncordell 8y ago
I'm 32. I have a wife and 3 kids (two of which don't live with me). My commute is 1h30m (depending on traffic). I play every Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday is a short game, usually 8p-10p. My wife doesn't get home until close to 10 because my daughter has dance class (game is cancelled if I take her). Saturday is a game I run. It's typically 7p-11p (although it can run past 12 sometimes). I've been running this one for quite awhile since before I met my wife. I'm extremely grateful that she lets me have this hobby. Besides woodworking it's my only other hobby. I needed something that wasn't more coding. I used to sit at my desk at work and then come home and sit at my desk working on a side project but I burnt out super quick. The thing that makes it possible for me is Roll20[1]. I've never met my group in person. I've never even seen a picture of a few of them. We met on reddit and a dnd discord and the rest was history. We're actually planning on an IRL game in the coming month or two, so there's that. [1] https://roll20.net https://roll20.net

kop316 8y ago

Not OP, but I can answer for me. I am early 30s, single, don't have a long commute (15-20 min). I play D&D once a week for ~2-3 hours per session (this is at a local gaming store), and I find that I can just carve out a night a week for it. The store provides several nights that you can play once a week and at differing times (for different schedules). If I did not, I would not be able to play nearly as much. I also have friends that have spouses/kids, and we have been able to carve out typically once a month in order to play (usually it is an all day thing). We also take care of the kids (toddlers to tweens)and they are able to go out and do something as well.

sloaken 8y ago

Sadly stopped when married. Switched to EQ et el after that, as I could pick it up when I had time. No big guild w raiding etc. Mostly solo.

brandoncordell 8y ago

I'm 32. I have a wife and 3 kids (two of which don't live with me). My commute is 1h30m (depending on traffic). I play every Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday is a short game, usually 8p-10p. My wife doesn't get home until close to 10 because my daughter has dance class (game is cancelled if I take her). Saturday is a game I run. It's typically 7p-11p (although it can run past 12 sometimes). I've been running this one for quite awhile since before I met my wife. I'm extremely grateful that she lets me have this hobby. Besides woodworking it's my only other hobby. I needed something that wasn't more coding. I used to sit at my desk at work and then come home and sit at my desk working on a side project but I burnt out super quick. The thing that makes it possible for me is Roll20[1]. I've never met my group in person. I've never even seen a picture of a few of them. We met on reddit and a dnd discord and the rest was history. We're actually planning on an IRL game in the coming month or two, so there's that. [1] https://roll20.net https://roll20.net