What is your Age?

[dlgsharp]

Age 27
Male
Los Angeles, CA
I had to double my memory from 4 megs to 8 megs in order to run the first Civilization without crashing.

 

[Natronomonas]

One thing to remember in this thread is that this is a survey of CFC forum-goers - which may not be entirely reflective of the broader Civ-playing community.
However, I'd be guessing it's still a good guide. Thanks Gemini for the thread and all the updating : )

 

[Elta]

18 male mexican-irish italian
from vegas

 

[henrycccc]

I'm an age 95 canuck. Male.

 

[superj]

23 year old
male
uk
civ 1,2,3,4

 

[Stuporstar]

I'm an age 95 canuck. Male.

Haha, nice try Henry. We already know you're 13 from the last age thread.

27
Female
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

There's been computers in my house as long as I can remember. The first game I remember playing was Frogger. I can't even remember on what system, it may have been the Tandy Color Computer, or the TSR80, I'm not sure since I was so young and my dad had bought computers from the Altair on up. I started playing Civ1 in high school.

I'm going to go ahead and give the demographics of other people I know who play Civ since they don't post here.

My dad, 52
My boyfriend, 33
My best friend's son, 10 who I started on CivIII two years ago.

oh yes, and my Grandfather 82 who's no longer here, but used to play Civ1

 

[picus]

Me:
26
Male
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

My wife is:
38
Female
Same location D)

We've played them all.

Lots of Canucks here!

 

[ghen]

not sure if someone else asked yet, but can you please explain in the first post what a rayleigh distribution is and why it can be applied to game player ages?

 

[Efexeye]

Here ya go!

[/end smartass]

 

[Kolyana]

I'm an age 95 canuck. Male.

Damn, you almost had me.

 

[Phoenix Set]

Male, 34 years old, California

 

[baptiste]

Probably this was done before, but I am curious what is the average age and distribution of civ players.
Location, gender would be informative too
How long you have been playing?

Male 33 yrs old, Paris, France.
Played civ1, civ2, colonization, ctp1, civ3 (quickly kicked off), ctp2, civ4.
I didn't mentionned simcity 1 and 2000 but maybe could be in the same "gaming attitude".

Playing since... ooch... 1989 ? 1990 ? 1991 ? Something by there.

 

[Denniz]

Age: 45
Location: Dallas, TX
all Civs - Played Civ I on an Amiga

 

[englishemperor]

Age: 13
location: coventry, england
newbie to civs

 

[Villein]

26 male
Darlington, England
Civ 1,2,3,4

 

[werttrew]

29 years
Male
Missouri
Started with Civ 1.

 

[Bushface]

Gemini - is it reasonable to start the Rayleigh curve at age zero ? I would have thought that the probability of getting a player even at age 5 was astoundingly low, let alone that of having a poster at that age. At age 10, yes: my sons would have had great fun playing Civ1 at that age, if it had existed then. I'd also like to know the basis on which you are constructing the curve.

 

[BudFox]

Male
31 Canadian, living in Evansville, Indiana
Civ 1,2,3,4 hated SMAC
Just finished a dos version of Colonization - due for a sequel

 

[Indiemonkey]

Male.
19, British, living in Brighton, England
Started on Civ 2, played 2,SMAC,3,4
(preferred SMAC to 3)

 

[White Elk]

36
Male
Pacific Northwest, USA
CivI-CivIV (though my time with CivI & II was limited)