Welcome Tom! Glad you found our little corner of the web. I think the majority of us here enjoy both casual and competitive play, so you'll fit right in.
Due to work I'm currently only in the Springs one or two nights a week, but there are three or four other people at least who play both Dystopian Wars and Firestorm Armada at Gamer's Haven. We have a game scheduling thread here for folks in Colorado (several of the MBS crew are scattered around the country, including a few on the east coast), so if you're looking for opponents, feel free to post a date and time when you can play.
Looking forward to rolling dice with you sometime!