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Title: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: GuyB on August 03, 2024, 03:09:50 PM
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Hello to everyone on the LAF!

Wargames, Soldiers, and Strategy has launched its 11th annual survey of our great hobby of wargaming. The anonymised results are available on our blog for all wargames — you don't need to buy the magazine to see them. The more people who enter, the better chance we have of getting a comprehensive picture of the hobby as a whole for 2024.

You can choose to enter the prize draw. Every entrant gets a discount voucher from Karwansaray and a unique STL file courtesy of Atlantic Digital. This year, it is Montjoy, the French herald from Henry V.

You can enter here: https://gws2024.paperform.co/

You can also read about previous surveys here: https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/wss_gws/

Thanks,

Guy
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Fred Mills on August 03, 2024, 03:30:03 PM
Thanks for running the survey, Guy and WSS. Have already responded. No one else needs to enter the raffle, because I am the sure-fire winner!!

Love WSS. Awesome. More 15/18mm and 6mm coverage would be nice, but all good.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 03, 2024, 03:33:54 PM
All done  :)
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Pattus Magnus on August 03, 2024, 04:08:12 PM
Done! I’m looking forward to seeing the results.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Cat on August 03, 2024, 05:54:19 PM
Done, whee!
 
Must confess though, I just pluck a number out of the air each year for how many painted minis I have.  It's a lot, definitely.
: P
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: has.been on August 03, 2024, 09:13:13 PM
Completed it. :)
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Keeper Nilbog on August 03, 2024, 10:04:04 PM
Done and done.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Easy E on August 05, 2024, 05:04:01 PM
Done. 

I game with more people younger than me than I ever have in previous surveys.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: armchairgeneral on August 05, 2024, 05:42:07 PM
Done  :)
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: dickiegranthum on August 06, 2024, 01:38:44 AM
I am survey, and you can, too!

I moved up an age bracket this year … 👴🏻
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: syrinx0 on August 06, 2024, 03:22:39 AM
Got older and game a lot less often which still feels weird. Thanks to being retired I also know exactly how many figures I have painted or not. This too would be weird to my younger self.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: dickiegranthum on August 06, 2024, 08:22:30 AM
Got older and game a lot less often which still feels weird. Thanks to being retired I also know exactly how many figures I have painted or not. This too would be weird to my younger self.

I also am retired … it’s the worst.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Muzfish4 on August 06, 2024, 08:52:22 AM
Done - always an interesting read when the survey results are collated.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: modelwarrior on August 06, 2024, 09:09:58 AM
Completed. I wonder how many people told the truth about the unpainted figures ?  lol
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Daeothar on August 06, 2024, 09:23:39 AM
Submitted.

I do feel that the estimates for how many unpainted miniatures one has, are monumentally lowballing expectations though. I mean; only 1000+ as the largest choice?  lol
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Pattus Magnus on August 06, 2024, 03:43:23 PM
Anything over 1000+ on the scale is potentially dangerous and the individual should seek treatment from appropriate professionals immediately.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: boywundyrx on August 06, 2024, 04:12:57 PM
Submitted.

I do feel that the estimates for how many unpainted miniatures one has, are monumentally lowballing expectations though. I mean; only 1000+ as the largest choice?  lol

True, and there's a scale factor at play here too, are 1000+ unpainted 6mm figures the same as 1000+ unpainted 28mm figures? Oddzial's Osmy's 3mm infantry comes in (not sure if it's changed lately) packs of 150 figures. I have more than seven of those packs around here...
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Jemima Fawr on August 06, 2024, 09:46:46 PM
Anything over 1000+ on the scale is potentially dangerous and the individual should seek treatment from appropriate professionals immediately.
Or as I intend to do; re-classify them as Grave Goods.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: ithoriel on August 07, 2024, 01:22:04 AM
My children have threatened to bury me with my unpainted figures arrayed around me like the Chin Emperor and his Terracotta Army.  :) :) :)
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: syrinx0 on August 07, 2024, 04:03:18 AM
True, and there's a scale factor at play here too, are 1000+ unpainted 6mm figures the same as 1000+ unpainted 28mm figures? Oddzial's Osmy's 3mm infantry comes in (not sure if it's changed lately) packs of 150 figures. I have more than seven of those packs around here...

I agree with the scale playing a part. I am down to 1239 unpainted 28mm figures which almost fits on 6ft one shelving unit.   The 2335 ~15 Warlord Epic ACW unpainted miniatures fit in one big box. Still a lot to paint but much easier to store.   

Being buried with the painted figures would be better for afterlife gaming.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: Westfalia Chris on August 07, 2024, 05:12:27 AM
My children have threatened to bury me with my unpainted figures arrayed around me like the Chin Emperor and his Terracotta Army.  :) :) :)

Well, IIRC his were actually painted when he was buried with them, so get crackin' at getting an army of craftsmen assembled first to paint your army of diminutive grave guardians.
Title: Re: The Great Wargaming Survey 2024
Post by: FierceKitty on August 07, 2024, 05:53:14 AM
My children have threatened to bury me with my unpainted figures arrayed around me like the Chin Emperor and his Terracotta Army.  :) :) :)

 :o

AFTER you die, I hope?