Great Wargaming Survey blog

2018 report: Discussing the survey with The Veteran Wargamer

This entry was posted on August 2, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Jay Arnold, of The Veteran Wargamer Podcast, interviewed Jasper about the GWS of 2018 and plans for the current edition. You can listen to the... Read more

2018 report: Is that some grey hair I see?

This entry was posted on July 25, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

While most of Western Europe is sweltering from a record heat wave, the gang still found time to sit down and record a podcast to... Read more

2018 report: how much do we spend?

This entry was posted on June 18, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

How much do we spend on our favourite hobby? Whether you consider it a lot, or not, THIS is what the respondents to the Great... Read more

Reporting begins!

This entry was posted on June 11, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

I know it's been quiet on the Great Wargaming Survey front since the last one closed. Fear not, in this case that's good news. Providing... Read more

The survey that was

This entry was posted on September 7, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

I've just updated the redirects from the Great Wargaming Survey domains back to this blog section. The Great Wargaming Survey 2018 is over. Thank you... Read more

The Great Wargaming Survey 2018!

This entry was posted on August 8, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Take the Great Wargaming Survey 2018 now, learn about wargaming and your fellow wargamers, have a chance to win some prizes ánd get a discount... Read more

It begins tomorrow!

This entry was posted on August 7, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

At noon, UK time (that's 1PM in Continental Europe, 7AM EST, 9PM Sydney), tomorrow August 8th, we're launching the fifth edition of the Great Wargaming... Read more

GWS 2017 17/31 questions – Big battles, small skirmishes

This entry was posted on August 2, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

A request! Huzzah, a question to answer with the responses from last year. Yes, clearly it's not my fault we're not up to 31 Questions... Read more

GWS 2017 16/31 questions – Boardgames

This entry was posted on July 26, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Yesterday I put out a call for more questions or inspiration and fortunately, the Twitterverse came through immediately. @Battlegames said: "Easy: how many Miniatures gamers... Read more

GWS 2017 15/31 questions – Influencers

This entry was posted on July 24, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

I think we've already noticed that friends are the most important 'influencers' for most wargamers. They provide the inspiration to pick up a new range... Read more