Great Wargaming Survey blog

GWS 2017 – 3/31 questions

This entry was posted on July 4, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Are wargamers getting older? Let's have a look at the ever popular 'is the hobby greying' question. Caveat/disclaimer first - any kind of answer to... Read more

GWS 2017 – 2/31 questions

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

How old were they? Below is the overall division of age groups. We'll compare these responses to previous editions tomorrow. Today, we'll split them out... Read more

GWS 2017 – 1/31 questions

This entry was posted on July 1, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Where did they come from? Forgive us if we start our challenge slowly, but we need to start with the basics anyway. Moreover, it was... Read more

GWS 2017 - 31 questions

This entry was posted on June 30, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

This is the time of year when we usually start getting you all excited for the Great Wargaming Survey (don't worry, we will!), but we... Read more

The Great Wargaming Survey 2017 - The Winners!

This entry was posted on September 19, 2017 by Guy Bowers.

Everyone who entered this year’s Great Wargaming Survey had the opportunity to enter our prize draw. 7170 respondees chose to do so. We have only 18... Read more

GWS 2017 - time to tally!

This entry was posted on August 24, 2017 by Jasper Oorthuys.

This year's Great Wargaming Survey (GWS) is in the pocket. Going by the number of respondents, it's the 2nd best edition ever with 8655 responses... Read more

GWS 2017 - Intermediate update

This entry was posted on August 1, 2017 by Jasper Oorthuys.

We're just under two weeks into the 2017 Great Wargaming Survey (if you haven't yet, take the survey now!) and with over 6000 responses so... Read more

UK wargamers according to the 2016 GWS

This entry was posted on March 27, 2017 by Jasper Oorthuys.

It has been pointed out to me recently that I neglected to report on British wargamers. Tsk, tsk! Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! How could... Read more

American wargamers according to the Great Wargaming Survey

This entry was posted on October 26, 2016 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Having reported on wargamers in my native Netherlands, I figured it’d be fun to check out what wargaming is like across the great blue Atlantic... Read more

GWS 2016 - What do you want to know?

This entry was posted on October 18, 2016 by Jasper Oorthuys.

It’s been very busy here at WSS HQ and I’ve not posted as much about the results of the Great Wargaming Survey as I would’ve... Read more