War Games, Soldiers and Strategy, Issue 110

Warning - Shameless Self Promotion Ahead.

Wargames Soldiers and Strategy Magazines Issue 110 has just been released digitally and I'm sure it will be making its way to subscriber mail boxes in due course.  WSS if my favorite Wargaming Magazine and I highly recommend it.

I particularly recommend Issue 110 as it has two articles from yours truly on the revolutionary war involving Washington's Trenton Campaign.  These represent my first attempts at writing a for a Wargaming Magazine (the editor Guy can attest to my limited writing skills).  I found the whole process a lot of fun and may have a few other projects in the wings....

In all honesty, I actually only wrote 1 of the two articles I'm credited with (The one on Assunpink Creek).  The second article on Princeton was based on research fellow club member Greg W had done for the Little Wars TV Princeton gaming video so he should get the credit for that one.

Now that I am a "Professionally Published Wargaming Author" or PPWA for short, I suspect the lucrative endorsement deals will come pouring in from the gaming conglomerates and general high end luxury firms looking to jazz up their brand images with my countenance.  I shall try to remember all of you little people as I claw my way to celebrity.

Jasper and team over at Wargaming, Soldiers and Strategy have started to publish some of the findings from the 2019 version of the Great War-gaming Survey.  The 2019 survey had a record level of participation and yielded some interesting insights about the state of the hobby and both some opportunities and challenges ahead.

I encourage you to go over and take a look at the results that Jasper will be discussing over the coming weeks.

Here is a link to the first post, "The Basics"

Great Wargaming Survey of 2019!

If it's August, then it's time to fill out the Great Wargaming Survey from Jasper and crew over at Wargaming, Soldiers and Strategy magazine.

Here's a Link:

www.greatwargamingsurvey.com

The WSS gang have been doing this survey since 2014 and it garners up to 8,000 responses a year from across the globe.  It's become a very important tool for learning how to expand the hobby and has pointed out some challenges we'll all nee to overcome it we want this hobby to continue in a meaningful way.

This year's survey has been streamlined a bit so will be even easier to fill out.  Please be candid.  When taking surveys like this I always have to guard against responding as the gamer that I am, rather than the gamer I aspire to be.

Sadly, you may have noticed me in a few segments analyzing the survey results to date.  As part of the LittleWarsTV crew (a very small part), I've been helping Jasper and team look at the data and try and figure out some trends.  The data has proven very interesting with both some positives and Negatives.

Negatives:
- We really are aging as a population
- Women make up only 1.5% of historical gamers

Positives:
- Historical categories (namely WW2 shows up in the top three of all age groups proving young people still have an interest in history
- Once in gamers are remarkable loyal and excited about the hobby - that's a very relevant insight for marketing segmentation for industry participants

As a math geek, I'm always looking for ways to ply my arcane craft and finally have found something that's socially positive - analyzing the state of the wargaming hobby.  It's up to you to keep me occupied here so that my math skills remain employed for good and not evil.  It's very true that the devil makes work for idle hands and doubly so for mathematical calculations.  Proof?  During the early 1990's, while at Capital One and not involved in the hobby, I created the algorythm's used as the basis of assessing credit card late fees.  They're still mostly in use today.  You're welcome, by the way.

So if you don't want me looking for even more creative ways to financially fleece you, fill out the damn survey.  You've been warned.

:)

Some of survey segments that I'm on:

LWTV Wargaming Spending (I look like a disheveled lunatic)

WSS Podcast (I do have a face for Podcasting but maybe not the voice for it)