"What size wargames do you play most?" Topic

The question says it all. Obviously scale will have an influence, as will the ruleset, but I'd like to know what size games are typically being played:

- less than 20 models per side
- 20 to 50 models per side
- 50 to 100 models per side
- 100 to 250 models per side
- 250 to 500 models per side
- 500+ models per side
- not a wargamer

For me I play a range of games, but most often larger games in the 100-250 figure per side range: battles rather than skirmishes.

Depends.

Eric

These days:

20 men plus a few vehicles per side.

Up until a few months ago:

over 1000 figures per side.

Whatever fits on my table. Depends on figure size.

Depends on scale but generally I like "lots".

Typically 50-250.

50-100 most commonly.

Most recent few games here have been 250-500. Of course, the figures are 10mm so the 24-man units are not as impressive as they would have been in 28mm.

Against that, your dining table is not as impressive as the basketball court you would need in 28mm.

15mm scale – 250-500 and 500+

100-250 models

2-50 mostly.
Unless its my IG 40k army…

For 4-6 players and interpretting models = stands, probably in the 250-500 per side range. A few will be smaller but we like the borderline out of control games.

100 – 250 per side.

What constitutes a 'model'? A stand, I'm assuming?

I prefer to have 20 – 50 stands per side unless we're playing FOG or something like that. In that case, 50 – 100.

I think we seldom play a "skirmish" game with under 200 figures, so probably more. In regards to other forms of gaming, 500+ always with many exceeding 1,000+.

We also play a number of games each year which exceed 3,000.

Hmm quite a hard question, I never really think of counting the actual figures, I just count bases.

A brigade level WW2 game will probably involve a couple of hundred figures and a few dozen vehicles OTOH we did a Memoir 44 game last week which only had four vehicles and maybe 100 figures.

To do Koeniggratz I had to use almost my entire collection of Prussians & Austrians. Hundreds and hundreds of figures.

Whereas my DBA Numidians have maybe 30 figs:)

Usually 250 to 500+ per game in 25mm

depends.

We've had less than 10 ACW naval models on a table up to way over 500+ 15mm Napoleonics.

All the above (except not a Wargamer).

Less than 20, most of the time.

I suggest you add more size categories. A reasonably sized Napoleonic battle between 2 divisions at a 1:20 roster scales will require 1,000-2,000 figures. Typically, this is what we play at home with 2-4 players on the back porch. The annual Rapier Convention in Jacksonville traditionally features a Corps or larger battle with easily twice that or more.

Rick

20-50 per side.

20 or less per side. I have enjoyed many larger games but always prefer skirmish.