"How Many Rulebooks Do You Buy in a Year?" Topic

How many?

It depends, but on average probably 1-4.

On average, less than one. I tend to invest money in rules I like. I'm most definitely not a fashionista. I've been playing my most recent rules purchase, Bolt Action, for the last two years. Before that I bought the newest version of The Sword And The Flame some time ago. I'm not even sure how long ago that was. If it aint broke, why fix it?

In the last twelve months, I've probably bought ten printed rulebooks (Osprey has been a significant contributor lately).

Maybe about twenty PDF rulebooks. At least half of these were "why the heck not?" cheap.

If you include rpg's, then I'd have to say 6-8 +.

ZERO

Counting Flames of War supplements, maybe 3 per year.

2-3

1 to 4, include boardgames and it goes up to 12 a year

Minis only? Six, maybe?

Plus another four RPGs.

And I play none of them. I play the ones I already have. There's probably something wrong with this, but it seems to make me happy.

On average, one

1 – 2.

1 or 2

Seven so far this year.

On a good, well-funded year, I will buy a few every month (minis and rpgs combined.) I like exploring different ways of doing things.

On a bad year (like the current one) I only buy what is absolutely necessary, and I solicit donations first.

I'd say 4-6. I've had a few years where it was 10+ easily but I try to be more sensible these days as I rarely get around to playing most.

Probably 4-8.

2 to 3. I am a sucker for eye candy.

Way more than I use – I'm a total rules junky.

2-4 a year

You would have to ask Two Hour Wargames for this year's running total (more on the way that I will almost certainly purchase.)

1 or 2. I tend to decide on a set of rules and then stop buying for that period.

1 to 2, so one and a half I reckon.

3 or more. I like rulebooks

Very variable, most years none or one, but in 2014 I bought all five Neil Thomas books.

Probably average 1-3 over the last 3 years…before that, 3 in 15 years!

1-4

1-3 per year.

In a year? 10-15.

Counting RPGs so far this year I have bought….25+ from mostly used sources.

If just strictly wargame rulebooks not box sets or S&T then…5

One Hour Wargames
The Complete Book of Wargames
Memoir '44 Campaign Book 1
Memoir '44 Campaign Book 2
For Queen & Planet 1
For Queen & Planet 2

And have just signed up for the Hammer & Forge kickstarter which will include another rulebook. Which has piqued my interest in acquiring Advanced SBH and the Fightin Fungi books too.

So far my overwhelming favorite has been the first one back in January, One Hour Wargames.

I would guess 2-4 depending on what's new and available. However, I'll usually avoid copies of the new glossy, hardback money pits just on principle.

1-2

0.25

Maybe 1.

at least 50. likely larger. PDFs, old rules, new rules. I am a junkie.

0.25 to 0.5. In other words maybe one every other year or so.

1 or 2.

Maybe one a year now.

Not one in the last 20 years.

2-3