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sillypoint20 Apr 2019 8:59 p.m. PST

What size is the group of players you normally play with? Is your wargame group a squad, a platoon? My experience is that successful wargames clubs that make platoon size- within a year fracture into smaller groups- those that play DBA or move to another set of rules, or refuse to rebase. The Spartans split and the Barbarian club moves over to the next pub.

A fire team, a Rogue trooper?

Old Contemptibles21 Apr 2019 1:03 a.m. PST

Two different questions.

Size of our club is about 150.

The group of players I normally game with is 4 to 8. It varies.

Personal logo Herkybird Supporting Member of TMP21 Apr 2019 5:46 a.m. PST

Our club has about 20 or so members, and we usually have 10-15 at any session. We play 5 or 6 different games with very little cross over, but we like it that way! Everyone is friendly.

bruntonboy21 Apr 2019 5:46 a.m. PST

8 regulars. We have a hired room with 24/7 access so can play anytime.

Fried Flintstone21 Apr 2019 6:52 a.m. PST

About a dozen

Personal logo Extra Crispy Sponsoring Member of TMP21 Apr 2019 7:18 a.m. PST

Not sure how many total members we have. I'm a primary GM for Monday nights. Our bigger games run on Wednesdays. Thursdays is for smaller games and boardgames. Then ad-hoc gaming happens any other time people feel like. We have a club house with multiple tables, storage and a fridge.

Typical game is 6-10 players. We routinely get 10-15 people most nights, though the people vary with the night.

Stryderg21 Apr 2019 7:37 a.m. PST

My club consists of one member and he only shows up sporadically.

Wildman21 Apr 2019 7:56 a.m. PST

No club. Three or four other gamers and myself that play
Pathfinder every 1 to 2 months. Twice a year, two friends
visit from out of town and we play something historical.
Could be worse I guess.

TodCreasey21 Apr 2019 8:00 a.m. PST

About 30 which has been consistent for about 10 years now

Personal logo Saber6 Supporting Member of TMP Fezian21 Apr 2019 8:16 a.m. PST

Basically a fireteam, with dreams of being a squad

wrgmr121 Apr 2019 9:23 a.m. PST

We have a supported squad, 12 regulars and a couple of infrequent gamers. Usually we get at least 8 or more out every Thursday. Four of our chaps gah ave games rooms that we alternate playing at. Most of us 20+ years.

Dynaman878921 Apr 2019 10:17 a.m. PST

There is a club 30 minutes to 90 minutes south of me (Winter/Summer) that I have not been to in over a year now. That group is 8 or so regulars and 30 total I believe. Most of my gaming is with a couple guys online and one player for FTF – all board wargames these days.

advocate21 Apr 2019 10:28 a.m. PST

A weak platoon, not all present every week, and playing several games of an evening.

JimDuncanUK21 Apr 2019 11:49 a.m. PST

I used to be a member of a 100 strong club.

I would usually play with a few best friends within that club but very occasionally maybe a dozen or so.

I now play solo (I'm pretty old now) but I have a couple of mates who come to play now and again.

I have a grandson comin up to 3 years old. I'm hoping to make him a wargamer if I live long enough.

BrockLanders21 Apr 2019 12:00 p.m. PST

No club, just an under strength squad of 7

SultanSevy21 Apr 2019 12:43 p.m. PST

Our small club which plays at my house is 4 members, but we're hoping to grow it.

Bob the Temple Builder21 Apr 2019 1:05 p.m. PST

Most of my stuff is solo, but once I year I play wargames with fifty or so other wargamers over a weekend. We are all member of the same group, which numbers just under one hundred.

IUsedToBeSomeone21 Apr 2019 2:13 p.m. PST

18 people in the Guildford club – somewhere around 10-12 turn up each week for 3-6 games…

Mike

ashauace6970 Supporting Member of TMP21 Apr 2019 2:33 p.m. PST

No club but a comfortable group of 5-8 who meet twice a week

D A THB21 Apr 2019 4:38 p.m. PST

I believe the club has about 65 members but split into fire teams or squads. I usually am a sniper but occasionally am part of a weapons team.

whitphoto21 Apr 2019 4:53 p.m. PST

4ish people in one informal group. I belong to two moderately sized clubs (several dozen people in each) but only play with a fist full of people from each once a month of club days

nnascati Supporting Member of TMP21 Apr 2019 5:58 p.m. PST

Used to be four of us playing weekly, either my home or another guy's. Two have gotten out of the hobby altogether, and another is busy running a hobby related business. That leaves me playing solo or drafting my reasonably willing son in law to game with me.

wolvermonkey21 Apr 2019 7:16 p.m. PST

Just me and 1 other guy.

Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut21 Apr 2019 10:57 p.m. PST

The various groups that I game with are:

1 guy

1 guy

1 guy

2 guys

7 guys

20 guys

Three of the 7 guys and one of the 1 guy overlap with the 20 guys, but not often.

Mike Target22 Apr 2019 5:15 a.m. PST

I believe our club has some 200 "Regular" members with some 40-60 turning up each week.
There seems to be about 15-20 games each club night of pretty much every sort imaginable.

21eRegt22 Apr 2019 6:28 a.m. PST

We have a loose group without club status the plays most weeks. We communicate games coming up or being considered, meet for one game at a time in a couple of places, with anywhere from two to ten players. Just depends on the game being played.

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP22 Apr 2019 6:33 a.m. PST

We have 50 people on the mailing list. Ten or so show up once a month.

The Tin Dictator22 Apr 2019 6:20 p.m. PST

We have just over 40 members in the group.
Somewhere between 6 and 10 usually show up for a game twice a month.

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP22 Apr 2019 6:28 p.m. PST

Our group, which met informally at our FLGS, was about 30 in number. After the shop's demise it splintered to various folks homes. We maintain a loose contact and often try to mass but it is usually 4-6 guys at someone's home. The faction to which I belong tries to game each Sunday. So, a fire team which occasionally joins an under strength platoon.

Micman Supporting Member of TMP23 Apr 2019 8:19 a.m. PST

I am part of 2 small groups one of 6 and one of 12+ They are part of a larger regional group of 300+

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