"Why so little attention for Swordpoint?" Topic

It is essential to support the rules utilising all forms of media available. YouTube is a rules writer/producers friend. In fact it is essential.

Totally agree, I spend a bit of time creating videos for various rules and it generally causes some increase in interest in the rules I cover. However I find Utube's main benefit is assisting players in learning how to play the rules. If the rules are complex this is essential.

The other factor is printed supporting material. While Napoleonic's, the age of eagles has a very nice format for historical battle scenarios which make it easy to quickly set up a game and play. DBM/DBMM/DBA and DBN have excellent resources for points based games, allowing any two players to very quickly setup a game and just play. Ancient Battlelines Clash has reasonable material to create historical battles, but some effort is required to convert this into a quick reference sheet. Lost Battles is designed to recreate historical battles, so does a good job there.

Rules designers need to identify their rules sweet spot and make sure the rules have army lists, if playing points based games, or historical quick reference sheets, if playing historical battles.

There is a good set of free Napoleonic's rules called Von Krieg, but because they lack supporting material forces players to create their own force mix, playing area and victory conditions, they did not succeed.

uglyfatbloke

x2 for Atheling.

Thanks. It is crucial.

pfmodel

Totally agree, I spend a bit of time creating videos for various rules and it generally causes some increase in interest in the rules I cover.

Absolutely, developing a growing feeling of community is essential. I would add that during lockdowns etc this was even more fundamental. That is not to say that utilising YouTube is not just as important in many way, under normal circumstances.

However I find Utube's main benefit is assisting players in learning how to play the rules. If the rules are complex this is essential.

I think following the TooFatLardies model, which has proven to be not only a great promotional tool but also a great way to explain some of the different tactics used by various armies.

But there's a larger point that needs to be made. By putting together quality videos, it builds a sense of community, which is something human beings crave.

Everything else should, in theory at least, follow.

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As someone relatively new to wargaming, it's pretty hard to find your way through the jungle of miniature scales AND wargaming rules. I was going to mention how I found each wargame I am planning to play but it can be summed up as either through Youtube or Facebook. Quite often I didn't found them on purpose but rather they were mentioned and peaked my interest. After which I compared with other games (on Youtube and look for discussions on forums) and then make a decision.