 Editor in Chief Bill   | 28 Feb 2026 12:08 a.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Do you play miniature wargames which involve spacecraft in space? 43% said "yes, I am a space gamer"
31% said "no, I am not a space gamer"
16% said "I used to be a space gamer" |
robert piepenbrink  | 28 Feb 2026 5:02 a.m. PST |
Clearly a lot more people piloting X-wings or commanding rag-tag fleets than I would have guessed. |
| doomfire | 28 Feb 2026 7:52 a.m. PST |
So "You are not a space gamer!" was the winner? |
 20thmaine | 28 Feb 2026 9:39 a.m. PST |
The highest vote usually wins, so I think the title needs correcting |
 Parzival | 28 Feb 2026 10:41 a.m. PST |
*I* am a space gamer! And I see we're in the plurality. I'll bet the "used to bes" could easily be persuaded to give it another try. |
 miniMo | 28 Feb 2026 11:08 a.m. PST |
I am too, and I subscribed to the magazine even back when.
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| Andrew Walters | 28 Feb 2026 11:14 a.m. PST |
There are so many ways to interpret our well-designed polls! NO ONE responded "Not my cup of tea." Space gaming is *everyone's* cup of tea! Only 4% said "not my genre", thus for 96% of Space gaming *is* our genre! I haven't actually played a space minis game in years, but I would not say that I "used to be" a space gamer. It just hasn't gotten to the table. So by projection we can add all the used-to-bes and want-to-bes to get 62% are space gamers! But "used to be" means you are not, as does "want to be". So at least 54% aren't space gamers. The great things about polls like this is that you can read them as you like! |
| Woolshed Wargamer | 28 Feb 2026 1:22 p.m. PST |
I am a spaced out gamer sometimes. Does that count? |
| BrockLanders | 28 Feb 2026 3:44 p.m. PST |
I dabbled in space gaming but could never find suitable rules |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 28 Feb 2026 8:41 p.m. PST |
I'm a confirmed space gamer. GDW's Mayday and even the old Traveller Book 3 space combat rules are great games. So is Full Thrust. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 28 Feb 2026 9:54 p.m. PST |
I am too, and I subscribed to the magazine even back when. I even wrote for the magazine!  |
| Martin Rapier | 01 Mar 2026 12:39 a.m. PST |
I'm a space gamer but I've hardly touched a model spaceship my life. Counters, paper, computer games…. |
 ochoin | 01 Mar 2026 4:58 a.m. PST |
I've lost a few kilos recently, so am I a taking-up-less-space gamer? |
| 20thmaine | 01 Mar 2026 10:07 a.m. PST |
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| thedrake | 01 Mar 2026 9:11 p.m. PST |
Am too a space gamer! Missed seeing this poll.
Just bought a bunch of Full Thrust NAC painted ships off ebay for cheap. |
| billclo | 02 Mar 2026 4:35 a.m. PST |
I missed the poll. I am also a space gamer, though playing opportunities are pretty much non-existent these days. Even at conventions there aren't very many space games of interest. Which stinks. I used to run Full Thrust games, but got burnt out and wanted to play, not run, but not many people were running them besides myself. So my large-ish ship collection sits gathering dust. |
| TheBeast | 03 Mar 2026 6:41 a.m. PST |
Ochain, I am an even greater space gamer than before? As with Billclo, I missed the poll, though only dream of doing the job he did of sharing the vision. I still purchase ships, but haven't had much play. Life. Then, I always was mostly a poser collector. Well, at least I am not Spartacus. Doug |
