POLL: Defining Failure
103 votes were cast by total voters.
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 John the OFM  writes: |
I can name at least 5 different "complete armies, by points, that I collected and later sold off because nobody else had any interest.
I guess that's a "failure", but I enjoyed painting them. 🤷 |
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| VOTING RESULTS |
| Answer | Votes | % | Chart |
Stage 1 is a failure | 4 | 4% |  |
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Stage 2 is a failure | 35 | 34% | |
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Stage 3 is a failure | 19 | 18% | |
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Stage 4 is a failure | 11 | 11% | |
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Stage 5 is a failure | 8 | 8% | |
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other (explain) | 1 | 1% | |
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none of these/no opinion | 16 | 16% | |
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this is ridiculous | 8 | 8% | |
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not my cup of tea | 1 | 1% | |
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| POLL DESCRIPTION |
robert piepenbrink writes:
As a follow-up to the previous poll on why wargame projects fail, perhaps it's appropriate to decide what constitutes either success or failure. I would suggest:
- that a wargame project is a success if you assemble at least two armies, suitable terrain and rules and fight battles. (How many battles? Good question.)
- I'd say it's a failure if you buy or build some of the necessary elements, but throw them out, give them away or sell them off without ever having what you need for a game.
- You can tell yourself the verdict is still out as long as you have pieces of the incomplete project, but after a time, you're just lying to yourself. (How much time? Good question.)
- You built it, but no one came. Is it a failure if the completed project attracts no gamers?
- You cannibalized the project. Is it a failure if the troops, terrain or whatever were folded into another project? (For example, my 28mm Tudor English condensed scale DBA project never played, but was rebased for Lion/Dragon Rampant.)
Which of those five states do you regard as a failure?
Poll set up by  Editor in Chief Bill   , based on this pre-poll discussion. |
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