To allow you all viability of the responses, we have collated the information, banged them into a bar chart and have added them on here with a quick discussion on each, enjoy!!
Question 1 – What do you most prefer about the hobby?

What this shows us
It’s obvious that the majority of the group prefer to play their games after painting them and that we should aim for gaming over that of painting and modelling; however it is also noted that these do in fact incur interest from the group
Question 2 - How often do you game?
What this shows us
Following on from the previous question, we wanted to know how often you could play. This would allow for us to organise a gaming night that would suit most people (understanding that we can’t always please everyone)!
Most people can attend once a fortnight, which echo's the approach and success that the 30k/40k fun nights have seen. This day is usually on a Wednesday or Thursday.
It would appear that the best approach to take would be to hold a 30k night once a fortnight for the majority of people as well as a monthly session.
Question 5 – What times are best for you to game?
What this show us
Although not strictly the next question, it helps to put this question directly after how often you can play. Most people can attend at some point within the week, and if not then then weekends are the next best thing. The way forward for this information is to identify what days are best suited for most people. I often find it easier for Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, however finding a night that suits all will help with organising a group night
Question 3 – Which of the following do you play/enjoy the most?
What this shows us
The majority of people enjoy playing with lists between 2000 to 3000pts. This is certainly what I have been seeing over the past few months and allows for a good decent game to be had. Smaller battles and doubles is also seen as an intrest as are smaller games below 2000pts including Zone Mortalis.
Question 6 – Your preferred/most accessible gaming venue
What this shows us
Probably the most important question to try and organise a regular night; where can you play. It would appear that the most obvious place to hold these group meetings would be at B.I.G.; however, it is noted that sometimes it can be tough to get to one location, so those that couldn’t make it often shouldn’t be penalised for it.
Question 7 – What would you like to see more of in the future?
The chart didn't work on here for some reason but so you'll have to believe me!!
The data shows us that you’re all about the fluff!! This is certainly what I have seen from those opponents I have played within the last year. Toby ran a great escalation campaign at the beginning of the year culminating in a grand battle, within this it was a painted only event which allowed pople to aim to paint a specific unit for the next battle which ran on a monthly basis. I ran a heresy campaign weekend that attracted a number of clubs and saw the loyalists get beaten by the traitor legions!
A number of people like the idea of gaming tactica and list building discussions (something that goes on anyway, as well as hobby how too’s).
How are we going to use this data?
What I think would be the logical next step for a growing community would be for a regular meet for the 30k players to allow more networking of players. not only do you get a regular time to organise a game but it's also good to see who else is on the scene. To that effect I propose we set a time and date for a monthly meet on a Wednesday at first and see how that runs.
Of course we can still organise games through the heresy group but we should aim for a larger more organised meet once a month. I'll update the heresy thread soon with the first date.
With Christmas looming, the monthly meet will probably occur early Dec and can change in the new year to suit.
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