Reply To: Why is it that Skirmish Games Dominate the Gaming Scene?

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There is definitely an issue in that, as often is the case in any hobby, the term “skirmish” means different things to different people from gamers to game designers. There’s no consensus about what it means. If we’re all using the term in vastly different ways (as seen even in this thread) then the impact of skirmish games on the industry looks dramatic and is virtually impossible to actually built an evidence based statement.

In terms of anecdotal stories from my gaming group, people just don’t want to paint large armies any more. They might be able to make the time but they don’t want to anymore. If we are only going to get a game in once or twice a month, the effort doesn’t seem worth it for them. There’s also something to be said for quicker games allowing you to get two or three games in on the rare game night.