tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post8146482922092554128..comments2024-03-19T12:33:07.568-07:00Comments on History of Wargaming Project: The Top Selling Wargaming Books of All TimeJohn Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-82193640849619925612012-10-18T11:30:51.273-07:002012-10-18T11:30:51.273-07:00Comment from Ross Maker Discovery Games
I think ...Comment from Ross Maker Discovery Games<br /> <br />I think there are several reasons that the discussion hasn’t mentioned that Pratt’s Naval Wargame is such a big seller. I’ll list them from least to most important (in my opinion).<br /><br />First, Pratt was a talented and entertaining writer and his prose reads well – much better than, say, Barker’s acronym-laden shorthand.<br /><br />Second, there existed a large demand for these rules due to the fact that the Pratt Estate deliberately held them off the market for so long, a demand which the unsatisfying (and possibly illicit) Z&M edition did nothing to sate.<br /> <br /><br />But the biggest factor, in my mind, is Pratt’s standing with both history buffs and, more importantly, science fiction fans. SF fans are collectors, especially of works by their favored authors. They tend to be completists, collecting even works from outside science fiction. I expect that a large proportion of the Naval Wargame sales are to SF fans who will never play the game, who own no ship models, who may, indeed look rather askance at the whole idea of wargaming. But it’s a Fletcher Pratt book they don’t already have on the shelf.<br /> <br />Keep up the good work. The whole hobby owes you a big round of thanks.<br /> <br />Ross W. Maker<br /><br />Discovery Games<br />John Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-14173866143376316412012-10-14T11:54:07.420-07:002012-10-14T11:54:07.420-07:00I have not yet heard how many copies of wargaming ...I have not yet heard how many copies of wargaming rules GW has sold, I only have figures for some wargaming books. I will find out the WRG sales if I can. John Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-22334044190106215162012-10-14T11:53:07.800-07:002012-10-14T11:53:07.800-07:00Paddy Griffith's Napoleonic wargaming for Fun ...Paddy Griffith's Napoleonic wargaming for Fun was a fine and original book, with many different ideas for simulating warfare. It is one of the best wargaming books of all time. I have started an Innovations in Wargaming Series of books, which Paddy had contributed several chapters to. John Curry Editor History of Wargaming Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350363410688664287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-3317240756541836742012-10-13T17:36:02.514-07:002012-10-13T17:36:02.514-07:00Any idea how many copies GW have shifted over the ...Any idea how many copies GW have shifted over the years? TBH I don't really class the GW 'hobby' as being part of wargaming 'proper' rather as parallel but separate....<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380479836119202378.post-24822342730001461202012-10-13T05:21:40.814-07:002012-10-13T05:21:40.814-07:00They're fine books - but they're no Napole...They're fine books - but they're no Napoleonic Wargaming for Fun!Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com