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Post by goragrad on Aug 4, 2021 23:34:15 GMT
Completed, although i had to respond twice as I forgot the Teutonics the first go round.
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Post by paulhannah on Aug 6, 2021 20:46:58 GMT
I've added all my ready-to-play armies. Now, how can I see the compiled results? When I click on that link, it just invites me to complete the survey again.
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Post by goragrad on Aug 6, 2021 21:22:44 GMT
Not sure if it skews the total number of responses Psul, but at the bottom of the census you can click on the 'View Responses' button to get to the compilation.
One caveat, it would have been nice to see one's responses prior to finally submitting them.
Should have scrolled thru after filling out the form, but an intermediate step with just one's own armies would have helped in ensuring that none were missed (thinking back don't recall clicking off on the Palmyrans and don't want to double up if I did).
Still very much appreciate the effort that went into this and the chance to see what armies are out there.
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Post by paddy649 on Aug 6, 2021 22:36:38 GMT
Wow! The number of book 2 armies is impressive plus the love for the Gauls seems to be universal! Lots to unpack with this survey! I can’t wait to see the final results!
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Post by kaiphranos on Aug 6, 2021 22:55:11 GMT
I believe it will let you see the summary after responding, but unfortunately I'm not sure there is a way to get back to that without going through the survey again. However, I do have the responses being sent to a spreadsheet here: Census Responses
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Post by kaiphranos on Aug 6, 2021 22:56:39 GMT
Wow! The number of book 2 armies is impressive plus the love for the Gauls seems to be universal! Lots to unpack with this survey! I can’t wait to see the final results! Yes, every Book II army has been reported at least once! I think the Gauls are helped by Roman support being divided among Polybians, Marians, and Early Imperials.
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Post by macbeth on Aug 16, 2021 2:27:41 GMT
Just completed mine
I have only added in the completed Book 3 Armies so I have a few partial sets unrepresented.
Great work Kaiphranos
Cheers
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Post by Haardrada on Aug 19, 2021 13:51:16 GMT
Not wanting to sound too impatient but how is the census doing and when can we see the results please?
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Post by timurilank on Aug 19, 2021 15:15:19 GMT
Not wanting to sound too impatient but how is the census doing and when can we see the results please? I am curious as well to read which are the underutilised armies.
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Post by kaiphranos on Aug 19, 2021 20:02:04 GMT
The rate of new responses has slowed considerably, but I will probably let it go a little longer to catch any stragglers.
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Post by kaiphranos on Aug 27, 2021 20:09:36 GMT
For anyone who is curious, the results are now in!The ten most popular armies overall were as follows: 1. II/11 Gallic - 83 armies 2. II/33 Polybian Roman - 77 armies 3. II/56 Early Imperial Roman - 75 armies 4. II/49 Marian Roman - 73 armies 5. II/32a Later Carthaginian 275-202 BC - 71 armies 6. II/5b Later Hoplite Greek (Athenian) 448-278 BC - 66 armies 7. II/53 Ancient British - 65 armies 8. II/12 Alexandrian Macedonian - 64 armies 9. (tie) III/40b Viking 850-1280 AD / II/78a Late Imperial Roman (Western) - 61 armies
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Post by ammianus on Aug 27, 2021 20:57:23 GMT
Wow, that would not be the ten I would have guessed!
Thanks for putting the data together; fascinating list!
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Post by elliesdad on Aug 27, 2021 21:20:14 GMT
Thanks Kaiphranos. That’s a serious amount of data crunching. Well done and thank you for all your efforts.
I guess the census/survey shows that between us, we DBA wargamers have sufficiently diverse interests that we are pretty much “covering all bases”. Either that or (like Pokemon) we “gotta collect ‘em all”. I suspect a significant number of us have a serious obsession with collecting - in my case it’s wargames figures, military books/magazines, true crime & crime fiction, comics, science fiction/fantasy etc…
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by decebalus on Aug 30, 2021 11:16:49 GMT
"Next we have the four books by period. It's a little difficult to see much difference here, though Book II does seem to rise above the other three."
This analysis on your blog is not convincing. Of the ten top book 1 armylists there are only three generic armies: two of New Kingdom Egypt and Seapeople. All other armies either span over to book 2 (Scythian and Thracian for example) or are a variant of a book 2 army (If i have Late Spartans, i can make without much problems early Spartans too).
So it looks like, book 1 has by far the fewest armies and interest.
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Post by timurilank on Aug 30, 2021 13:40:38 GMT
In my case, I would say that is true.
Book I: 10 armies (3000 BC – 500 BC) Book II: 48 armies (500 BC – 476 AD) Book III: 46 armies (476 AD – 1071 AD) Book IV: 23 armies (1071 AD – 1525 AD)
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