Originally Posted by
David Manley
I don't know what the perception is in the US but here in the UK it isn't the "commited age of sail backer" who is buying this game (if by that you mean AoS aficionados), as they are generally firmly wedded to 1/1200 and Langton/Navwar/GHQ/Skytrex models. From what I've seen and the conversations I've had I'm something of an exception (no surprise there, but then again I did champion "Victory at Sea" and tried to do the same for "Trafalgar", both of which were aimed (by accident or design) more at the "gamey" end of the market). From my own perspective, and given the nature of the games that SGN suits (single ship / small squadron actions) I'm already at the point where reprints aren't of much interest. So Spanish, US and some other nations, generic small ships as well as merchies, privateers, and some nicely done shore batteries (ideally something that would work with 1/1200 as well - might as well try to catch their business) would interest me, but another load of British or French 74s? No, not really and more 1st rates definitely not.
In terms of the "target market" I'd see it very much as the casual gamer, someone with a passing interest in the subject rather than the "committed" AoS player. So i wouldn't necessarily see all that much in the way of scope for repeat business (that's not to say none at all, but limited compared with WGF/S). And of course there will always be the collectors who will just fork out to Ares for whatever is released :happy: