Memoir '44 Fans 2021 Survey

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Welcome to the second edition of the Memoir '44 Fans Annual Survey! After last year’s huge adherence and success, we are redoing the Survey this year, bringing along several suggestions brought by participants. This is meant to be a quick way to get some feedback from our forum users and the broader Memoir 44 Community. If you come here often but don’t have an account yet, this is a great time to create one to voice out what you’d like to see. Aside from the usual username/password account you can also log in with your Facebook or Google account.

About you

Let’s see how diverse our community is :slight_smile:

1. Where are you based?

  • North America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Oceania

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2. How long have you been playing Memoir 44?

  • Since the game came out in 2004
  • More than 5 years
  • 2-4 years
  • More than a year
  • Less than a year
  • I’ve only played a couple of times with friends

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3. How did you first hear about the game?

  • Tried it at a game convention
  • Played at a friend’s house
  • Through my local board game store/club
  • On Board Game Geek
  • Watched videos about it on YouTube
  • Other online sources
  • Other (please leave a comment!)

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4. Where do you play Memoir 44?

Choose the options you choose most frequently.

  • At home
  • At a friend’s house
  • Board game group near me
  • At a Memoir '44 club near me
  • Online via Memoir '44 Online
  • Online via Vassal
  • Online via Tabletop Simulator
  • Other (please leave a comment!)

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5. Who do you typically play against?

Choose the most common options.

  • Family
  • Friends
  • Players I’ve met online
  • Tournament players
  • Other (please leave a comment!)

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6. What are some of your favorite play formats?

Choose up to 3 options.

  • Standard
  • Breakthrough
  • Overlord
  • Over-through (Overlord + Breakthrough)
  • Operation Neptune (D-Day Landings)
  • Scenarios with map rotated 90 degrees
  • Other (please leave a comment!)

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7. What are some of the things you enjoy most about the game?

Choose up to 3 options.

  • World War II History and Battles
  • Simplicity, even children can play
  • Community aspect
  • I like wargames in general
  • Large number of scenarios to play
  • Other (please leave a comment!)

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8. How do you typically pick scenarios to play?

Choose up to 3 options

  • Look through printed booklets, campaign books, etc.
  • Play a set of scenarios in sequence, e.g. by theater of war or campaign
  • Use a list of favorite maps that get played frequently
  • Community made scenarios and campaigns
  • Tournament scenarios from previous years
  • Try to play something different every time, there’s plenty to choose from
  • Play scenarios that people post about that I find interesting
  • I make my own scenarios and campaigns

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9. Which theater of war do you play most often?

Pick 1-2 options

  • Western Front
  • Eastern Front
  • Pacific Theater
  • Mediterranean Theater
  • I rotate between theaters often
  • Other Conflicts (Sino-Japanese War, Korean War, etc)

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10. Do you feel the game is generally more fun with airplanes (i.e. using the Air Pack or the New Flight Plan)?

Pick 1-2 options

  • Yes
  • No

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11. Do you feel the game is generally more fun with Combat Cards (e.g. Winter Combat Cards, Jungle Combat Cards, etc)?

Pick 1-2 options

  • Yes
  • No

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Collections

This is the time to show out your collection and see how you stack up against everyone else!

12. How many copies of the base game do you own?

  • 0 (I’m waiting for the box to get home!)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3 or more

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13. Which of the army pack expansions do you own?

  • Eastern Front
  • Mediterranean Theater
  • Pacific Theater
  • None

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14. How many copies of each army pack do you own on average?

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3 or more

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15. Which of the non-standard map boards do you have?

  • Winter/Desert Board
  • Breakthrough Boards
  • None

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16. Are you waiting for a reprint or looking to buy any of these hard to find expansions?

  • None
  • Air Pack (2007)
  • Campaign Bag (2008)
  • Campaign Book Vol 1 (2009)
  • Winter Wars (2010)
  • Breakthrough Kit (2010)
  • Battle Map Series (2008-2010)
  • Campaign Book Vol 2 (2011)
  • Equipment Pack (2012)
  • D-Day Landings (2014)

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17. Which expansions do you own?

  • None
  • Terrain Pack (2005)
  • Eastern Front (2005)
  • Pacific Theater (2006)
  • Air Pack (2007)
  • Campaign Bag (2008)
  • Operation Overlord (2008)
  • Mediterranean Theater (2008)
  • Campaign Book Vol 1 (2009)
  • Winter Wars (2010)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 1: Hedgerow Hell (2008)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 2: Tigers in the Snow (2009)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 3: Sword of Stalingrad (2009)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 4: Disaster at Dieppe (2010)
  • Campaign Book Vol 2 (2011)
  • Equipment Pack (2012)
  • D-Day Landings (2014)
  • The Battle Map Series II - Volume 1: The Battles of Khalkhin-Gol (2016)
  • The Battle Map Series II - Volume 2: Through Jungle and Desert (2018)
  • New Flight Plan (2019)

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18. If everything was in stock, which expansions would you buy for yourself?

Choose up to 10 options.

  • None, I have everything I want
  • Terrain Pack (2005)
  • Eastern Front (2005)
  • Pacific Theater (2006)
  • Air Pack (2007)
  • Campaign Bag (2008)
  • Operation Overlord (2008)
  • Mediterranean Theater (2008)
  • Campaign Book Vol 1 (2009)
  • Winter Wars (2010)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 1: Hedgerow Hell (2008)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 2: Tigers in the Snow (2009)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 3: Sword of Stalingrad (2009)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 4: Disaster at Dieppe (2010)
  • Campaign Book Vol 2 (2011)
  • Equipment Pack (2012)
  • D-Day Landings (2014)
  • The Battle Map Series II - Volume 1: The Battles of Khalkhin-Gol (2016)
  • The Battle Map Series II - Volume 2: Through Jungle and Desert (2018)
  • New Flight Plan (2019)

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19. How do you store your Memoir '44 collection?

We have a great topic about custom made storage solutions you might want to check out.

  • I keep everything in its original box
  • I made up my own storage system
  • I use the Campaign Bag
  • Other (please leave a comment!)

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20. Plastic or wooden dice?

  • Plastic
  • Wood
  • They make wooden dice…?

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21. Sleeved or unsleeved cards?

  • Every card gets a sleeve!
  • No sleeves.

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22. Do you use custom terrain?

  • Yes
  • On special occasions
  • No

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23. Have you painted your miniatures?

  • Yes
  • Some of them
  • No

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24. Which expansion do you find yourself playing most often?

  • None, I only have the base game
  • None, I rotate through them often
  • Terrain Pack (2005)
  • Eastern Front (2005)
  • Pacific Theater (2006)
  • Air Pack (2007)
  • Mediterranean Theater (2008)
  • Campaign Book Vol 1 (2009)
  • Winter Wars (2010)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 1: Hedgerow Hell (2008)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 2: Tigers in the Snow (2009)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 3: Sword of Stalingrad (2009)
  • The Battle Map Series - Volume 4: Disaster at Dieppe (2010)
  • Campaign Book Vol 2 (2011)
  • Equipment Pack (2012)
  • D-Day Landings (2014)
  • The Battle Map Series II - Volume 1: The Battles of Khalkhin-Gol (2016)
  • The Battle Map Series II - Volume 2: Through Jungle and Desert (2018)
  • New Flight Plan (2019)

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Forum Content

Help us make this an even better place for Memoir '44 players!

25. Which content would you like to see here?

Choose up to 3 options.

  • Campaigns and Scenarios
  • After Action Reports
  • Rules and Information about Terrain, Combat, etc.
  • Expansion Reviews
  • Video Playthroughs
  • Other (please leave a comment!)
  • Just here for the survey

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26. Can you navigate around the Forum easily?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Just here for the survey

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27. Are you able to use the search box to find the topics you’re looking for?

  • Yes
  • Sometimes
  • No
  • I don’t use the search box

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Have more suggestions for other polls?

Please leave a comment!

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Heard about game on Days of Wonder sales insert inside Ticket to Ride game purchased Christmas 2020. Most often playing solo.

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Welcome to the Forum! Wow, that’s so crazy, because I first heard about Ticket to Ride inside the panflet that came in my Memoir 44 box :slight_smile:

In any case, I’m glad you found out about Memoir!

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I think there should be some options concerning solitaire play. That makes up most of what i do!
Perhaps it would also be interesting to learn what kind of customization people do?

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Welcome to the forum Ben!

I’d be happy to accomodate some questions about solo play, although I play it myself I had some trouble coming up with meaningful questions. Maybe you’d be able to help me out on this? :slight_smile:

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I play solo, usually using 6mm models on detailed 3d hexagon tiled terrain. I have developed rules for units like armoured cars and carrier platoons based on aspects of similar units.

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Had only played the game a couple of times about 2 years ago when active with a local board game group. I loved the game but held off buying as it was 2 player and most of my games are played with 4-6 of us. However I kept thinking about it and told my best friend and asked for it for my birthday last October. She duly bought it me - that’s what friends are for.
Main main reason was I’d started to get in painting miniatures, mainly because of lock down, and found I really enjoyed it. So having painted the minis in Fire and Axe a Viking Saga I needed something else to keep me going during those long winter months.
Loved painting everything and then started to play the game. Really brought it to life for me.
Since then I’ve researched extra 1/72 troops to make the scenarios more authentic and found the brilliant plasticsoldierreview website.
I’ve now got British Paratroops, British Infantry, German Panzergrenadiers all Caesar Miniatures, and German Late War Heavy Weapons from PSC. Have started to paint these and base them and am really enjoying the whole thing.
Would be interesting to know what others do for additional troops/vehicles if not using Army Packs.
Maybe a survey of that?
Nicky Smith - Derbyshire, UK

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To complete my answers :
3 - I first saw the game in a museum at Arromanches.
5 - I often play solo, playing each side alternatively.

Thanks !

Christophe
(France)

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