I appreciate the shout out and hope we can get some more games in soon! The larger the sample size the better the data, right???
The article comparing the competitive scenes was intriguing. In particular the top half of the table was interesting to see a pretty tight spread for things like units taken and for unit strength.
Realizing that definitions can get debated to death, I don’t want to box you in, but do you have example units or guidelines for how you categorized units (leader, buffer, shock, flanker, chaff, baseline? And numbers wise, units can count in multiple categories, correct?) The Flanker = light cav makes sense, but I was surprised to see so much of that unit type taken across the board. I’ve been wanting to test out KoM Mounted Sergeants for a while, for example, but they just seem so underwhelming on paper.
As for nascent trends, and maybe future posts…
- It’s mentioned in passing in several articles, but have you actually seen an uptick yet in Abyssal Dwarfs or Empire of Dust in these tournaments? Maybe tracking them as a percentage of the total attendees?
- ASB’s got an overhaul. Have you noticed an uptick in lists including these?
- Drops/Scoring units are tracked, have you looked at tracking individuals? IIRC the US scene greatly prefers heroes with US, but it might be neat to see that laid out. Perhaps the UK scene really is more unique.
- Magic items are being examined and tracked, but magic is still a blind spot for me. Have you noticed or tracked overall spells taken? Host Shadowbeast, Alchemist Curse, and the lowly Bane Chant might be interesting to see. Especially with most of my armies opting for it and most of yours not.
Thanks for the articles! Interesting stuff.