A wargamer friend of mine recently told me I am a perfectionist. I was surprised by this comment. After some thought, he is right. I do find myself spending time getting things right.
Perfectionist: a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
In our hobby this can apply to painting, terrain, rules and/or scenario design. I don't think it is a bad thing, I just spend a bit more time trying to get things right. Maybe I do this based on past games I've run that I felt did not work out well.
Scenario
This is probably where I spend my most time (apart from painting). I try to find a map from the period or close to the battle and also try to find a good deployment map. The terrain can be important to a battle, so I spend time tracking down what the terrain should be recreated on the table. The OOB for the scenario I'll track down to the best I can get it. I also look to acquire a good book on the battle I'm going to do. I think all our scenarios have improved with internet now.
Miniatures
I have been known to not do a historic battle because I can not find the correct miniatures for the battle, whereas I think most would make do with what is available. Fortunately, by waiting, some of the miniatures have been sculpted and I've put on the battles.
Painting
I am an average painter. Where I focus more of my time is researching the uniforms or ship/plane camouflage correctly. An example is researching exactly what a ships camouflage was for the battle it was in for the scenario I'm using it for. No, I will not repaint a ship for a scenario, but I'm certainly tempted to have an additional version of a capital ship if the camouflage is significantly different. My miniatures painted up are not perfect. As long as they look good on the wargaming table.
Terrain
For each scenario I try to layout the right terrain for this scenario. Recently I could not find a building for a 28mm game. Nothing looked like the historic building in the battle, so I decided to build one from scratch. I think it turned out pretty well. Yes, I could have just thrown down a building and no one would be the wiser, but I guess the perfectionist in me couldn't let that happen.
Rules
We all have our reasons for choosing our favorite wargame rules. I think we are always searching for the perfect rules. I certainly look for rules that can generate a historic outcome and takes into consideration the period. I have been known to be very interested in the scale the rules represent (i.e. 1" = 25 yds). Though, a complex ruleset might just run too slow and boring for players. I try to stay clear of those.
Is being a perfectionist a bad thing? I don't think so. As long as it doesn't get in the way of enjoying the hobby.
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