Verdict’s Out: How Big Is Too Big? (Part 2)

Poll results from the newsletter, Instagram, and Facebook

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January 19, 2026

The past couple of days have been pretty interesting since the last issue went out.

After sharing my own take on print-and-play build size in Issue #48, I got curious about where you all landed. So I decided to dig a little deeper.

What I did

I didn’t go full academic-research mode, but I did try to gather input from a few different corners of the community.

I leveraged data from the previous newsletter poll, ran a story poll on Instagram, and reached out to two Facebook groups: Print and Play Games for Beginners and Print&Play Guild.

All in all, in less than 48 hours, I gathered votes from 74 unique voters.

Not bad for a couple of days, eh?

What I found

Here’s how things shook out across the different platforms:

Beehiiv newsletter poll:

  • Medium Build: 66%

  • No Build: 23%

  • Heavy Build: 11%

Instagram:

  • Medium Build: 75%

  • No Build: 25%

Facebook groups (average)

  • Medium Build: 76%

  • No Build: 17%

  • Heavy Build: 7%

So yeah, medium builds absolutely ran away with it. No real contest there.

What folks had to say

The topic really got people talking, and I loved it!

My friend Joe from joe_plays_games summed up a concern I saw pop up more than once:

“When you’re building a PnP you’re investing a load of time in a big build. But you’re also chancing on whether it’s a game you’re going to enjoy. All that effort might go in for something that you probably won’t play again.”

And from the Facebook community, Juan López shared a very practical benchmark:

“Between 4 to 8 sheets is a good size for a PnP, for me. 🤷🏻‍♂️”

Final thoughts?

Of course, 74 voters isn’t exactly a massive sample size, and this was never meant to be a definitive verdict for everyone. Print-and-play is wonderfully personal, and what feels just right will always vary from player to player.

Still, it was genuinely great to hear your perspectives, see the patterns emerge, and have so many of you engage with the topic, especially after I put my own opinion out there in the previous issue.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and for keeping the conversation going.

- Tas.

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