I recently completed an online ethnography of the table top wargaming community. I mainly focused on the community surrounding a set of two integrated games called Warmachine and Hordes. The day after I submitted my ethnography, Privateer Press, the maker of these two games, made an announcement on their website. The company announced that they would be releasing a second edition of the rules. All of the current rules would be completely revised for clarity and ease of play.
The interesting thing about all of this is that Privateer Press will be unveiling the working copy of these new rules on their website. They players to use the rules on their own, and then write back on the message boards about their likes and dislikes of the changes. It allows the entire community to test the rules and give feedback before the new rulebook goes to print. I don't think anything similar has been done before. It really speaks to how the internet has given a voice to the masses, a way for the larger community to directly affect their favorite pastime.
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