The Portable Wargame has been developed over the past ten years to meet the needs of wargamers who want a fast, easy to learn, simple to use set of wargames rules that don’t require the player to purchase and paint a large collection of figures and that can be staged on a small dinner table, a large coffee table, or something even smaller. The rules are designed to be used with a gridded tabletop made up of squares or hexes.
This book is the result. Please note that all the rules have been designed to be used with a gridded tabletop made up of squares or hexes.
This book has been written in direct response to the feedback from readers of 'The Portable Wargame', and includes three sets of rules - Ancient, enhanced Early and Mid Twentieth Century, and Air Combat - and chapters that look at Army ...
... EARLY NAVAL WARGAMING RULES 1873- 1904: EARLY WARGAMES VOLUME 6 (published in 2014 by the History of Wargaming Project [ISBN 978 1326 11893 8]) THE FRED JANE NAVAL WARGAME (1906) INCLUDING THE ROYAL NAVY'S WARGAMING RULES (1921) ...
The book includes eleven chapters as well as an appendix and a bibliography.
This book follows on from 'The Portable Wargame' and 'Developing The Portable Wargame' to cover naval wargames that can be fought on a gridded tabletop.
The book contains 8 all-new sets of very simple rules for various periods—from Ancient to WW2—and thirty stimulating scenarios which can be played using any of them.
Many wargamers enjoy the challenge of skirmish games where, instead of the strategy of vast armies portrayed by traditional wargames, the focus is on the tactics of a small unit.
This book includes access to a downloadable computer simulation where the reader can view the author's simulations as well create their own.
This book has fourteen chapters, two sets of rules, two exemplar battle reports, two appendices, a list of sources of inspiration, and over one hundred and ten illustrations.
Veteran gamer and rules writer John Lambshead has teamed up with the legendary Rick Priestley, creator of Games Workshop_s phenomenally successful Warhammer system, to create this essential guide for any would-be wargame designer or ...