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BrikWars is a turn-based skirmish-level miniatures wargame. Each player in the game controls forces custom-built from construction toys or whatever materials they have at hand. [ 3 ] : 13 The creations are assigned attributes according to the current size and features of the physical models at any given moment.
A popular theme for CMGs are strategy wargames, since games of that genre typically feature miniatures such as: soldiers, vehicles, etc. Miniature wargames have been around for a long time, but the idea of a collectible miniature wargame is recent.
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Shenandoah, subtitled "A Civil War Game of the Valley Campaigns — 1862 and 1864", is a board wargame published by Battleline Publications in 1975 that simulates two campaigns of the American Civil War: the 1862 Valley Campaign of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson, and the 1864 Union offensive drive up the Shenandoah Valley.
Board wargames were more popular than miniature wargames in the USA, unlike in the UK where miniatures dominated through hobby press and conventions. One reason was that assembling a playset for miniature wargaming was expensive, time-consuming, and required artisanal skill. Another reason was that board wargames could be played by correspondence.
People's War Games – publishers of the WW2 Russian Front monster wargame Korsun Pocket and some others WW1 and WW2 wargames. Privateer Press – publishers of WARMACHINE and HORDES as well as the Iron Kingdoms d20 RPG setting. Quarterdeck International - publishers of wargames since 1979, founded and operated by Jack Greene.
Wargame Construction Set is a video game game creation system published in 1986 by Strategic Simulations. Developed by Roger Damon, it allows the user to construct, edit and play customizable wargame scenarios. It was released for the Amiga, Atari 8-bit computers, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. Several sequels followed.
The Wargames Research Group (WRG) is a British publisher of rules and reference material for miniature wargaming.Founded in 1969 they were the premier publisher of tabletop rules during the seventies and eighties, publishing rules for periods ranging from ancient times to modern armoured warfare, and reference books which are still considered standard works for amateur researchers and wargamers.