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This book comes in both a 285-page hardcover edition and a paperback version. In both editions, it is divided into two parts: Part 1: "An Introduction to Wargames" takes up about 25% of the book, and is divided into five chapters: Can War Be Fun? A brief history of wargaming, some of the notable companies, and what type of people play wargames.
The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming is a 223-page book exploring wargaming as a hobby, written for an audience of both non-gamers and gamers. [1] The book covers the evolution of wargames, strategy and tactics employed, short reviews of the games that were available when the book was published, and concludes with a sample game as an example of the hobby for newcomers. [2]
Steve Jackson reviewed The Best of Board Wargaming in The Space Gamer No. 39. [1] Jackson commented that "This one belongs in the library of the game club, collector, or serious designer. As a reference work for the average gamer, fantasy/SF or otherwise, I couldn't recommend it.
In the inaugural issue of the UK wargaming magazine Phoenix, John Norris said the common set of rules used by all the PRESTAGS games was an advantage, reasoning, "Once you have mastered one game you can probably play the rest of the series without difficulty." However, he also noted a disadvantage to having the same ruleset: "The large common ...
Traveller Book 2 Starships: Traveller Book 5 High Guard: Twilight Imperium: Fantasy Flight Games: 2005: The War of the Worlds II: Rand Game Associates: 1974 WarpWar: Metagaming Concepts: 1977: World War IV: One World, One King: Ziggurat Games: 2009
Fantasy Wargaming is a fantasy system set in medieval Europe. [1] The first half of the book introduces role-playing concepts and describes medieval Europe's history, economy, religion, magic, etc. [1] The latter half contains the game rules, covering character creation (flavored by astrology), social class, combat (where PC behavior and morale is often controlled by the dice), large scale ...
Andy Chambers (born 20 October 1966) [1] is an English author and game designer best known for his work on over 30 Games Workshop rulebooks and sourcebooks. Personal life [ edit ]