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These are board wargames set in the Middle Ages or medieval period, which in the history of Europe lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries. Pages in category "Board wargames set in the Middle Ages"
Belegarth Medieval Combat Society is a sport where participants fight with foam padded safety equipment made to reflect medieval weaponry. The sport's combat is hard hitting and fast-paced, governed by a set of easy-to-learn rules Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, and requires a level of skill and aggression that challenges its participants to be physically fit.
In 1979, SPI published the combat wargame Great Medieval Battles, a "quadrigame" (four separate battles using the same set of rules) that simulated King Arthur's final Battle of Camlann, Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn (1314), The Black Prince at the Battle of Navarette (1367), and Tamburlaine against the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Angorra (1402).
The game is based on, "the grand tradition of Space Opera, in the vein of E.E Doc Smith and ... Star Wars from George Lucas." Based on these sources the game includes: "psionic powers so prevalent in the Lensman series and in Star Wars with 'the force.'" [citation needed] Spacemaster: SF adaptation of Rolemaster: Space Quest: Spaceship Zero
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.
Great Medieval Battles is a "quadrigame", four thematically connected games that use the same basic rules. The four games in the box are: King Arthur: The mythical Battle of Camlann in 536 CE between the forces of King Arthur and his son Mordred. (Designed by Rob and Linda Mosca)
De Bellis Antiquitatis or DBA (English: Of the Wars of Antiquity) is a fast play set of rules for the hobby of historical miniature wargaming, particularly ancient and medieval wargaming in the period 3000 BC to 1520 AD. These rules allow entire armies to be represented by fewer than 50 figures. The rules also include diagrams and over 600 army ...
Chainmail is a medieval miniature wargame created by Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren.Gygax developed the core medieval system of the game by expanding on rules authored by his fellow Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association (LGTSA) member Jeff Perren, a hobby-shop owner with whom he had become friendly.