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Rocroi (wargame)
''Rocroi'', subtitled "19 May 1643 – The End of Spanish Ascendancy", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976 that simulates the 1643 Battle of Rocroi during the Thirty Years' War. ''Rocroi'' was originally sold as one of four separate games packaged together in '' Thirty Years War'', a "quadrigame" (a box with four related games that use the same rules), but it was also published as an individual game. It received mixed reviews from critics, some of whom called it a "bland tactical problem", while others declared it was the best game of the four in the ''Thirty Years War'' box. Background From 1618 to 1648, a series of religious conflicts between Protestant and Catholic states broke out in Europe, killing an estimated 4 to 8 million soldiers and civilians. In 1642, France joined the fight against Imperial forces, and the following year, a Spanish army featuring the feared '' Tercios'' infantry advanced from the Spanish Netherlands through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Of Rocroi Wargame
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Napoleon At War
''Napoleon at War'', subtitled "Four Battles", is a collection of four board wargames published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates various battles fought by Napoleon. Description ''Napoleon at War'' is a "quadrigame", a game box holding four thematically connected 2-player board wargames that use a common set of rules, in this case four different battles fought by Napoleon: * ''Marengo: Napoleon in Italy, 14 June 1800'' (designed by David Isby) * ''Jena-Auerstadt: The Battle for Prussia'' (designed by Tom Walczyk) * ''Wagram: The Peace of Vienna'' (designed by Irad B. Hardy) * ''The Battle of Nations (wargame), The Battle of Nations: The Encirclement at Leipzig, 16–19 October 1813'' (designed by Edward Curran, Frank Davis, and Redmond A. Simonsen) Components The game box contains: * Four 17" x 22" paper hex grid maps (one for each game) scaled at per hex (except ''Battle of Nations'', which is scaled at per hex) **The map for ''Jena-Auerstadt'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Wargames Set In Modern History
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Phoenix (wargaming Magazine)
''Phoenix'' was a magazine primarily focussed on board wargames. It was published in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s by Simpubs Ltd., the British subsidiary of American game company Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI). History In 1974, SPI started to ship some of their wargames to J.D. Bardsley in the UK, who acted as a sales representative using the name SP/UK. Bardsley sold the games either via mail order or face to face at games conventions. Sales increased rapidly, and by March 1976, SP/UK had sold 25,000 units. To handle the increased sales, SPI formed a formal British subsidiary, Simpubs Ltd. in June 1976. In much the same way that SPI published their own house magazine '' Moves'', Simpubs immediately created the bi-monthly periodical ''Phoenix'' with J.D. Bardsley as managing editor. In the first issue (June/July 1976), Bardsley editorialized that "''Phoenix'' is not envisaged as a 'house magazine'", and foresaw a publication of "game reviews, play strategy, game reports w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Board Wargaming
''The Best of Board Wargaming'' is a 1980 book edited by Nicholas Palmer and published by Hippocrene Books. Contents ''The Best of Board Wargaming'' is a sequel to the author's ''The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming'' (1977). Reception Steve Jackson reviewed ''The Best of Board Wargaming'' in ''The Space Gamer ''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the la ...'' No. 39. 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. Consumer Guide's '' Complete Book of Wargames'' ..is bigger, better, and half the price." References {{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Board Wargaming 1980 non-fiction books Books by Nicholas Palmer English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Palmer
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The Comprehensive Guide To Board Wargaming
''The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming'' is a 1977 book by Nicholas Palmer about the hobby of board wargaming. Contents ''The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming'' is a 223-page book about the hobby of wargaming for non-gamers and gamers alike. 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. Reception C. Ben Ostrander reviewed ''The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming'' in ''The Space Gamer'' No. 13. Ostrander commented that "The nicest thing about this book is that a publisher somewhere feels wargaming is a good enough investment for a superior 'production' book. It will become a standard reference work for board wargaming. After all, the first is always in the position to become ''the'' book of any field." In Issue 11 of ''Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Linda Mosca
Linda D. Mosca was the first commercially published female board wargame designer. In the mid-1970s, when the wargame industry was dominated by men, she was the only woman employed in a creative role. Career During the summer of 1975, Jack Greene, a game designer with the small company Simulations Design Corporation, visited the three largest American wargame manufacturers, Games Designers Workshop, Avalon Hill, and Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI). He was interested in getting their opinions on the current state of board wargaming, which he published in Issue 71 of ''Campaign''. During his visits, the only woman he was able to talk to who was employed in a creative role at any of the three companies was Linda Mosca, who was designing her first wargame for SPI at the time of his visit. During her interview, Mosca championed the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' published by TSR (company), TSR, noting that it could be a gateway for more women to play tabletop game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freiburg (wargame)
''Freiburg'', subtitled "3–9 August 1644 – Conquest of the Rhine Valley", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976 that simulates the 1644 Battle of Freiburg during the Thirty Years' War. ''Freiburg'' was originally sold as one of four separate games packaged together in ''Thirty Years War (wargame), Thirty Years War'', a "quadrigame" (a box with four related games that use the same rules), but it was also published as an individual game. It received poor reviews from critics, who called it the weakest of the four games in the ''Thirty Years War'' box, "a series of slogging matches", "not much fun", and "relatively boring." Background From 1618 to 1648, a series of religious conflicts between Protestant and Catholic states broke out in Europe, killing an estimated 4 to 8 million soldiers and civilians. Late in the war Catholic France, which until then had supported the Protestant side through subsidies and diplomacy, openly entered the war i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |