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Thirty Years War (wargame)
''Thirty Years War'', subtitled "Four Battles", is a "quadrigame" — four separate board wargames packaged in one box that use a common set of rules — published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976. The four games simulate different battles during the Thirty Years' War, and were sold individually as well as in the quadrigame format. Some of the games were well received by critics, but overall, the quadrigame did not sell well. Background From 1618 to 1648, a series of religious conflicts broke out in Europe between Protestant states and Catholic states led by Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Austria. Sweden intervened on the Protestant side in the 1630s. Catholic France supported the Protestant side for reasons of ''realpolitik'', eventually joining directly in the war against her rival Habsburg Spain in the final stages of the war. The devastation caused widespread destruction, killing an estimated 4 to 8 million soldiers and civilians, leading to significant depopulatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Of Thirty Years War Wargame
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Four American Civil War Battles
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The English Civil War (board Game)
''The English Civil War'' is a board wargame that was published by Philmar in 1978. Description ''The English Civil War'' is a strategic level wargame simulating the English Civil War, designed by Roger Sandell and Hartley Patterson. The game differs from most wargames of the time in its distribution of units. In this game, each player must allocate troops to the left wing, centre and right wing. The combat between the cavalry troops in the wings (left versus right, right versus left) are resolved first. If any cavalry units are left, they can then be sent to help in the centre. The game components are: * 49 cm by 61 cm mounted map * thin coverstock counters for military units * 20-page rulebook (The last two pages are removed and used as tactical combat displays) Reception In the July 1979 edition of ''Dragon'' (Issue #27), Tim Kask found the cover art on the box to be "the most wretched piece of artwork I have ever seen on a game box." He was also not a fan of the game coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wargamer (magazine)
''The Wargamer'' was a magazine devoted to the hobby of board wargaming. Originally published as a British bimonthly magazine by UK Wargamers in 1977, it was subsequently published by World Wide Wargames, which then moved to the United States. The magazine ceased publication in 1990. History Keith Poulter, a political science teacher in England, became interested in board wargames in 1975, and decided to produce a wargaming magazine as a hobby. In 1977 he founded UK Wargamers (UKW) in order publish ''The Wargamer''. Like the American wargaming magazine ''Strategy & Tactics'' published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI), ''The Wargamer'' included a small pullout wargame in each issue. Although Poulter planned to make ''The Wargamer'' a bi-monthly magazine, he was only able to produce three issues by the end of 1977. He changed the name of the publishing company from UK Wargamers to World Wide Games (3W) and published quarterly for the next three years. Starting with Issue 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airfix Magazine
''Airfix Magazine'' was the first British magazine dedicated to the hobby of plastic modelling. It was launched in 1960 in association with the model kit company Airfix, and ceased publication in 1993. Originally a small-format magazine, it increased in sized eventually to A4 format in January 1976. It covered various scale modelling subjects, including aircraft, railways, ships, vehicles (military and civilian), and military figures. Although carrying the Airfix branding, the magazine was impartial in its editorial content and featured kits from other manufacturers. History The first issue was dated June 1960. The title was taken over by PSL Publications Ltd. in 1967. From 1978, it was produced by a succession of small publishers (with some interruptions) until September 1987. The title was subsequently acquired by Alan W. Hall (Publications) Ltd. and publishing resumed with the September 1988 issue. Occasionally reduced to a bi-monthly periodical, publication finally cea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of White Mountain
), near Prague, Bohemian Confederation(present-day Czech Republic) , coordinates = , territory = , result = Imperial-Spanish victory , status = , combatants_header = , combatant1 = Catholic League , combatant2 = Bohemian Confederation Electoral Palatinate , commander1 = , commander2 = , strength1 = 23,00012 guns , strength2 = 21,00010 guns , casualties1 = 650 killed and wounded , casualties2 = 2,800 killed and wounded , map_type = Czech Republic Prague#Czech Republic , map_mark = Battle icon (crossed swords).svg , map_relief = , map_size = 300px , map_marksize = 30 , map_caption = , map_label = White Mountain The Battle of White Mountain ( cz, Bitva na Bílé hoře; german: Schlacht am Weißen Berg) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Miranda (game Designer)
Joseph Miranda is an American game designer who has worked primarily on board games. Career Joseph Miranda is the editor of ''Strategy & Tactics'' magazine and has designed over 100 published wargames. Miranda has also worked for various computer game design firms including HPS Simulations and Hexagon Interactive. He is a former U.S. Army officer who has taught unconventional warfare topics at the JFK Special Warfare Center, and more recently has developed courses in terrorism and Middle Eastern conflict for Chapman University. He has been a featured speaker at the USAF Connections simulations conference, the Military Operations Research Society, and the Origins Origin(s) or The Origin may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics and manga * ''Origin'' (comics), a Wolverine comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002 * ''The Origin'' (Buffy comic), a 1999 ''Buffy the Vampire Sl ... national wargaming convention. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Redmond may refer to: *Redmond (name) * Redmond Linux, a computer operating system from the former Lycoris (company) Places United States * Redmond, Oregon * Redmond, Utah * Redmond, Washington * John Redmond Reservoir, Kansas, USA Elsewhere * Ballyredmond (Redmond's Town), a townland in County Carlow, Ireland * Redmond, Western Australia, a townsite and train station in the Great Southern region Companies * "Redmond" is sometimes used as a metonym for Microsoft Corporation, due to its headquarters being in Redmond, Washington. See also * Redmon (other) RedMon, Redirection Port Monitor, redirects a special printer port to a program on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is commonly used with Ghostscript to generate PostScript (PS) and Portable Document Format (PDF) files from any application ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breitenfeld (wargame)
''Breitenfeld'', subtitled "Triumph of the Swedish System", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976 that simulates the 1631 Battle of Breitenfeld (1631), Battle of Breitenfeld during the Thirty Years' War. ''Breitenfeld'' was a free game that appeared in ''Strategy & Tactics'', designed to promote SPI's soon-to-be-launched wargame ''Thirty Years War (wargame), Thirty Years War''. ''Breitenfeld'' proved popular and was also published as part of SPI's "folio" series of games. 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 1631, an Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire), Imperial-Catholic League (German), Catholic League Army led by ''Generalfeldmarschall'' Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly besieged the Protestant town of Leipzig. A joint Swedish Army, Swedish-Royal Saxon Army, Saxon army led by King Gustavus Adolphus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
