''Classic Warfare: Rules for Ancient Warfare from the Pharaohs to Charlemagne'' is a

wargame A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a realistic simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to s ...

written by

Gary Gygax Ernest Gary Gygax ( ; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') with Dave Arneson. In the 1960s, Gygax created an ...

and published by TSR in 1975. It was a set of miniature rules originally developed for

International Federation of Wargaming The International Federation of Wargaming (IFW) was a wargaming club operated from 1967 to early 1970s. Formation Founded by Bill Speer, Gary Gygax, and Scott Duncan in 1967, it emerged as a successor to an earlier club called the United States Co ...

fanzine in 1969 and later revised for ''Wargamer's Digest'' May 1974 issue.

Description

''Classic Warfare'' is a 68-page ring bound book. It covers the Ancient Period: from 1500 BC to 500 AD, and utilizes miniatures at 1:30 ratio. In the April 1976 issue of ''the Strategic Review'', Gygax dedicated two articles, one for medieval flag symbols and one for missile weapon range, to be used in conjunction with the rule-set. David M. Ewalt, in his book ''Of Dice and Men'', called the game "a set of Gygax-authored rules for reenacting battles 'from the Pharaohs to Charlemagne.'"

Reviews

* '' Dragon'' issue #001, June 1976 * Don Lowry, in '' Panzerfaust and Campaign'' #73 (May/June 1976).

References

{{reflist TSR, Inc. games