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1977 Ranked #14,799

Wargame Design

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Book Wargame Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.5/5

Rating

7.53

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

"The History, Production and Use of Conflict Simulation Games", Strategy & Tactics Staff Study Nr. 2.

Core mechanisms

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Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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"The History, Production and Use of Conflict Simulation Games", Strategy & Tactics Staff Study Nr. 2. Co-authored by "the staff of Strategy & Tactics Magazine" with articles specifically credited to Stephen B. Patrick, Richard H. Berg, Redmond A. Simonsen, David C. Isby and James F. Dunnigan. The chapters include The History of Wargaming (Patrick), Game Design and Development: A Case Study (Panzergruppe Guderian, Berg), Image and System: Graphics and Physical Systems Design (Simonsen), Notes on Game Design (Patrick), Research (Isby), The Business of Wargaming: The Economic Realities of Wargame Manufacturing (Dunnigan), Wargame Directory and a Suggested Library of Games (Berg) and Symbols, Terms and Format (Simonsen). 186 page hardbound book with dust jacket, black and white illustrations. Reprinted in a trade paperback edition.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Book Wargame

Mechanism

1
Simulation

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Age
12+
Complexity
2.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

5
Richard H. Berg Jim Dunnigan David C. Isby Stephen B. Patrick Redmond A. Simonsen

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

2
Hippocrene Books SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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