Download or read book Tabletop Battles written by Rob Ives and published by Beetle Books. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make your own awesome medieval battlements and towers, then prepare to defend your castle with mini-launchers and siege engines. Get ready to trick your friends with sneaky traps and triggers. All you need are some simple household items. Mini Battles is packed with fun illustrations, clear step-by-step instructions, helpful tips and bitesize facts explaining how the weapons and defences were used through the ages. So, what are you waiting for? Let battle commence!
Download or read book Fantasy Gaming written by Martin Hackett and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, renowned gaming expert Martin Hackett brings together fantasy role-playing and fantasy wargaming. The result is a complete gaming system, allowing experienced or novice players to explore a fictional world in character by taking part in adventures and going on to lead armies into battle, conquer territory and found empires. Fantasy role playing took off in the late 1970s with the rise of TSR's Dungeons and Dragons. Fantasy wargaming, by contrast, is the clash of two or more mythical armies, played out with miniatures and scenery on a tabletop battlefield.
Download or read book God of Battles written by Jake Thornton and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God of Battles is a tabletop fantasy battle game in which players command armies of model soldiers to fight against each other across Aren's troubled lands. I've tried to produce a game that is easy to learn and quick and fun to play, but which offers many tactical options and rewards players' skill. If you are new to all this, I've included some hints and tips throughout the book to help get you started. Have a look at the Scenario section as there's a piece in there about playing your first game, which should point you in the right direction. If you have played tabletop battle games before, you will find some new ideas and a few unusual concepts in this one. They are no more complicated than in other games, less so in fact, they're just different. Have a game or two with only the Main Force part of your armies to get the hang of it and see what you think. It's hard to judge any game from a quick skim through the rules. Let it come alive on the tabletop! Above all, with God of Battles I designed the type of tabletop battle rules that I always wanted to play, where a group of friends could have a fun and characterful game that tells a good story. I hope you get as many hours of enjoyment from it as I have!
Download or read book One Hour Wargames written by Neil Thomas and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun and practical new approach to wargaming that lets you complete a game in about an hour—includes rule sets and scenarios for most popular periods. One of the biggest problems facing wargamers is finding the time to actually play. Most commercially available games require several hours to set up and see to a conclusion; some can even take a whole day or weekend to complete. Apart from time, lack of space can also keep wargamers from enjoying their favorite pastime. In One-hour Wargames, veteran gamer and rule-writer Neil Thomas has addressed both problems. Now it is practical to play a satisfying game in around an hour on a normal dining table or living room floor. The book contains 8 all-new sets of very simple rules for various periods—from Ancient to WW2—and thirty stimulating scenarios which can be played using any of them. All the rules and scenarios are intended to be played on a 3ft x 3ft battlefield. The rules only require a small number of miniatures, so this really is an ideal way for new gamers, or veterans trying a new period, to get started with minimal investment of time and money. Also ideal for a quick game in the evening with a friend. Also included are sections on campaigns and solo games.
Download or read book One hour Wargames written by Neil Thomas and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the biggest problems facing wargamers is finding the time to actually play. Most commercially available sets of rules require several hours to set up and play to a conclusion; some can easily swallow up a whole day or weekend. For many gamers this means that their lavishly prepared miniature armies rarely get used at all. Apart from time, the other consideration is space, which further constrains the opportunities for a game. In One-hour Wargames, veteran gamer and rule-writer Neil Thomas has addressed both these problems. Now it is practical to play a game in around an hour on a normal dining table or living room floor. ??The book contains 8 (all-new) sets of very simple rules for various periods, from Ancient to WW2 and 30 scenarios which can be played using any of them, so you don't even have to take too much time thinking up a stimulating tactical situation and objectives. All the rules and scenarios are intended to be played on a 3ft x 3ft battlefield. The rules only require a small number of miniatures, so this really is an ideal way for new gamers, or veterans trying a new period, to get started with minimal investment of time and money. Also ideal for a quick game in the evening when a friend pops round. There are also sections on campaigns and solo games.
Download or read book Wargaming Campaigns written by Henry Hyde and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative reference guide to building wargaming campaigns, featuring a full set of campaign rules, tips on creating maps, and more. Most miniature wargames take the form of simulating a single battle with the opponents either winning or losing and that’s that until the next game. Such games can be a fun test of tactical skill, but it can be even more rewarding if they form part of a wider campaign. In a campaign, the players commanding the forces have to make the decisions at the strategic level that determine the context of any battles that occur. The outcome of these battles will, in turn, have strategic consequences for the ongoing campaign. Although campaigns can be very rewarding, many wargamers are deterred by the need to produce maps and devise mechanisms for strategic movement, Intelligence, logistics, recruiting reinforcements, keeping track of casualties etc. Henry Hyde’s excellent book greatly eases this task with masses of sound advice, concrete suggestions and even a full set of campaign rules useful for any period. Whatever historical or fantasy setting you prefer, Henry shows that even simple campaigns can add extra fun to your gaming. Praise for Wargaming Campaigns “This big, thick tome contains everything you’d ever want to know about creating and running a wargame campaign.” —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
Download or read book The Portable Colonial Wargame written by Bob Cordery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-04-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has been a confirmed colonial wargamer for over forty years, and took part in the famous Madasahatta Campaign that was run by the late Eric Knowles. This interest has grown over the years, and has finally resulting in the writing of this book. Please note that all the rules have been designed to be used with a gridded tabletop made up of squares or hexes. This book has fourteen chapters, two sets of rules, two exemplar battle reports, two appendices, a list of sources of inspiration, and over one hundred and ten illustrations.
Download or read book Solo Wargaming written by David Heading and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practitioner's guide to solo wargaming offers comprehensive coverage of the subject, showing how it can be a fascinating complement to social gaming or an entire hobby in its own right. This book integrates ideas from across the hobby to discuss various aspects of gaming alone across all manner of conflicts, whether land, sea or air and in any historical period or imagined setting. Starting with the fundamental question of why people play solo wargames, David Heading lays out the various advantages and disadvantages. He also considers such questions as whether to ‘play both sides’ or to command one army against an ‘automatic’ opponent, giving various ideas on how to control or program the responses of the opposing force with dice, cards or by other means. There is advice on how to construct challenging and interesting scenarios for one-off engagements, whether these are skirmishes or major battles, historical events or more generic ones, and how to combine these tactical actions into wider campaigns, involving grand strategy, logistics and other factors. Tips on sustaining interest through such activities as recording results, writing campaign diaries and online blogs will help you enrich your hobby. The author has been playing solo wargames for forty years and shares the secrets of happy solo gaming. Packed full of common-sense advice and inspiration, it offers plenty of value to the beginner and the seasoned veteran alike.
Download or read book WWI Trench Systems written by Douglas Hardy and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it was a global conflict, for many WW1 is synonymous with the war in the trenches of the Western Front. For anyone wargaming these battles a good trench system is a must. Douglas Hardy is a very experienced wargamer and terrain modeller and a member of the Western Front Association who has walked the battlefields many times. From the initial choice between stand-alone pieces on a mat or a fixed, bespoke layout, through to final detailing, he shares his experience, giving practical advice on building your own trench system. He considers the differences between British, German and French trenches, which differed in design and construction, as well as developments in defences through the phases of the war. A trench system is not just the trench itself of course, but also the dugouts, barbed wire entanglements, sandbags, gun emplacements and pillboxes. Shell holes and shattered forests are also covered. Each element is explained in step-by-step detail, illustrated with numerous color photos and there are also reference photos of real trenches.
Download or read book The D ngeonmeister Book of RPG Trivia written by Jef Aldrich and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Test your knowledge with The Düngeonmeister Book of RPG Trivia. With questions and interesting details about the history of tabletop gaming, your favorite game genres, and the media and video game connections you know and love, this new trivia book is sure to be a hit for seasoned gamers and newbies alike. Featuring tons of questions to test your nerd cred, including: CHOOSE ONE: In the popular Netflix series Stranger Things, the RPG-playing kids of the main cast routinely contextualize the monsters they encounter with famous creatures of D&D lore. Which of the following creatures have the not utilized as of season 4 as a name for a monster? Vecna Mind Flayer Aboleth Demogorgon Answer: Aboleth"--
Download or read book It s All a Game written by Tristan Donovan and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible history and psychology of board games. With these compelling stories and characters, Donovan reveals why board games have captured hearts and minds all over the world for generations.
Download or read book Leviathan written by Scott Westerfeld and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1914 and Europe, armed with futuristic machines and biotechnology, is on the precipice of war. Prince Aleksandar is fleeing for his life, having discovered that his parents have been assassinated and he is now a target for the Clanker Powers, a group determined to take over the globe with their mechanical machinery. When he meets Deryn Sharpe, an orphan girl who has disguised herself as a boy so she can to join the British Air Service, they form an uneasy, but necessary, alliance. But the pair will soon discover that their emerging friendship will dramatically change their lives - and the entire course of the Great World War...
Download or read book Scott Westerfeld Leviathan Trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 1504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All three books in Scott Westerfeld's around-the-world, steampunk, adventure trilogy, now collected together in one ebook bundle!
Download or read book Developing The Portable Wargame written by Bob Cordery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written in direct response to the feedback from readers of 'The Portable Wargame', and includes three sets of rules - Ancient, enhanced Early and Mid Twentieth Century, and Air Combat - and chapters that look at Army Lists, Mini-campaigns, and Scenarios. All the rules have been designed to be used with a gridded tabletop made up of squares or hexes.
Download or read book Paddy Griffith s Napoleonic Wargaming for Fun written by Paddy Griffith and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-01-22 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wargaming rules in this book have been designed by the well-known military historian, Paddy Griffith, and combine simplicity with fun and speed. No less than seven types of wargame are explained: the traditional skirmish and Divisional games, the brigade game and army level game, which all involve the use of model soldiers in battles of varying scales; the generalship game, which is concerned with how a general on campaign divides his time; and finally, a map kriegsspiel and a tactical exerise without troops.
Download or read book On the Seven Seas written by Chris Peers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Seven Seas is a set of wargames rules covering the high adventure and low morals of the world of the pirate. The rules cover licensed privateers such as da Gama and Drake, ruthless pirates of the Spanish Main, Blackbeard, the Barbary corsairs, the wako of the Far East, not to mention the anti-pirate squadrons, Spanish garrisons and native warriors from around the world that found themselves at odd with generations of sea-borne reavers. The focus of the game is on boarding actions and the exploits of pirate crews on land, and the rules offer a quick-to-learn basic game based around individual characters and small units of rank-and-file.
Download or read book Medusa s Head written by Rand Mirante and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minister of Police Joseph Fouché was universally distrusted, feared, and hated in his time, but was nevertheless considered indispensable. In Medusa's Head, Rand Mirante recounts the chameleonic and astonishing career of Napoleon's security chief, who created the modern police state and wielded immense power that threatened the other main organs of government. Fouché was one of the most important, fascinating, and controversial figures of the French Revolution, the First Empire, and the Bourbon Restoration, and this biography captures and unravels the highlights of Fouché's life, including his infamous roles as: A priest-in-training who became a radical Jacobin and de-Christianizer A regicide who cast a dramatic swing vote for Louis XVI's immediate execution The grim and remorseless "Butcher of Lyon" Mastermind of the conspiracy that sent Robespierre to the guillotine The head of Napoleon's police - privy to everyone's secrets, shaping the media, deploying 10,000 informants in Paris alone, and securing funding from the Empire's casinos and brothels Cunning enabler of Napoleon's 1799 coup, and subsequent repeated betrayer of the Emperor Acting president after Waterloo and traitor to France Louis XVIII's Minister of Police, in spite of his responsibility for the death of the King's brother A wealthy but disgraced exile who met an unusual end in Trieste on the Adriatic Medusa's Head provides fresh insights and perspectives on this enormously influential and fearsome individual.
