Download or read book Featherstone s Complete Wargaming written by Donald F. Featherstone and published by David & Charles Uk. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tabletop battles imitating real or imaginary battles, with soldiers, armament, and terrain, is explained for the hobbyist
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s Complete Wargaming Revised Edition written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whole wonderful world of wargaming is vividly brought to life in this ultimate of books by the doyen of the subject's authors. Full of passion, inspiration, practicality, it suggests ideas, improvements, and anecdotes that jump from the pages of the substantial and beautifully illustrated work. There are entertaining and practical main chapters, shorter features, and scores of snippets, with tips and anecdotes ... a great depth of writing and illustration to harness the enthusiasm of newcomers to the hobby and sharpen that of old hands. Details, new methods, and general stimulation come across in a variety of enterprising ways. All the obvious ingredients are here such as each period and battle is described as a significant example of the art of warfare and development of tactics through the ages. This book has been extensively revised. The History of Wargaming Project is edited by John Curry. It aims to present the very best wargaming books and rules to a modern audience.
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s War Games written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-07-26 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Featherstone's classic wargaming book, War Games, was first published in 1962. It was largely responsible for turning a somewhat obscure hobby into a popular pastime across the world. This revised edition includes new material including a foreword by Paddy Griffith, the full version of the Lionel Tarr Modern Wargaming Rules (modern being for Wordl War II) and a timeline of wargaming. It is published as part of the History of Wargaming Project at www.johncurryevents.co.uk
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s Wargaming Pike and Shot Revised Edition written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic wargaming book by one of the founding fathers of wargaming, Donald Featherstone. This revised edition contains: An introduction to wargaming the period, fifteen battles, each illustrated with maps, notes on suitable rules and wargaming figures, an updated bibliography and a previously unpublished set of English Civil War rules by Donald Featherstone
Download or read book Solo wargaming written by Donald F. Featherstone and published by Frederick Warne. This book was released on 1973 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s Skirmish Wargaming written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skirmish Wargaming is a classic from the history of wargamingIt was the first widespread set of popular rules for playing skirmish level battles on the table top with handfuls of figures aside. The book includes: Generic rules for skirmish wargaming Scenarios including period rules for: Vikings! (850AD) Archers in France June (1429) English Civil War Cavalry Action (1643) The Jolly Roger (1715) The 95th Rifles in the Pennisula War (1813) The French Foreign Legion in Mexico (1866) The Massacre at Isandhlwana (1879) The Old West (1888) First World War Trench Raid (1916) Street Fighting in Cassino (1944) This new edition, includes additional scenario's To Claim our Long-forgotten Gold (Fantasy, Third Age) Mining Station Sigma 9 (Science fiction, Year 3015, the far future) Guidance on how to play solo skirmish wargames Printed as part of the History of Wargaming Project www.johncurryevents.co.uk
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s War Games Battles and Manoeuvres with Model Soldiers the Book That Launched Modern Wargaming written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Featherstone's classic wargaming book, War Games, was first published in 1962. It was largely responsible for turning a somewhat obscure hobby into a popular pastime across the world. This revised edition includes new material including a foreword by Paddy Griffith. There are five sets of classic rules in the book: -Tony Bath's Ancient Wargaming Rules -Lionel Tarr's Modern Wargaming rules. (Modern being WWII) -American Civil Wargaming Rules -Simple WWII rules -Skirmish rules for colonial warfare Each set is clearly explained. There are also three accounts of ealy wargames; a battle from the fantasy world of Hyboria, an American Civil War action and the encounter on the St James Road between the British Grenadier Guards and the German panzer grenadiers in WWII. The book is a piece of wargaming history and is published as part of the History of Wargaming Project.
Download or read book The Portable Wargame written by Bob Cordery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Portable Wargame has been developed over the past ten years to meet the needs of wargamers who want a fast, easy to learn, simple to use set of wargames rules that don't require the player to purchase and paint a large collection of figures and that can be staged on a small dinner table, a large coffee table, or something even smaller. The rules are designed to be used with a gridded tabletop made up of squares or hexes.
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s Tank Battles in Miniature Vol 1 a Wargaming Guide to the Western Desert Campaign 1940 1942 written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Featherstone's Tank Battles in Miniature provides an authoritative guide to the momentous battles between Rommel's Afrika Korps and the 8th Army, together with numerous suggestions as to how these events can be reproduced realistically on the table top as wargames. The Western Desert campaign contained many unique features which render it especially suitable for wargaming. A war of movement and material, with infantry playing a secondary role to the tanks which roamed at will over the empty wastes. Contents include: a summary of the actual campaign, technical specifications for vehicles, tanks, guns and aircraft, terrain, communications, visibility and navigation, firing tank and anti-tank guns, 'brewing-up', air operations, the Long Range Desert Group, minefields and supply The History of Wargaming Project is edited by John Curry. It aims to present the very best wargaming books and rules to a modern audience.
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s Wargaming Campaigns written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covered straightforward methods of setting up and running such campaigns. It deals with topics ranging from map making, attrition and the issue of smaller forces delaying larger ones. Included are twenty-one examples of wargaming campaigns through the ages. Covering periods from the Dark Ages to World War II, each campaign was specially chosen by Don to illustrate different aspects of such games and options for the wargamer to consider. Each game was based around sketch maps and straightforward rules to allow groups of wargamers to experience command at the operational level. This book was originally published under the title of 'War Game Campaigns'. The History of Wargaming Project is edited by John Curry and aims to bring classic wargaming books and rules to a modern audience.
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 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 up to AD 1900. Whatever historical or fantasy setting you prefer, Henry shows that even simple campaigns can add extra fun to your gaming.
Download or read book Donald Featherstone s Battle Notes for Wargamers written by Donald Featherstone and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Featherstone has revised his classic book on various battles. The book describes 15 key battles with the solo wargamer in mind. Including the enemy forces, terrain, enemy orders and other factors leading to surprise
Download or read book Honours of War written by Keith Flint and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seven Years' War was the pinnacle of 18th-century warfare, with dramatic campaigns and battles, famous leaders, and wide variety of colourful uniforms. Compared with the later Napoleonic Wars, tactics were simpler, armies more professional, and battles tended to be smaller. Using these quick-to-learn rules, players can bring this period to the tabletop, recreating anything from a small skirmish to a major pitched battle. Although simple, the rules allow for a wide range of tactics and reward historical play. That said, fog of war sometimes produces unexpected results and units don't always obey their orders! The game moves quickly, and players must be prepared to regroup and counterattack or to press home an advantage – a lot can happen in one move!
Download or read book Hexblitz written by Bob Cordery and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These rules have been designed to enable wargamers to fight operational-level World War II Eastern Front/Great Patriotic War battles on a tabletop using 20mm-scale figures and vehicles.
Download or read book A World Aflame written by Paul Eaglestone and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often called the ”Pulp Era”, the years between the two World Wars have seen a tremendous surge in interest among wargamers. A World Aflame captures the adventurous nature of the time period to present a fun, fast-paced set of tabletop miniatures rules that can handle the many diverse conflicts of the period, from the Chinese Civil Wars and the “Great Game” in Central Asia, to the Irish War of Independence and the bitter ideological warfare of the Russian and Spanish Civil Wars. The rules also contain options for the “Very British Civil War”. This gaming trend has sprung up in recent years, following a “what-if” scenario that has Edward VIII refusing to abdicate the throne, thrusting the country into civil war in 1938. It is a quirky, fun setting, and one that is surprisingly popular. Written by a life-long wargamer, A World Aflame focuses on the daring and heroism of battles fought in the last great era of adventure.
- Author : John Curry
- Publisher : Lulu.com
- Release : 2011-01-01
- ISBN : 9781446633199
- Pages : 128 pages
Joseph Morschauser s How to Play War Games in Miniature a Forgotten Wargaming Pioneer Early Wargames
Download or read book Joseph Morschauser s How to Play War Games in Miniature a Forgotten Wargaming Pioneer Early Wargames written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Morschauser III's 1962 book was ahead of its time. Although as popular as Donald Featherstones's War Games when published, it has largely been forgotten over the years. In many ways, the book was ahead of its time with concepts such as a single base for a unit, gridded movement, speed of play and original combat system. It was very different from the development of the H.G. Wells rules by Donald Featherstone and others. This edition includes: The original book How to Play War Games in Miniature Rules for ancient, musket and the 'modern period' Additional articles by Morschauser An adaption of the rules for the modern period Biographical notes The History of Wargaming Project is edited by John Curry. It aims to present the very best wargaming books and rules to a modern audience. Further details can be found at: www.wargaming.co.
Download or read book Fletcher Pratt s Naval Wargame Wargaming with Model Ships 1900 1945 written by John Curry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fletcher Pratt Naval Wargame was one of the most successful naval wargames of the 20th century. The straightforward rules, based on the innovation of estimating the range in order to hit, have an enduring fascination as a simulation of the 'big gun era' 1900-1945. As a result of extensive research, this book brings together previously unpublished material into a comprehensive guide to these classic rules, including: The full rules, with previously unpublished amendments by Fletcher Pratt. Optional rules as agreed by Fletcher Pratt. The previously unpublished strategic game. Solo wargaming rules. Guidance on how to play the game. Updates for the rules as suggested by Donald Featherstone. A sample scenario by Fletcher Pratt, The Action off Murmansk. An in-depth evaluation of the rules versus naval reality featuring contributions from experts such as James Dunnigan, Commander Bothwell, Fletcher Pratt and Phil Barker.