History of Wargaming – Charles Grant
by Robert Mosher, 6 October 2022 Charles Grant’s “Battle” War Game Rules for World War Two Miniatures From 1968 to the end of 1970, the Meccano …
Tag: History of Wargaming
History of Wargaming – Donald Featherstone
Robert Mosher, 5 May 2022 Donald Featherstone (1918-2013) received many accolades in his life for his efforts over half a century on behalf of wargaming. …
History of Wargaming – Jack Scruby’s Basic (Musket Era) War Game Rules
Robert Mosher, 4 November 2021 When H. G. Wells published Little Wars just before World War I, he was presenting to the world a pastime …
History of Wargaming – H.G. Wells’ Little Wars as Kriegsspiel
Research article by Robert Mosher, 7 October 2021 H.G. Wells’ “Little Wars” first came to public notice via two articles in Windsor Magazine in December …
History of Wargaming – Unit Counters, The Pawns of Wargame Designers
Research article by Robert Mosher, 2 September 2021 18th Century designers of games about war were moving beyond the classic strategy games of Chess and …
History of Wargaming – Charles Totten’s Strategos: The Advanced Game
Research article by Robert Mosher, 5 August 2021 This is the third article in our series examining 19th Century war games designed and published primarily …
History of Wargaming – William Livermore’s American Kriegsspiel
Research article by Robert Mosher, 1 July 2021 This series of articles examines several 19th Century war games designed primarily for the use of professional …
History of Wargaming – Lieutenant von Reisswitz’s Kriegsspiel
Research article by Robert Mosher, 6 May 2021 The First War Game A look at the history of wargaming. From the beginning. Yes, Kriegspiel. Mock …