| Jon the Great | 15 Nov 2003 11:38 a.m. PST |
I like Sea Battles in Miniature by Paul Hague. First published in 1980, and no longer in print, I was glad to be able to get it off E-Bay. Those of you in Pinellas County Florida have the book in your public library system. I have also found Charge there as well. I am normally a land lubber, but the 15mm ancient naval battle inspired me to make my own Triremes. I noticed he made his own miniature warships, and it looks quite easy to do.
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 Saber6   | 15 Nov 2003 3:18 p.m. PST |
Scenarios for Wargames and Programmed Scenarios for Wargames by Grant. Though from the late '70s, still valuable for scenario design and balance. Somebody really needs to get these back in print. |
| captain arjun | 15 Nov 2003 8:40 p.m. PST |
I like my copy of Featherstone's Complete Wargaming, but with the advances in the wargaming circle over the past decades (stuff like DBX, variable bound length, Picquet, and the rise of GW, the internet etc.), perhaps it is time for someone who has witnessed all these and has a finger on the pulse of the wargaming hobby (winks to Editor) to write a book for the newbies? With the plethora of rules available, it is perhaps harder for a newbie today to make head and tail of the hobby thn it was for us to. A book that tells about the history of modern 'commercial' wargaming and its development, as well as the various common mechanics used in the various rules will help them understand the hobby better. |
| Hillman | 16 Nov 2003 10:38 a.m. PST |
I have a really great book put out by Consumer's Guide entitled "The Complete Book of Wargaming". It's all about adult wargames of the '70s (Avalon Hill, etc.). Simon and Schuster published it. |
| Pyruse | 17 Nov 2003 3:47 a.m. PST |
Featherstone's 'Wargame Campaigns' is still inspirational. Charles Wesencraft 'With Pike and Musket' contains a ton of scenarios for the Irisih Wars and the ECW. |
 20thmaine | 17 Nov 2003 5:12 a.m. PST |
A vote for Charles Wesencraft's "Practical Wargaming", an excellent book, and so different from the Featherstone approach which was pretty much all I had seen in books up until that time. Also Featherstone's Wargames Campaigns. |
| magicdogfighter | 03 Mar 2004 7:10 p.m. PST |
Have to add the Tank Battles In Miniature series from the 70's - I prefer an umpire in my games so the rules can be interpreted well. |
| jdr8987 | 03 May 2004 1:28 a.m. PST |
I still have my copy of Sea Battles in Miniature, was looking through it last week as a matter of fact. The ships are very easy to make, After I bought it (20 years ago!) I made four ships and a friend and I played a few games using the rules in the book. Had alot of fun with it. Then we discovered Sword and the Flame. Recently I've been considering recreating the Campaign that Hague talks about in the book using Xyston Greeks and Persians (instead of Romans). I'm also interested in his suggestions for the 18th Century trade war. I'm thinking of a corresponding land war using Front Rank's New Spanish Succession Figures and two or three fictional 17th/18th century nations, Sylvania, Freedonia and the Duchy of Grand Fenwick maybe? |
| steveD | 11 Nov 2004 4:30 a.m. PST |
I wonder if Isaac Newton every did "The Compleat Wargamer" ? |
| llebpmacbob4 | 11 Nov 2004 9:38 p.m. PST |
That would be Isaac Walton. |
| Bluebear | 05 Dec 2004 1:16 p.m. PST |
For me the most inspirational wargaming book has to be Charles Grant's "The War Game". |
| Supercilius Maximus | 05 Dec 2004 4:35 p.m. PST |
Another vote for Charles Grant senior, but this time the Napoleonic series he did in the early issues of Military Modelling (most of which replicated his book, which was based on 18th century warfare). The guy used 48-figure infantry units - that's the way to do it. Probably the second most influential book/writing was his son's Scenarios for Wargames - absolutely agree that should be republished. |
