"Tabletop wargaming in movies or television" Topic
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 John the OFM  | 02 Apr 2026 1:48 a.m. PST |
With figures and terrain. Could be an actual game, or a "moving diorama" or display. The definition is open. In Stranger Things, the kids play Dungeons and Dragons. It's a major plot point. I've only seen the first two seasons In an episode of The Crown, Daemon Targaryen, err, Prince Philip, advises the Queen to seek counsel from Tommy Lascelles regarding the traitorous slime the Duke of Windsor.
She interrupts him (The Queen can do that) in the midst of a diorama of Salamanca. Huge table. She picks up a piece to admire it and, to his concealed annoyance, places it back in the wrong spot. Familiar?
I don't subscribe to Netflix, but my YouTube algorithm suggested that scene. What other scenes featuring miniatures in a game or diorama have you seen? |
| BillyNM | 02 Apr 2026 2:18 a.m. PST |
Callan: TV series and film.
The Living Daylights (James Bond): Brad Whitaker's wargame / diorama set-up |
| FusilierDan | 02 Apr 2026 3:17 a.m. PST |
An opening scene in The Scarecrow and Mrs King had the Scarecrow playing some sort of Medieval siege game or maybe Warhammer Very short scene. Movie with Westly Snipes had a huge diorama of a ACW battle. Murder at 1600 I think but I'm not sure. |
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