Help support TMP


Glossary Entry

Glossary provides definitions for uncommon wargaming or military history terms.

Back to the Glossary

Areas of Interest

General

Featured Hobby News Article

More Fantasy Monsters

Featured Recent Link

Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 21 - Gerry Elliott - Wargames Holiday Centre and The Situation Room

Featured Showcase Article

3 Giant Succulents

Back to the plastic jungle…

Featured Workbench Article

Trying Out Chalk Board Stickers

Labeling base bottoms with black chalkboard-type stickers.

Featured Profile Article

Frosted Mini Bottle Brush Trees

Mini-trees that are cheaper and don't shed!

Current Poll

Favorite Caesar (Final Round)

1,324,877 hits since 29 Dec 2010
©1994-2026 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

The Membership System is temporarily offline for maintenance. It should be restored shortly.

Black Boxing

In wargaming terms: including several different factors in one overall dice roll or score.

For example; a unit of troops may be given separate values for their weaponry, training, morale and combat experience, or those factors could be 'black boxed' together, and the troops given one overall score representing them all.

Original definition 6 January 2011 11:18 AM by unknown member.

Last revised 6 January 2011 7:37 PM by unknown member.