Little Wars

H.G. Wells is regarded as the "Father of Miniature Wargaming" due to being the author of these wargaming rules. Long out of copyright, Little Wars can be found online and in reprint editions from various publishers.

Designer: H.G. Wells
Year Published: 1913
Status: In Print

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This entry created by Editor in Chief Bill on 5 October 2016. Last revised by Editor in Chief Bill on 17 October 2016.

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(A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books)

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Editions

Available from Project Gutenberg in HTML, ePub, Kindle and plain text formats.

Skirmisher Publishing's edition of Little Wars

Skirmisher Publishing's edition is available in print, and in print and digital formats from Wargame Vault. They also publish a fantasy variant of their own design.

Cracked Mirror Publishing's edition of Little Wars

Available in Pocket Pamphlet PDF format from Cracked Mirror Publishing.

5Realms Publishing's edition of Little Wars

Available in PDF format from 5Realms Publishing.