Warmaster

Warmaster is fundamentally a game based on a general’s ability to command rather than on his troops’ ability to fight, although that will come in useful too! Each turn of the game reflects the time taken to consider, formulate, communicate and enact decisions made by the general rather than the literal time it might take for a man to walk or run a certain distance or shoot an arrow. Indeed, as in real wars, we must assume that our warriors spend a great deal of time awaiting orders and relatively little time actually moving or fighting. This idea underpins the whole Warmaster game. Enough pre-ambling for now! I’ve expounded further upon the thinking behind the game at suitable points in the book where I felt it helped explain why specific rules work in certain ways. Therefore it only remains for me to say that I hope you enjoy exploring, playing and (as I would make no claims to perfection) improving upon the Warmaster game as much as I’ve enjoyed creating it.
– Warmaster introduction

Designers: Rick Priestley, Stephan Hess, Alessio Cavatore
Year Published: 2000
Status: In Print
Contents: Available online (152-page PDF)