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Custer's Last Stand (wargame)
''Custer's Last Stand'', subtitled "The Battle of Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876", is a board wargame published by Battleline in 1976 that simulates the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Background In June 1876, as General George Custer and his 7th Cavalry Regiment approached a large encampment of Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho on the Little Big Horn River, he divided the regiment into three groups. As Custer advanced with only his group, a large force of native warriors under Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse attacked and annihilated Custer and his men. Description ''Little Big Horn'' is a 2-player wargame in which one player controls the forces of Custer, and the other player controls the native forces. The game includes 120 die-cut counters and an 8-page rulebook. On a complexity scale of 1–10, game critic Jon Freeman rated it a relatively complex 8. Gameplay The game begins as Custer approaches some native encampments. Game critic Nick Palmer summarizes what follows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Of Custers Last Stand Wargame
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Origins Game Fair
Origins Game Fair is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in Columbus, Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Origins is run by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Origins was chartered to serve gaming in general, including wargaming and miniatures gaming. Origins is the site of the annual Origins Awards ceremony. For many years, the Charles S. Roberts Awards for historical boardgames were presented at Origins, but these are now presented at the World Boardgaming Championships. Board games, trading card games, LARPs and role-playing games are also popular at Origins. Origins Game Fair was formerly known as the Origins International Game Expo. The name was changed in the summer of 2007. Origins typically has a theme each year, which affects some of the events and decorations like banners or art, and the Origins mascot will be depicted wearing an outfit related to the theme as well. The theme in 2012 was Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battleline Publications Games
The line of battle or the battle line is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships (known as ships of the line) forms a line end to end. The first example of its use as a tactic is disputed—it has been variously claimed for dates ranging from 1502 to 1652. Line-of-battle tactics were in widespread use by 1675. Compared with prior naval tactics, in which two opposing ships closed on one another for individual combat, the line of battle has the advantage that each ship in the line can fire its broadside without fear of hitting a friendly ship. This means that in a given period, the fleet can fire more shots. Another advantage is that a relative movement of the line in relation to some part of the enemy fleet allows for a systematic concentration of fire on that part. The other fleet can avoid this by manoeuvring in a line itself, with a result typical for sea battles since 1675: two fleets sail alongside one another (or on the opposite tack). Background The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Games & Puzzles
''Games & Puzzles'' was a magazine about games and puzzles. Publication history The magazine was first published in May 1972 by Edu-Games (UK) Ltd. The first editor was Graeme Levin who recruited a variety of games and puzzles experts as writers and consultant editors including Darryl Francis, David Parlett, David Pritchard, Don Turnbull, Eric Solomon, Gyles Brandreth, Nick Palmer, R. C. Bell, Richard Sharp, Sid Sackson and Tony Buzan. Its headquarters was in London. The magazine ceased publication in 1981 but was relaunched in 1994, and then stopped again in 1996. During its last period, between 1994 and 1996, the publisher was Games & Puzzles Publications. Reception Recruiting experts gave it a good reputation; for example, ''Popular Computing'' wrote "Quite simply, ''Games & Puzzles Magazine'' is unique. There is no other publication quite like it anywhere in the world." In Issue 10 of the British wargaming zine A zine ( ; short for ''magazine'' or ''fanzine'') is, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Complete Book Of Wargames
''The Complete Book of Wargames'' by Jon Freeman and the editors of Consumer Guide was published in 1980 by Simon & Schuster under the Fireside imprint. Contents This book comes in both a 285-page hardcover edition and a paperback version. In both editions, it is divided into two parts: * Part 1: "An Introduction to Wargames" takes up about 25% of the book, and is divided into five chapters: # Can War Be Fun? A brief history of wargaming, some of the notable companies, and what type of people play wargames. # The Nature of the Beast Definitions of wargaming; realism versus playability. # All's Not Fair The components of wargames, including hexfields and terrain, the Combat Resolution Table (CRT), the rulebook. # Kassala An introductory game to demonstrate the concepts mentioned in the previous three chapters. # Playing to Win Victory conditions, reading a CRT, maximizing odds, using terrain, defensive tactics of the hexgrid. * Part 2: "Evaluating the Games" takes up about thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comprehensive Guide To Board Wargaming
''The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming'' is a 1977 book by Nicholas "Nicky" Palmer about the hobby of board wargaming. Contents ''The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming'' is a 223-page book exploring wargaming as a hobby, written for an audience of both non-gamers and gamers. The book covers the evolution of wargames, strategy and tactics employed, short reviews of the games that were available when the book was published, and concludes with a sample game as an example of the hobby for newcomers. The original edition included a sample, small scale game, complete with terrain map. At the time of publication, Palmer explained the audience he was trying to reach, saying, "I haven't aimed the book at beginners; in particular, they get a preliminary section on a 'need to know' basis describing the basic concepts plus anything they'll need for the main part, but the rest will, I hope, interest battle-hardened veterans." Reception In Issue 12 of the British magazine '' Perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hide And Seek
Hide and seek may refer to: * Hide-and-seek, a children's game Film * ''Hide and Seek'' (1932 cartoon), a Fleischer Studios Talkartoon animated short * ''Hide and Seek'' (1963 film), a Swedish comedy film * ''Hide and Seek'' (1964 film), a British thriller film * ''Hide and Seek'' (1972 film), a British children's drama * ''Hide and Seek'' (1980 film), an Israeli drama film * ''Hide and Seek'', a 1984 Canadian television film based on the novel '' The Adolescence of P-1'' by Thomas J. Ryan * ''Hide and Seek'', a 1996 film directed by Su Friedrich * ''Hide and Seek'' (2000 film) or ''Cord'', a Canadian thriller film * ''Hide & Seek'', a 2004 short film starring Mem Ferda * ''Hide and Seek'' (2005 film), an American horror film * ''Hide & Seek'' (2005 animated film), or ''Kakurenbo'', a Japanese anime short film * ''Hide and Seek'' (2007 film), a Philippine horror film * '' Hide n' Seek'', a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Hide and Seek'' (2013 film), a South K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Berg
Richard Harvey Berg (1943 – July 26, 2019) was a prolific American wargame designer. He was inducted into the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame in 1987. Early life, army, student and lawyer Richard Berg was born in New York City. At age 21, he entered the United States Army, and served from 1967 to 1969, where he was assigned to be the musical director of the Army Theater in Frankfurt, West Germany. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Union College in Schenectady, New York, majoring in Asian History, and then earned a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School. From 1971 to 1988, he worked as a criminal defense attorney in private practice and for the Legal Aid Society. He also worked as a media communications consultant, actor, director, author, lyricist, and composer, as well as working briefly for the Internal Revenue Service. Game designer In 1975, Richard Berg had his first game published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI), a wargame titled ''Hooker and Lee: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
