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Gettysburg (block Wargame)
Gettysburg is a block wargame designed in 2004 by Tom Dalgliesh and his son, Grant Dalgliesh and produced by their game company, Columbia Games Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic bl .... Description Gettysburg is a block wargame based on the three-day battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. All three days of Gettysburg can be played separately or together. Players can change the entry roads of divisions to surprise opponents and must maintain division and corps organization to be successful. The game features a brigade level order of battle with historical units and leaders. The game system rewards players who maintain division and corps integrity. Publication History The game was first released in 2004. External sources ''Gettysburg''official website R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block Wargame
A block wargame is a board wargame that represents military units using wooden blocks instead of cardboard counters or metal/plastic miniatures. Description A block wargame uses wooden blocks to represent units. These blocks are typically square, have a labeled and an unlabeled side, and are generally thick enough that they can be placed on their side with the labeled side facing the owning player. Details about the unit (for instance, its identity as well as its attack, defense and movement scores) can then be seen easily by the owning player, while the opposing player will be left unsure of the exact nature of piece; while he can see ''where'' his rival's forces are, the fog of war is emulated by preserving the secrecy of the type and quality of the troops. Often, block pieces display the main information in the center with a series of numbers (or pips) around the edge, so that the current strength of the unit can be shown in a "step-reduction" system (where a unit's streng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Dalgliesh
Tom Dalgliesh is the owner of Columbia Games and a designer of many wargames and fantasy role-playing materials. Biography Dalgliesh began his career in games by playing poker while working as a midshipman serving in the British Merchant Navy, before he emigrated to Canada in 1967. Dalgliesh, Steve Brewster, and Lance Gutteridge formed the game company Gamma Two Games in 1972, which became Columbia Games in 1982. Brewster left in the mid-1970s and Gutteridge left in the mid-1980s, leaving the company entirely to Dalgliesh. Dalgliesh designed '' Quebec 1759'', ''War of 1812'', ''Napoleon'', ''Slapshot'', ''Klondike'', ''Smoker's Wild'', ''Bobby Lee'', ''Sam Grant'', '' Dixie'', ''Eagles'', ''Victory'', ''Pacific Victory'', and ''Liberty''. Dalgliesh co-designed ''Wizard Kings'' with his son Grant Dalgliesh, '' EastFront'' with Craig Besinque, '' Hammer of the Scots'', ''Crusader Rex'', and ''Richard III'' with Jerry Taylor, and ''Sam Grant'', and ''Shenandoah'' with Gary Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Dalgliesh
Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the ''Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic blocks instead of the more conventional cardboard counters. The company, originally titled Gamma Two Games, started in Vancouver, Canada, but after ten years changed its name to Columbia Games, and eventually moved to Blaine, Washington. It is currently run by founder Tom Dalgliesh and his son Grant. Gamma Two Games In 1971, Tom Dalgliesh, Lance Gutteridge and Steve Brewster all graduated from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and decided to start a Canadian games company called Gamma Two Games. They published their first game in 1972, the block wargame titled '' Quebec 1759''. Brewster left the company soon after its formation, and was replaced by Ron Gibson. The company produced two more wargames, ''War of 1812'' in 1973, and '' Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Games
Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic blocks instead of the more conventional cardboard counters. The company, originally titled Gamma Two Games, started in Vancouver, Canada, but after ten years changed its name to Columbia Games, and eventually moved to Blaine, Washington. It is currently run by founder Tom Dalgliesh and his son Grant. Gamma Two Games In 1971, Tom Dalgliesh, Lance Gutteridge and Steve Brewster all graduated from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and decided to start a Canadian games company called Gamma Two Games. They published their first game in 1972, the block wargame titled '' Quebec 1759''. Brewster left the company soon after its formation, and was replaced by Ron Gibson. The company produced two more wargames, ''War of 1812'' in 1973, and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War Board Wargames
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Columbia Games Games
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