Gen Con Indy 2007 exhibit hall - Pirates! large scale models

A constructible strategy game (CSG) (also spelled constructable strategy game) is a

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employing pieces assembled from components. WizKids was the first to label a game as a CSG when they released their game ''

Pirates of the Spanish Main The Pirates Constructible Strategy Game is a tabletop game manufactured by WizKids, Inc., with aspects of both miniatures game and collectible card game genres. "Pirates of the Spanish Main" (the initial release of the ''Pirates'' line) is the ...

'' in 2004. Internally, the term was coined by then-WizKids Communications Director Jason Mical to describe the game where players assemble

ships A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...

from

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s, masts, and deck pieces punched out of

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-like plastic (

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). A second CSG from WizKids, ''

Rocketmen ''Rocketmen'' was a constructible strategy game produced by WizKids and released in 2005 and discontinued in 2006. Part of its marketing included animated adventures based on the character of Nick Sion, a rebel and adventurer facing the evil all ...

'', was released in summer 2005, and a

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-themed CSG called ''

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'' came out later that year. Both ''Rocketmen'' and ''Race Day'' were later discontinued. WizKids now utilizes the term "PocketModel" to describe this genre, as with Star Wars PocketModel Trading Card Game and the modern

website. White Wolf, Inc. released their own CSG, ''Racer Knights of Falconus'', under their Arthaus Publishing imprint in mid-2005.

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was awarded in early 2007 for the constructible strategy game.

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