A constructible strategy game (CSG) (also spelled constructable strategy game) is a
tabletop
Tabletop may refer to:
Common use
* The top of a table
Games
* TableTop, an Internet-based show about board games
* Tabletop games, encompassing several classes of games that can also be referred to individually as "Tabletop", including:
** Ta ...
strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous, decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome. Almost all strategy games require internal decision tree-style think ...
employing pieces assembled from components.
WizKids
NECA/WizKids, LLC (commonly known as simply WizKids) is an American company based in New Jersey that produces tabletop games. WizKids is best known for its collectible miniatures games (CMGs) Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior, and HorrorCli ...
was the first to label a game as a CSG when they released their game ''
Pirates of the Spanish Main'' 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 vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, ...
from
hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
s,
masts, and
deck pieces punched out of
credit card-like plastic (
polystyrene
Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. It is an inexpensive resin per unit weight. It i ...
). A second CSG from WizKids, ''
Rocketmen'', was released in summer 2005, and a
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...
-themed CSG called ''
Race Day'' 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
Pirates of the Spanish Main website.
White Wolf, Inc. released their own CSG, ''Racer Knights of Falconus'', under their Arthaus Publishing imprint in mid-2005.
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast LLC (WotC or Wizards) is an American game Publishing, publisher, most of which are based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science-fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail game stores. In 1999, toy ...
was awarded in early 2007 for the constructible strategy game.
References
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