''Laserburn'' is a set of

wargaming A normal wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to st ...

rules written by

Bryan Ansell Bryan Charles Ansell (11 October 1955 – 30 December 2023) was a British role-playing and wargame designer. In 1985, he became managing director of Games Workshop, and eventually bought the company from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

in 1980. Written for use with 15 mm sci-fi figures, but also playable with 25 mm figures, the ''Laserburn'' set of rules, published by Tabletop Games, is set in a universe where man has reached the stars and the highest pinnacles of technology and is well on his way back to barbarism. The rules consist of 'Laserburn' and four other supplements, all of which are still available. A range of 15mm metal figures were produced for use with Laserburn and are still available. There is a small, but active, internet group promoting and expanding on the limited Laserburn background and rules. Some elements of the ''Laserburn'' rules, such as power and dreadnought armour, bolt guns and jet cycles were carried forward and appear in ''

Warhammer 40,000 ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987 ...

'' by

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whom Ansell worked for in the late 1980s onwards.

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