A Guide to Wargaming

An introduction and 'how to' guide to wargaming as it was in 1980, with an emphasis on tabletop figure gaming and its attendant hobby aspects. This book contains three sets of rules: later 19th Century, 20th Century skirmish and medieval. Includes chapters on the history of wargames, starting out in the hobby, guidelines for writing one's own rule sets, and an overview of the various periods, types of games, rules and figure manufacturers available at the time of publication. 257 pages, B&W diagrams and figures. ISBN 070990407.