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Thursday, April 07, 2005

The Forge Army List Creation Tool

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The Forge is an army list creation tool offered at The Digital Foundry. The author writes:

The Forge is an electronic wargaming management tool that assists in the creation of army lists for your favorite wargame(s). The point is to make this process quick and easy. I originally created The Forge so that my friends and I could create army lists without having to lookup points, etc. when we wanted to go play a game. It is important to note thought, that The Forge will not replace your gaming material, but insteads adds to it. Therefor you should have a good understanding of the rules before you start assembling an army.

The Forge relies on a data file to supply specific information on any particular wargame. These lists have been made by fellow Forge users and can be found on the internet. You can also use the tools, within The Forge, to create your own data files or edit existing ones. I would like to package tons of data files with the installation program, but

would probably kill me smile

The Forge is free and I hope to keep it that way! All that said, I hope you enjoy the program.

 

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