I don't normally post "commercial' entries; I try to focus my attention on free wargames stuff: free rules, etc. But the boys at Warm Acre are running a contest I thought you might like to know about. Gavin Tyler explains:
Want to win a copy of Hour of Glory: Axis Stronghold? Then enter our unashamedly cliched competition! Just complete the following in 100 words or less:
I deserve a copy of Hour of Glory because...
...and mail your entry to Competition on our forum (you will need to register) or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
The entrant who gives our design team the biggest laugh or longest pause for thought will receive a free copy of our new WWII covert operations game. If we get some really good entries, we will also give five runners up a 50% discount voucher.
Competition closes June 30th.
Good luck, agents!
Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
For pictures, visit the gallery.
Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
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