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What is Historical Miniature Wargaming?

I recently had a friend ask me this. The friend has played a lot of Euro Games and other boardgames, says he loves the "look" of a miniatures game, enjoys history, but cannot quite get his mind around what the "game" entails.

Here is my brief summary:

• Players command historically based forces made up of scale models & figures that have attributes including firepower, defense, morale, movement speeds, and leadership to reflect their real counterparts' skill sets

• Terrain is similar to a model railroad layout with groundcover, trees, walls, buildings, and other elements that would have existed on the historical battlefield

• Players have a mission or goal they are trying to accomplish to win the scenario or game

• Typically dice are used in conjunction with tables in order to determine the outcome of fire, morale checks, and other skills tests

• The historical outcome of a battle may differ from the outcome of the game

• Players need not be experts in military tactics. The rules and game mechanics should help players understand how to get the most out of their troops without having a background knowledge of the period

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