The Best of Board Wargaming
BGG rank
BGG #18,874
BGG rating
7.3

The Best of Board Wargaming

1980

Rules assistance for The Best of Board Wargaming

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.5/5

Rules assistant for The Best of Board Wargaming

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The Best of Board Wargaming is a board game released in 1980 ages 12 and up. It was designed by Nicholas Palmer and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Nicholas Palmer's second book on wargaming, this time with an emphasis on capsule reviews. About two thirds of the book consists of capsule reviews for about 150 wargames. The book also includes six chapters profiling various facets of the wargaming hobby - Patton Rides Again: Operational Games, Across the Galaxy: Science Fiction Games, The First Thousand Hours are the Hardest: Monster Games, Roll a Six to Pillage Byzantium: Beer-and-Pretzels Games, Rule 101.423, Bomb Near Misses: Realistic Games and Regret to Inform You that You are Dead: Computerized Games. 194 page hardbound book with dust jacket, no illustrations.

Mechanics

Publishers

  • Hippocrene Books

Questions and answers

The catalogue lists The Best of Board Wargaming for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.