War in Miniature

Rules

by Craig Martelle

War in Miniature Publications, 10622 Lathrop Dr., Dallas, TX 75229, phone (214) 358-4471.

I talked with Bill Hession about his rules set and I am impressed with what he's done. From the way the rules are written, I have to assume that Bill was a board gamer at one point and made the transition to the next level. I received the Deluxe Edition and this is definitely the way to go. Contained in one 3-ring binder is four separate sets of rules (Late 19th Century, WWI, WWII, and post WWII-Korea) with enough commonality that you learn one set, then just note the differences. Bill also provides laminated reference sheets, unique for each set and other player aids like counters, transparent overlays, copyable turn record sheets, and colored dots to mark you troops. I spent the time to go into detail reading through the WWII set of rules and I was impressed by Bill's focus on Command and Control and not so much on individual weapon characteristics. Most battles were won or lost due to the latter and not the former. The reason for the colored dots is to identify who's who in the big scheme (and these can be put underneath the figures base so as not to detract from the visual battlefield). In the WWII set, there are 12 concise pages of rules, a turn record aid, a learning scenario and some OOB charts. Everything you need! Worth a look if you're like me and looking for that "right" set of rules for more modern warfare.

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