A Quick History of Wargames

[@alans3023]

Less is more. A brilliant (and brief) introduction to war gaming. Love it.

[@gowensbach2998]

Recently, I started designing some of my own war games, assembling the parts, maps, boards, rules, etc from various games. After I get an idea and the parts, I then work out the rules and then play test, and tweak them. Its really interesting to write out the idea, and then play test, because so many things can happen that you don"t anticipate! Then its back to working out the details. It is in a way, a creative endeavor, and very cerebral. So, having no one to discuss the process with, I am so glad I found this video, as I really connected with it

[@LittleWarsTV]

Welcome! We're glad you found us!

[@gowensbach2998]

@@LittleWarsTV just finished gluing all my models for Clash of Spears, and just got the rule book as well. Hard to find miniatures for ancient period. But CoS is a good base

[@WuCSquad]

This youtube channel.... where have you been all my life before today?

[@jeffhess4650]

Ah, Tractics. My very first game--and minatures: two mini-tanks PzKw III Ausf N and one PzKw III Ausf J--first played in Newsome Hall at Colorado State University in the winter of 1973.

[@pitthistoryguy1301]

Yay...Tractics, my first rules love as a middle schooler in the 1970s. And thanks for a nice overview.

[@captainclarky5352]

The guy with the larger beard has a nice shirt. The message it bears needs to be spread

[@JJBuoH]

whats the message?

[@captainclarky5352]

@@JJBuoH The shirt reads "Treason in defence of slavery should not be celebrated"

[@JJBuoH]

@@captainclarky5352 ty

[@calerdonian]

Really like where this channel is going! Look forward to seeing more off you guys...even spied some drum and Fife awi minis! Top video chaps!

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thank you (and good eye on the minis)!

[@raymondwhatley9954]

"Treason in defense of slavery should not be celebrated" freaking love it.

[@3asianassassin]

good lord I was scared when I saw the confederate pattern and didn't read the shirt

[@becsaighead]

Likewise...love this group; would almost be willing to move to the mid-Atlantic just to game with you guys...

[@PeterIsATeacher]

@@3asianassassin Saaaame. I thankfully scrolled down and saw this comment so I stuck around

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

Good video! Thanks for the history lesson!

[@99zellner]

You know that video from blind melon where the bee girl finally finds her fellow dancing bees? Yup, well here I am...

[@LittleWarsTV]

Welcome!

[@Kili121416]

Am inspires to play more often ! You guys deserve to succeed !

[@ZFG1467]

That kar98 is pretty cool.

[@aurthurdent99]

A very cool introduction to the hobby. Thank you sirs! I'm interested in Microarmour, any chance you guys could fight a battle using microarmour rules by GHQ?

[@LittleWarsTV]

Glad you found us, John. We do a ton of gaming in that scale (and using GHQ minis), but haven't actually played their rules. I have read them a few times and you're not the first to ask about this, so we will absolutely keep it in mind. So many games to play, so little time to play them all!

[@landsknecht1525]

Nice videos, I look forward to seeing more.

[@davidcollins2648]

Those of us with no community can still play PanzerBlitz or France 1940 by Avalon Hill or Civil War General 2 by Sierra for computer. CWG2 is far and away the best and most realistic strategy wargame around despite coming out in 1996.

[@dancingpotplant]

Two Hour Wargames rules are excellent for solo play and campaigns. Highly recommended!

[@dalewood3676]

Well done Gentlemen! I’m enjoying your growing number of videos. Thank you.

[@marcosmata8233]

If miniature war gaming were like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, it could mean that: - Four players, each with their own unique skills and strengths, are sucked into the game world - They find themselves shrunk down to miniature size, trapped in a fantastical world of giant landscapes and treacherous terrain - Each player must navigate their miniature avatar through treacherous jungle terrain, ancient ruins, and hidden temples - They must work together to overcome challenges, battle fearsome creatures, and defeat rival factions vying for control of the game world - Along the way, they discover hidden strengths, weaknesses, and secrets about themselves and their fellow players - The game world is filled with magical creatures, ancient artifacts, and hidden dangers, all waiting to be discovered The players would have to work together, using their unique skills and strengths, to survive the game world and find a way back to the real world. The miniature war gaming world would be a thrilling and unpredictable adventure, full of action, humor, and heart!

[@martinobrien7328]

“We don't wear suits, and only one of us is a gentleman” drinking a dram of whiskey, charming 😂

[@vickyking3408]

I love your vlogs, well presented, and open minded, you did a vlog on women playing wargames, I do and have for a long time, sadly a lot of guys think still, the little lady doesnt know the difference from a Sherman tank and a panzer IV or a musket from a rifle, I go to wargame shows and well get treated like I know nothing, yet I solo wargame in> Napoleonic's, ACW and ww2 all in 15mm, here in the UK its about time started to encompass every one and not just old guys >>>sorry for the rant

[@vitoskrjanc9036]

Just make mini squares for movement and remove playing on luck(- parts), then this games could be as playable as chess on turnaments, even more strategically richer. Also we should unify board and pieces.

[@darklingeraeld-ridge7946]

Nice, but no "history" of miniature wargames should be without a mention of Don Featherstone. ( And Phil Barker and the WRG in MHO.)

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

And Charles and his son Charles S. Grant

[@jony663]

I like that you added the bloopers at the end

[@LittleWarsTV]

Well that's easy, since by the time we're done filming any of these we have way more blooper footage than polished, good footage!

[@bonsan9059]

das hella cool! :)

[@WargamingHistory]

Love it guys!

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thanks, Matt. Hope you stick around for more!

[@cadjebushey5875]

I just suscribed! This looks kick-ass!

[@fuzer909]

I just did too.

[@meecrob111]

Source of the Nile????? Damn I'd love to play that game some day. Great vid guys

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thanks! Source of the Nile is an awesome classic very much deserving a modern update!

[@steveholmes11]

I wish Source of the Nile would get a reprint.

[@abcbcde9985]

All good stuff, thanks for this lovely summary. Just a thought.... maybe Donald Featherstone, Peter Young, JohnTunstill, Peter Gilder etc etc should be mentioned for their role creating the link between H G Wells and modern wargaming with figures.

[@LittleWarsTV]

Fair point. There are lots of major influences and titans of this hobby that we didn't mention by name in a short video like this. Donald Featherstone is most certainly a worthy one! Thanks for bringing it up.

[@abcbcde9985]

Jack Scruby?

[@nicolaspace1182]

@@LittleWarsTV Donald Featherstone? That is an epic name.

[@seca.fernandez]

amazing video guys!!!!!

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Just subbed great video and a cool channel

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thanks! Glad you found us!

[@A1Authority]

It's all in how one chooses to look at it. Calling it a toy or a game indictes fun is the goal. Words like models and diorama indicate a serious excersize. Oddly, humans make the jump from serious to fun rather quickly when pretending anything, including detailed simulations of some of the worst imaginable things, such as war. (btw) painting figures sounds like fun at first, but it's a lot more like work, since enthusiasts hate playing with poor representations. Also, they don't tell you how lengthy games of this sort can lead to animosity at times, especially when rules descrepancies beingcome a part of that lengthy process... of fun.

[@px5ix4pz6j]

Great history lesson

[@devonstart2758]

oh sit i remember you guys!! youre the ones that stole my really nice yeti mug from the room you were doing interviews with and left me with a shitty rusted out piece of crap with coffee in it! I was trying to remember why the name sounded so familiar

[@blcklstd6156]

How do I find dudes who are down for this

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Could you guys show/tell us the first name of the people speaking? It would make it a bit more personal.

[@LittleWarsTV]

In all the main episodes coming up (first one next week) we do have titles and names for everyone. For some reason we didn't think to do that in these introductory videos and probably should have!

[@ashleybishop9937]

Two things 1. Read Andrew Wilson, War Gameing, Pelican 1970. A fascinsting read I used for my studies, 2. Wargaming is 25% research, 25% Modelling, 25% Gameing and 25% talking shit with your mates, and sometimes its 50% talking shit!

[@dancingpotplant]

Is that table a cloth with something underneath for the hills?

[@LittleWarsTV]

Yes, we use foam hills underneath some kind of ground cloth--typically it's felt, but canvas and other materials work, too!

[@dancingpotplant]

@@LittleWarsTV foam hills under a cloth sounds good. Are the hills continuous or stepped?

[@LittleWarsTV]

We have a large plastic bin of styrofoam hills in various shapes and sizes. We stack smaller ones on top of larger ones to create more elevation, so the system is totally modular. Easy to set up, easy to take down, and very cheap to do!

[@dancingpotplant]

@@LittleWarsTV ah so piles if smoothed out hills stacked with a cloth then placed over. Like you say, simple but effective.

[@dolphinerofachero3159]

How was the prussian wargame called?

[@LittleWarsTV]

Kriegsspiel, from 1824.

[@Cherokie89]

Love the treason shirt

[@LittleWarsTV]

Dieter will be glad you caught that one. It's easy to think on first glance that he's wearing some kind of pro-Confederate shirt, but when you read the words it's...well, quite the opposite!

[@LegalKimchi]

@@LittleWarsTV where did he get it?

[@lukehawksbee]

@@LittleWarsTV At first glance I thought "Is that guy wearing a confederate shirt? FFS" then read the text. Glad I was wrong!

[@piethagorus7439]

Why is that guy wearing a confederate battle flag shirt

[@LittleWarsTV]

Read the text on the shirt and you'll understand. Probably not what you're thinking....

[@piethagorus7439]

@@LittleWarsTV thanks for letting me know I couldn’t read I had to get my brother to read it for me Lmao have a good day!

[@TheThunderWeasel]

That shirt is great. Perfect to wear while playing as the South lol

[@byronbayhylle9194]

😂

[@HistoricalPerspectiveRBr]

While I like these videos the nonsense repeated here about Wells Little Wars are simply wargamer myths

[@wizar6712]

Was trusting of this video till the confederate flag came out of nowhere

[@danitenotes]

Did you read the shirt?