Wargames is like an enlarged version of board games for strategy, like a developed version of chess. Two players or more decorate the table with terrain, buildings, etc. and build up a battlefield. Every player have their own army that can contain everything from infantry to tanks and planes. The models are placed out at differnt positions on the battlefield, and the battle can begin!
You use rulers and measurements to measure distances, ranges and movements for the troops. The game is turn based and the different units can use the terrain when they move through it, such as taking cover behind a rock. Different troops have different kinds of weapons, equipment and movements and you have to learn to use them to your biggest advantage. In the game itself you roll dice which will work as the "human factor" for the troops and decide whether you hit or miss your target, or what effect your action will have.
One of the most famous wargames is Warhammer 40.000, a sci-fi game of a dark and grim future where the Imperium of Man is fighting orcs, aliens and chaos demons. |
