Operation Warboard; Wargaming World War II battles in 20-25 mm scale.
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1976. First American Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Format is about 6.75 inches by 8.75 inches. 159, [1] pages. Ex-library with usual library markings. Includes Illustrations, Abbreviations and explanations, Notes on the rules, The Rules, Pre-game check list, Index to the rules. Includes 20 black and white illustrations of individual armies. Label on fep. Label with name and address of previous owner pasted to top corner of the title page. Topics covered include Pont-de-la-Croix; The Wargames, Then and now; Boots, boots, boots, boots...; Wheels, wheels, wheels, wheels...; Battlegrounds; Instruments of war; Playing the game; and Disaster at D-Day--and other big games. Gavin Tudor Lyall (9 May 1932 – 18 January 2003) was an English author of espionage thrillers. From 1959 to 1962 he was a newspaper reporter and the aviation correspondent for the Sunday Times. His first novel, The Wrong Side of the Sky, was published in 1961, drawing from his personal experiences in the Libyan Desert and in Greece. It was an immediate success. Lyall then left journalism in 1963 to become a full-time author. Gavin Lyall was also a wargamer and appeared in "Battleground", a Tyne Tees television series on miniature war gaming in 1978. From the basic rules necessary for the novice to the more sophisticated strategies that every expert will want to master, the entire scope of wargaming is explored, ordered, and explained in this illustrated volume. The first half of the book discusses the principles of wargaming, demonstrates how to set up a warlord and fighting force, and plays through representative battle situations. A second section provides all the rules, he principles behind them, and guidelines for interpretation.
Donald Featherstone said, 'there have been few wargaming books written as well as Operation Warboard. Gavin Lyall applied his established writing talents to create a wargaming book that in places seemed more like a thriller than a book about a marvelous and engaging hobby'. The book was written for wargaming World War Ii battles in 20-25mm, with rules that were straightforward, fast and comprehensive. The book also had the innovation of including extensive notes about the thinking behind the rules. The player's notes discussed the abstractions and generalizations that informed the design decisions, most of which are still issues that rule-writers for this period still contend with. Condition: Fair, / Fair.
Keywords: Wargames, WW2 Battles, Pont-de-la-Croix, Battlegrounds, D-Day, Tactics, Strategy, Casualties, Communications, Military Units, Combat Operations, Weaponry
[Book #79640]
Price: $50.00