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Game Scale
Big Battle
Balagan's Marlburian
2001 | The original blog post rules that served as the origin for the 2008 game Twilight of the Sun King
Coat of Steel
2005 | The Wars of the Roses come alive in this thematic, innovative battle system from The Perfect Captain
Jane Naval War Game
1898 | The earliest commercial naval wargame, as sold and presented by civilian hobbyist Fred Jane
Fistful of T34s
2026 | Little Wars TV presents this free version of Fistful of TOWS 3 for Eastern Front WW2 battalion action
GHQ Microarmor: The Game
2012 | Old-school World War II big battle rules from GHQ, including the full game and the "beer & pretzels" tank version
Hoplomachia
2003 | Incredibly thematic, meticulously researched rules for hoplite battles of the classical Greek age
Kriegsspiel
1824 | The original von Reisswitz text, presented in native German, as a historical artifact that started the hobby
Oi Navarcoi!
2013 | Alkedo Miniatures presents a fleet-level system for large ancient naval battles
They Died for Glory
1986 | Grand tactical rules for the Franco-Prussian War, including detailed historical scenarios
Tin Soldiers & Iron Wills
2026 | An innovative command exercise with no turns, no phases, and real time play governed by sand timers
Wee DRAM of Napoleon
2001 | Operational Napoleonic rules where each unit is an entire division and Waterloo can be played on a 4'x4' table
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