The first article is from Tony Bath, and describes his classic Hyboria campaign, from the January 1978 issue. I've always been an admirer of how Bath managed to pull this off and setting the scene for what was to come hobby wargaming. In a sense, he has been a more influential figure on the hobby than Don Featherstone, but perhaps we should discuss that over a pint of (Belgian) beer ...
Excellent stuff. Ahead of his time. A lot of modern game designers could learn from these old Masters.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Quite amazing how many of the ideas that define wargaming as we know it were already in existence back then.
DeleteI remember reading about this campaign and was fascinated. Unfortunately, for a few months the mag wasn't available in this country, so I missed a few of the middle articles. But I did get to read the whole play by mail story. Who knew Charles Grant would make such a convincingly bloodthirsty tyrant?!
ReplyDeleteMost of the story is also described in the reprint by John Curry: http://www.wargaming.co/recreation/details/tbcampaigns.htm
DeleteBattle Magazine was brilliant - but rather hard to get hold of at the time I remember .
ReplyDeleteI received a bunch of old issues last November. Still a few missing, but I'm trying to hunt them down.
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