Little Wars - shared by John Dods, 18 August 2023

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In 1913, H.G. Wells invented a tabletop war game called ‘Little Wars’. The subtitle of the rulebook was ‘a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books’. 

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• Vincent Cholewa

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  I borrowed a copy, probably last century!, from the Wellington library.

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  • Russell Briant

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    Vincent Cholewa and can’t return it coz of the quake risk….

    Bummer

    

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  • Jason Hebron

    Vincent Cholewa as did I

    

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  • Jason Hebron

    Played little wars a few years back , a chum made Ruritatian type armies based on modded airfix models. Loads of fun

    

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• Geoff Rothwell

  My first experience playing with written war game rules; 54mm Britain’s on the living room carpet.

  

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• Michael Stonyer

  It would seem the Table had yet to be invented

  

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    Vincent Cholewa

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    Michael Stonyer it would have had to be huge for Little Wars played with 54mm figures

    

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• Michael Stonyer

  It would seem the Table had yet to be invented

  

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  Mark Muir

  I use an apapted set of rules called Little Big Wars..more cannon fire and melee is fought with paper scissors rock.. winner is player whose partner/ mother etc provides the best snacks..

  

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• Doug Colbeck

  Still have my copy of the 1931 printing 

• • • • Denis Kosta

        Doug Colbeck have you ever played it?

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      • Doug Colbeck

        Denis Kosta many years ago when I had a heap of Britains miniatures 

        

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      • Leanne Snare

        Doug Colbeck I remember when u did 

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    • Shaun Robinson

      Me too - even used them as a lad …on the carpet with an Airfix cannon that fired real projectiles and EVERYTHING!