Over time, however, survival became relatively easier, and the three pillars of survival gradually became easier to obtain. Nowadays, in the western world, that has become relatively easy. However, in the past, and in some societies today, the hunt for a game prize for the dinner table became a sport; a leisurely pursuit usually undertaken by the more affluent in society.
This beer and pretzels, rules-light game, is for portraying just such a sporting pursuit, that of putting meat on the table. It is not a wargame as such, but variants may build upon these rules and begin to involve more combat. This is a strategy and manoeuvre game, with a few dice rolls thrown in for randomness. I have based it in a generic European medieval setting, but that’s…
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Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy (Digital) - 1 Issue, WSS 132