The Fundamentals of Tabletop Miniatures Game

This book presents a much-needed framework for the critical examination of miniatures games and their . It provides the reader with both a conceptual model for understanding how these games work as well as a toolbox of mechanical approaches to achieving a range of outcomes and assessing the fit of any given approach within a specific . Though dating back to the 1820s, tabletop miniatures games have been little explored critically and lack a conceptual vocabulary for their discussion. Active practitioners in the miniature games community, Glenn Ford and Mike Hutchinson explore what defines these games, proposing the term ‘non-discrete miniatures games‘ to encapsulate the essence of these open and immersive hobby gaming experiences. Discarding the term ‘wargame‘, they argue against limiting conceptions of these games to direct armed conflict, and champion their diverse narrative potential. The book provides a fresh conceptual framework for miniatures games, abstracting the concepts of positioning and moving markers non-discretely across scale-modelled environments into inclusive and generalised terminology, untethering them from their roots as military simulations and providing the foundations for a fresh consideration of miniatures games . Written for game ers, and with a foreword by Gav Thorpe, The Fundamentals of Tabletop Miniatures Game is a handbook for those that wish to better miniatures games.