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Post Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:54 am 
 

Came across this timeline of wargames publishing from
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beattie/timeline2.html

"...1975.. Miniature Figurines releases Pirates of the Spanish Main..."

Anyone know anything about this line? Was it metal or plastic?
  

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Post Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:26 am 
 

Nice link about the history...


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Post Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:17 pm 
 

Invincible Overlord wrote:Nice link about the history...


There are a few interesting details to it, like:

1966 ..-Michael Korn's Modern War in Miniature published. Is this the first rules for role playing? The rules are for World War 2..
..Leo Cronin first to suggest in print, fantasy gaming, in particular a "mythical war game" based on the Fellowship of the Ring. In Wargamers Newsletter..

1969 ..David Wesley, Midwest Military Simulation Association, runs first fantasy role-playing game..

1970 ..NEWA display first large scale fantasy miniatures game, Middle Earth, at MFCA gaming convention..
..Wargamer's Newsletter announces availability of 20 sided dice and has article on electronic random number generator..
  
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