Rules for the Conduct of the War-Game on a Map

by Henry Stephens, Felbrigg Herriot (Editor)

In 1896 the British Government published this paper which formalised the adoption of War-gaming in the Empire forces. The rules closely follow those created in 1812 by Reiswitz under the German name of “Kreigsspiel”.

These rules describe and give guidance on how a group of officers can use small blocks laid out on a large-scale map to represent various troops, and then issue orders to those troops. It further describes how those blocks move and how the umpires act as both judges and messengers.

29 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 2012