The History of Wargaming Project
The project aims to make the largest possible collection of wargaming books and rules available to the modern reader. Ranging from second editions of wargaming classics, to professional wargaming rules used by the military and innovations in current wargaming.
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The Fred Jane Naval War Game (1906) including the Royal Navy's Wargaming
Rules (1921)
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The Fred Jane Naval Wargame was the second realistic naval wargame to be produced (the first was a naval training game, the third was the Fletcher Pratt Naval Wargame). The game was very well known in naval circles and was considered realistic enough to cite in academic articles on naval matters and various books. On this site is a summary of the rules, a sample ship card used to play the game, some photos of the game and a short video explaining the firing mechanism. If you want to purchase the rules, go to the purchase link. Buying the rules gives the password for access to the download area that has a number of ship cards ready for immediate use. In addition to the actual rules, this edition includes the complete text of the classic book by Fred Jane, Your Navy as a Fighting Machine. The book is available from Amazon and other online retailers. |
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