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by Arctic Jack What are the best wargames that are excellent for tournament play? They need to be 2 player and playable to conclusion within around 3 hours. Rules that can be quickly grasped after a...
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by licinius I really like this one, but it some games can be a bit long to finish (4+ hours). Use the scenarios.A House Divided
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by Malcolm C Advanced Squad Leader Starter KitThe mother ship (Advanced Squad Leader itself) is great for tournament play too.But your "ease of learning" criteria means it is the starter kits (for now...
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by RaffertyA I think Buffalo Wings (the easiest version of the Fighting Wings games) would work well with the inclusion of 'chess' clocks to add spontaneity and keeping things moving. It can handle...
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by airjudden Washington's War: 90-120 minutes.
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by AnalogGamer for multi-player, "Origins of WWII" can be played in a single day, since each game takes no longer than an hour, requiring only 5 hours for each player to play each Nation.
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by zeotter I help run the The Wargame Boot Camp for Strategicon conventions in Los Angles. We have run a lot of war games for people. Some of my suggestions for for your criteria::d10-1: Manoeuvre by...
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by panzer6 StrategoLord of the Rings: The ConfrontationThe Battle for Hill 218
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by CountDeMoney The Hell of Stalingrad Frontline General: Spearpoint 1943Both are fast, furious, and you can play plenty of drops in a sitting.
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by etagimbo Arctic Jack wrote:What are the best wargames that are excellent for tournament play? They need to be 2 player and playable to conclusion within around 3 hours. Rules that can be quickly...
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by kentreuber I've played in both Commands & Colors: Ancients and Commands & Colors: Napoleonics tournaments. All players play the same scenario twice, switching sides. Tournament ranking is...
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by Eldard A number of the Columbia block games make for excellent tournament games:War of 1812This is a personal favorite. Easy to learn, both land and naval operations around and on the US-Canadian...
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by Marstov Wilderness War has a scenario just for tournament play. It should take about 2-3 hours, and it's a very good game.
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by aforandy Arctic Jack wrote:What are the best wargames that are excellent for tournament play? They need to be 2 player and playable to conclusion within around 3 hours. Rules that can be quickly...
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by aiabx Hammer of the Scots and Crusader Rex are both good quick learns.2 de Mayo as well, but it might be too small and quick.
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by ThomasAH Maybe except for the "chess-like game-play" part: Empire: The Macedonian Punic Wars, 350-150BCYes, this is probably very different from what you imagined, but it is available for £5.00 per...
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by xlhrider Anzio, or better it's 6th Edition, Italia.
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by IrishBouzouki Napoleon at Waterlooor any single quad game from Napoleon's Last Battles...Quatre BrasLignyLa Belle Alliance(probably not so much Wavre)All these very simple to learn, still...
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by Herr Dr List of game tournies at WBC; king of the competitive wargame tourney:http://www.boardgamers.org/gamelist.htm...or check out the tournies run last year...
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