Gridded Naval Wargames ... has been published!

My latest book – GRIDDED NAVAL WARGAMES: NAVAL WARGAMING IN THE AGE OF STEAM, IRON, AND STEEL – has been published.

This book was written as a follow-up to THE PORTABLE WARGAME and DEVELOPING THE PORTABLE WARGAME to show examples of naval wargames that can be fought on a gridded tabletop. The book contains six sets of rules (three of which are from the PORTABLE NAVAL WARGAME stable), four explanatory battle reports, and a chapter that explains ‘How to …’ build simple model American Civil War ironclads. The book is aimed at the wargamer who wants to include aspects of naval warfare in their wargames, and it has been written with the intention that it will be suitable for both novice and experienced wargamers.

This book contains chapters entitled:

• Introduction
• Notes and explanations
• Grids: Their advantages, disadvantages, and usefulness in naval wargames
• The Game of Naval Blockade
• ‘Prepare for Ramming!’
• ‘Prepare for Ramming!’ … in Action
• The Portable Naval Wargame: American Civil War
• The Portable Naval Wargame: American Civil War – How to construct simple model ironclads
• The Portable Naval Wargame: American Civil War … in Action
• The Portable Naval Wargame: Pre-dreadnoughts
• The Portable Naval Wargame: Pre-dreadnoughts … in Action
• The Portable Naval Wargame: Dreadnoughts
• Mimi and Toutou Go Forth
• Mimi and Toutou Go Forth … in Action
• Developing some of the rules in this book: Ideas, suggestions, and notes
• Coastal Operations
• Selected Bibliography

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GRIDDED NAVAL WARGAMES: NAVAL WARGAMING IN THE AGE OF STEAM, IRON, AND STEEL is published by Eglinton Books and distributed by Lulu.com. It has 136 pages and contains over 175 illustrations and diagrams. The book is available in three versions:

• Hardback: £16.99 (ISBN 978 0 244 68854 7)
• Paperback: £7.49 (ISBN 978 0 244 38854 6)
• eBook: £3.99 (ISBN 978 0 244 08856 9)