Miniature wargames are a form of wargaming designed to incorporate miniatures or figurines into play, which was invented at the beginning of the 19th century in Prussia. The miniatures used represent troops or vehicles (such as tanks, chariots, aircraft, ships, etc.). The games may reflect historical situations and armies, or may be futuristic or fantasy-based.
This list compiles published miniature wargames categorized by their subject matter, genre, or time period covered in their rules. Where known, the publisher is given (or, in a few cases, the designer(s) in the case of self-published or freely distributed games), as well as the date of first publication (many games have been published in several updated editions).
Ancients A Fistfull of Miniatures (North Shore Press, 1986; Precis Intermedia Gaming, 2009) Age of Battles (Zvezda, 2007) Age of Hannibal (Little Wars TV, 2018) Age of Heroes - Biblical Era V 6 (Computer Moderated Miniature Wargame Rules) (Computer Strategies, 2007) Ancient & Medieval Wargaming (Sutton Publishing, 2007) Ancient Empires (The Emperor's Press, 1991) Ancient Warfare (Milgamex, 1975, designed and written by Arnold Hendrick) Ancient Warfare (A to Z Rules, 1997) Ancient Warfare (Saga Publishing, 1998) Arcane Warfare (Jerboa Development Team, 2002) Armati (Quantum Printing, 1994) Basic Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2006) Battlestandard Ancient Rules (Battlestandard Miniatures and Games, 2004) Clash of Empires (Great Escape Games, 2011) Classical Hack (LMW Works Publications, 2002) Classic Warfare (Tactical Studies Rules, 1975) Conquerors and Kings (Peter Pig, 1999) Crusader (Crusader Miniatures, 2007) De Bellis Antiquitatis (Wargames Research Group, 1990) De Bellis Magistrorum Militum (Caliver Books, 2007) De Bellis Multitudinis (Wargames Research Group, 1993) Fast Play Rules for Ancient Warfare (Newbury Rules, 1985) Field of Glory (Osprey Publishing, 2008) Gordian Knot (Agema Publications, 2007) Greek Naval Warfare (London Wargames Section, 1972) Hail Caesar (Warlord Games, 2011) Hex Command Ancients (Imagine Image Multimedia, 2000) Holy Hack First Edition (LMW Works, 1996) Holy Hack Second Edition (LMW Works, 2007)
Homeric Hack (LMW Works, 2004) Hoplon (Nicolas A. Protonotarios, 2003) Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2008) In Death Ground (Ruga-Ruga Publications, 2010) Infamy, Infamy! (Too Fat Lardies, 2020) Justified Ancients (Amazon Miniatures, 2005) King David (Signifer Club Vicenza, 2004) L'Art de la Guerre (Onyx éditions, 2008) Legion (Fantasy Games Unlimited, 1976) Lost Battles (Philip Sabin, 2008) Macedon and Rome V 6 (Computer Moderated Miniature Wargame Rules) (Computer Strategies, 2007) Melees Gloriosus (David P. Gundt, 1999) Might of Arms (Colonnade Publishing, 1996) Mortem et Gloriam (SHALL Enterprises Ltd, 2016) Peltast and Pila (Tony Bath, Tabletop Warfare Limited, 1976) PMG Ancients (Jeff Hunt, Portsmouth Miniatures and Games, 1997) Salamis Ad Actium (David Manley, 2005) Shieldbearer (Michel J Young)Slingshot, 175 p16Practical Wargaming Aug 93 p41 Swordpoint (Gripping Beast, 2016) Tactica (Quantum Printing, 1989) The Art of War (Doug Larsen & Rocky Russo, 2005) The Shock of Impact (Tabletop Games, 1981) To the Strongest! (BigRedBat Ventures, 2014) Vis Bellica (Ordered Flexibility, 2002) War & Conquest (Scarab Miniatures, 2011) Warfare in the Ancient World (Newbury Rules, 1980) War Games Rules 1000 B.C to 500 A.D (Ancient War Games Research Group, 1969) War Games Rules 1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. (War Games Research Group, 1971) War Games Rules 3000 B.C - 1250 A.D (Wargames Research Group, 1976) War Games Rules 3000 BC to 1485 AD (Wargames Research Group, 1980) Wargames Rules - Ancient Period (480 B.C. - A.D. 61) (Athena, 1986) Warhammer Ancient Battles (Warhammer Historical Wargames, 1998) Warlord (Partizan Press, 2007) Warmaster Ancients (Warhammer Historical Wargames, 2005) Warrior (Four Horsemen Enterprises, 2002) Warrior Kings (Two Hour Wargames, 1998) Wars Ancient (Magni Games, 2010)
Early Middle Ages A Fistfull of Miniatures (North Shore Press, 1986; Precis Intermedia Gaming, 2009) Ancient & Medieval Wargaming (Sutton Publishing, 2007) Ancient Warfare (A to Z Rules, 1997) Arcane Warfare (Jerboa Development Team, 2002) Armati (Quantum Printing, 1994) L'Art de la Guerre (Onyx éditions, 2008) The Art of War (Doug Larsen & Rocky Russo, 2005) Basic Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2006) Battlelust (Columbia Games, 1992) Battlestandard Ancient Rules (Battlestandard Miniatures and Games, 2004) Clash of Empires (Great Escape Games, 2011) Comitatus (Simon MacDowall, 2011) Conquerors and Kings (Peter Pig, 1999) De Bellis Antiquitatis (Wargames Research Group, 1990) De Bellis Magistrorum Militum (Caliver Books, 2007) De Bellis Multitudinis (Wargames Research Group, 1993) Dux Brittaniarum (Too Fat Lardies, 2012) Field of Glory (Osprey Publishing, 2008) Hack In the Dark (Philip Viverito/LMW Works LLC 2008) Hail Caesar (Warlord Games, 2011) Hoplon (Nicolas A. Protonotarios, 2003) Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2008) Might of Arms (Colonnade Publishing, 1996) Mortem et Gloriam (SHALL Enterprises Ltd, 2016) Saga Dark Ages (Studio Tomahawk, published through Gripping Beast) The Shock of Impact (Tabletop Games, 1981) Swordpoint (Gripping Beast, 2016) To Me! V 6:Computer Moderated Miniature Wargames Rules (Computer Strategies, 2007) To the Strongest! (Simon Miller) War & Conquest (Scarab Miniatures, 2011) War Games Rules 1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. (War Games Research Group, 1971) War Games Rules 3000 B.C - 1250 A.D (Wargames Research Group, 1976) War Games Rules 3000 BC to 1485 AD (Wargames Research Group, 1980) Warhammer Ancient Battles (Warhammer Historical Wargames, 1998) Warlord (Partizan Press, 2007) Warmaster Ancients (Warhammer Historical Wargames, 2005) Warrior (Four Horsemen Enterprises, 2002) Warrior Kings (Two Hour Wargames, 1998)
Middle Ages A Fistfull of Miniatures (North Shore Press, 1986; Precis Intermedia Gaming, 2009) Ancient & Medieval Wargaming (Sutton Publishing, 2007) Arcane Warfare (Jerboa Development Team, 2002) Armati (Arty Conliffe, 1994) followed by Armati II (Arty Conliffe, 2004) L'Art de la Guerre (Onyx éditions, 2008)
The Art of War (Doug Larsen & Rocky Russo, 2005) Basic Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2006) Battlestandard Ancient Rules (Battlestandard Miniatures and Games, 2004) Chainmail (Guidon Games, 1971) Clash of Empires (Great Escape Games, 2011) Crusader (Crusader Miniatures, 2007) De Bellis Antiquitatis (Wargames Research Group, 1990) De Bellis Magistrorum Militum (Caliver Books, 2007) De Bellis Multitudinis (Wargames Research Group, 1993) Ex illis (Chinchilla Games, 2013) Field of Glory (Osprey Publishing, 2008) HAVOC: Tactical Miniature Warfare (Brent Spivey, Voodoo Ink Publishing, 2009) Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2008) Knight Hack (LMW Works, 2007) Medieval Campaign and Battle Rules (One-to-One), 2nd Edition (Compiled and Published by W.H. Lamming and T.H. Houtlby, copyright 1976) Might of Arms (Colonnade Publishing, 1996) Mortem et Gloriam (SHALL Enterprises Ltd, 2016) Retinue Medieval Skirmish Rules (David Cliff, Tabletop Games, 1978) Shattered Lances (Outpost Wargame Services, 2005) Swordpoint (Gripping Beast, 2016) Tactica Medieval (Quantum Printing, 1992) To Me! V 6:Computer Moderated Miniature Wargames Rules (Computer Strategies, 2007) To the Strongest! (Simon Miller) WarChu (www.warchu.com, 2011) War Games Rules 3000 B.C - 1250 A.D (Wargames Research Group, 1976) War Games Rules 3000 BC to 1485 AD (Wargames Research Group, 1980) Warhammer Ancient Battles (Warhammer Historical Wargames, 1998) Warheads: Medieval Tales (Urban Mammoth, 2010) Warlord II (Partizan Press, 2008) Warmaster Ancients (Warhammer Historical Wargames, 2005) Warrior (Four Horsemen Enterprises, 2002) Warrior Kings (Two Hour Wargames, 1998)
Renaissance Basic Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2006) De Bellis Renationis (Wargames Research Group, 1997) Field of Glory: Renaissance (Osprey Publishing, 2010) Flashing Steel (Ganesha Games, 2010) Forged in Blood (Ganesha Games, 2018) Impetus (Dadi & Piombo, 2008) Pike & Shotte (Steve Morgan, Warlord Games, 2012) Rulettes for 16th Century Naval Warfare (Wargames Research Group, 1978) Samurai Warfare (Adams & Clarke, ~1979) Sword And Pistol (Tabletop Games, 1985) The Road To Osaka (Daisho Publications, 1995) The Universal Soldier (RAFM Company, 1977) Wargames Rules - Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century (1490–1660) (George Gush, Wargames Research Group, 1976) Wargames Rules For Fifteenth to Seventeenth Centuries (1420–1700) (George Gush, Wargames Research Group, 1979) Warlord II (Partizan Press, 2008)
Early Modern 1644 (Rick Priestley, Wargames Foundry, 1990) Age of Musket (Peter Morffew, 2003) Bayonet and Ideology (Peter Pig, 1994) Before I was a Marshal, I was a Grenadier (Sergeants 3, 1967/2001) Black Powder (Rick Priestley, Warlord Games, 2009) Black Powder Battles (Two Hour Wargames, 2004) Blenheim To Balaclava (Brian Gregory, Brigade Games, 1988) Blood & Plunder (Michael Tuñezm, Firelock Games, 2016) Blood, Bilge, and Iron Balls (Age of Sail, Alan Abbey, Pen & Sword, 2011) Carnage & Glory (Nigel P. Marsh, 1991) Carnage & Glory II (Nigel P. Marsh, 2001) Cavaliers and Roundheads (TSR, Inc., 1973) Classic Napoleonics (Raymond [Ray] James Jackson, 1971) Close Action (Clash of Arms Games, 1998) Column, Line, & Square (Fred Vietmeyer, 1966) Corps d'Armee: Napoleonic Rules for Large Scale Wargames (Geoffrey Wootten, Wargames Research Group, 1989) De Bellis Renationis (Wargames Research Group, 1997) Divisional Commander (Studio Capitan) Don't Give Up The Ship! (Tactical Studies Rules, 1972)'t Give Up The Ship!Tactical Studies Rules
Dutchman Spaniard Switzer Swede (Douglas Hubbard, Tactical Realities Inc., 1993 Eagles, Swords & Bayonets(Richard Kohlbacker/LMW Works 2014 LMW Works: publishing tabletop wargame rules sets, historical non-fiction, spiritual texts, & retail catalogs since 1998)) Empire (Napoleonic) (Scotty Bowden, 197 no5) Empires, Eagles, and Lions (Napoleonic Era) (New Jersey Association of Wargamers, 1980) Ever Victorious Armies (Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Company, 2000) Field of Glory: Napoleonic (Osprey Publishing, 2012) Final Argument of Kings (Seven Years' War) (Dean West, 1996) File Leader! (English Civil War) (Peter Berry, Partizan Press, 1987) Forlorn Hope (English Civil War) (Peter Berry & Ben Wilkins, Partizan Press, 1987) Form Line of Battle (David Manley, 2000) Frappé (Napoleonic) (Ray Johnson and Duke Seifried, The Wargamers' Library, Volume 1, c1970) From Valmy to Waterloo (Tactical to Grand Tactical, 1792–1815) (William Keyser, Clash of Arms Games, 1995) Game of War Napoleonic and 18th century (Agema.org.uk, 2007) Grand Battles Napoleon (Napoleonic) (Siege Works Studios, 2014) Grande Armée (Napoleonic) (Sam A. Mustafa, 2002) Grand Manoeuvre (Napoleonic) (Michael Collins, 2011) Great Captains - Linear Warfare V 6 (Computer Moderated Miniature Wargame Rules) (Computer Strategies, 2007) Gunpowder Revolution - Renaissance Warfare V 6 (Computer Moderated Miniature Wargame Rules) (Computer Strategies, 2007) Guns of Liberty (American War of Independence) (Eric Burgess, 1998) Gå På (Great Northern War, War of the Spanish Succession) (Thomas Årnfelt) Habitants and Highlanders (French and Indian War) (Canadian Wargamers Group, 1992) Honours of War (Seven Years' War) (Osprey Publishing, 2015) Imperial Lances (Napoleonic Wars) (The Tin Dictator | Bob Rodgers, 2009) In the Heart of Africa (Colonial Africa 1860–1899) (Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Co., unknown) In the Name of Glory (David Marks, 2005) Iron Duke - Napoleonics V 6 (Computer Moderated Miniature Wargame Rules) (Computer Strategies, 2007) It is Warm Work- Age of Sail Naval (Frank Capotorto, 2011) John Company (Colonial India) (n/a, unknown)