Many people use block games as campaign games for their miniatures battles. While the example block has four steps (strengths of 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively), blocks can have fewer steps.Īlternatively, some block wargames require the player to remove the block representing the wounded unit from the board and replace it with a block with a lower strength. When the unit is wounded (representing a single person) or diminished in number (representing more than one person), the player turns it counterclockwise, with the number of pips at the top of block indicating its current strength.
BLOCK WARGAMING GAME CENTER FROM UPLOADING SERIES
Often, block pieces display the main information in the center with a series of numbers (or pips) around the edge, so that the current strength of the unit can be shown in a step-reduction system. Details about the unit (for instance, its identity as well as its attack, defense and movement scores) can then be seen easily by the owning player, while the opposing player will be left unsure of the exact nature of piece while he can see where his rival's forces are, fog of war is emulated by preserving the secrecy of the type and quality of the troops.
These blocks are typically square, have a labeled and an unlabeled side, and are generally thick enough that they can be placed on their side with the labeled side facing the owning player. An example of a block, from the block wargame Crusader Rex by Columbia Games.Ī block wargame is a board wargame that represents military units using wooden blocks instead of cardboard counters or metal/plastic miniatures.