Monster game
A monster game is a game, usually a wargame, that is either very large, very complex, or both. One criterion sometimes adopted is the number of pieces; a game which puts greater than 1000 counters into play at once may be considered to be a monster game. This classification can technically be applied to any board game, but most commonly refers to the kind of non-abstract wargames in which a large amount of time is needed to play each turn as a result of a relatively high commitment to period accurate military realism.
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A monster game is a game, usually a wargame, that is either very large, very complex, or both. One criterion sometimes adopted is the number of pieces; a game which puts greater than 1000 counters into play at once may be considered to be a monster game. This classification can technically be applied to any board game, but most commonly refers to the kind of non-abstract wargames in which a large amount of time is needed to play each turn as a result of a relatively high commitment to period accurate military realism.
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Monster game is classified as a board game.
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- 1.Palmer, Nicholas. The Best of Board Wargaming. Hippocrene Books. 1980. 0-88254-525-6.
- 2.Palmer, Nicholas. The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming. Sphere Books. 1980.
- 3.((the Staff of Strategy & Tactics Magazine)). Wargame Design: The History, Production and Use of Conflict Simulation Games. Simulations Pubublications, Incorporated. 1977. 0-917852-01-X.
- 4.Simon and Schuster. The Complete Book of Wargames. 1980. 0-671-25374-3.
- 5.Dunnigan, James. The Complete Wargames Handbook. Quill. 1992. 0-688-10368-5.
- 6.Townsend, Jim. The PBM Corner. White Wolf. 11. 20. 1988.
- 7.Perla, Pewter P. The Art of Wargaming. Naval Institute Press. 1990. 0-87021-050-5.
- 8.Harlan, Thomas. Lords of the Earth: Basic Rulebook. Throne Enterprises LLC. 2002.
- 9.Boardgamegeek. Case Blue (2007).
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