wargamer
Miniature battle enthusiast
A wargamer is someone who plays wargames—strategic simulations of military conflicts using miniature figures, maps, dice, and detailed rules.
The hobby ranges from historical recreations of specific battles to fantasy and science fiction scenarios.
Wargamers often spend considerable time painting miniatures and building terrain: The wargamers gathered every Saturday to refight Waterloo.
Tiny representations of larger things
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- terrainLand's physical features
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
rulebooks · hexes · tokens · chits · counters · line-of-sight · skirmish · engagements
Of the French emperor
- ancientsPeople of antiquity
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- musketsEarly shoulder-fired guns
- cavalryMounted military force
infantry · artillery · uniforms · campaigns · refights · grognard
Electronic calculating device
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- onlineNetwork-connected state
Arranging for future events
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- operationalReady to function
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
reserves · tempo · initiative · flanking · encirclement · breakthrough
Skillful directional control
- flankingAt the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- pincerGrasping claw organ
envelopment · cover · concealment · suppression · overwatch · stacking · chokepoints · withdrawal
Pigment on canvas
- collectingGathering items over time
- assemblingFitting parts together
- primingMaking ready beforehand
- basingFounding on something
airbrushing · flocking · kitbashing · sculpting · washing · highlighting · greenstuff · 15mm
miniatures
Tiny representations of larger things
campaigns · rulebooks · hexes · tokens · chits · counters · line-of-sight · skirmish · engagements · objectives
Napoleonic
Of the French emperor
cavalry · infantry · artillery · uniforms · campaigns · refights · grognard
computer
Electronic calculating device
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- turn-basedPlayers alternate actions
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
planning
Arranging for future events
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- operationalReady to function
attrition · reserves · tempo · initiative · flanking · encirclement · breakthrough
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
pincer · envelopment · cover · concealment · suppression · overwatch · stacking · chokepoints · withdrawal · counterattack
painting
Pigment on canvas
- collectingGathering items over time
- assemblingFitting parts together
- primingMaking ready beforehand
basing · airbrushing · flocking · kitbashing · sculpting · washing · highlighting · greenstuff · 15mm · unpainted
- model hobbyistsminiaturist
wargamerpacifist
Anti-violence believer
peace activist · conscientious objector · dove · anti-war activist · antimilitarist