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Picture No 10294019
Date 1913
Description H.G.Wells playing Little Wars
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H.G.Wells playing 'Little Wars'. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, and formed the basis of hobby wargaming which is still popular today.~~The picture shows Wells on the left, taking a measurement with a piece of string to work out the distance his forces may move. His opponent on the right awaits his turn, while the umpire, seated, times the move with a stopwatch. Before play began, the curtains which can be seen, would have been drawn to divide the battlefield and allow each player to set out his forces in secrecy.
Source Illustrated London News 25 January 1913 Illustration by S.Begg
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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