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.
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Source | Illustrated London News 25 January 1913 Illustration by S.Begg |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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