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Tabletop Games and Historic past

The history of tabletop game alone makes it an interesting subject to keep an eye on. Not many industry I know which is not largely invested in electronics manifested so many occasions of innovators introducing a new type of product and instantly finding a niche for it.

At present, such transformation happened thrice already in the industry’s history, which result in the present state. Some even argue that there’s already a 4th instance. In any case, there’s probably no seeing the end of this debate, especially if a supposed 5th time joins the mix.

Tabletop gaming was rooted from simple board and card games such as chess and poker. Even if it has evolved greatly, it is still the origin of the industry. Theoretically, the first tabletop gaming products, which are the tabletop war games, came from games such as chess and checkers.

This genre covers small models that represent entire squads or the more preferred individual units. You will need to manipulate large numbers of these models using a map. The map has specific markings for terrain obstacles or strategic locations. All manner of interactions will be decided by the rulebook including movement, troop morale, damage calculations and army construction limitations. A study in statistical manipulation, strategic acumen, optimal choices and dice rolls will be the end result. Basically, the dice roll gets to decide everything. Among the most well-known games of this type of genre are Games Workshop’s “Warhammer” franchise, both the fantasy and 40K versions. “Battletech” was also a hit; it introduced the “walking tank” robot to the world, as opposed to Japan’s more human vision.

Of course, after a few years, innovation struck the industry again. From the mind of David Arneson came the idea of adapting the rules of tabletop war games so they functioned on a much smaller scale. Rather than a single player controlling large armies, the player could focus and develop only one character at a time. With help from Gary Gygax, the tabletop gaming world would face the birth of the tabletop roleplaying game, starting with “Dungeons & Dragons.” It was a drastic departure from the large numbers that the industry dealt with before. It removed the need for models, expanded and modified the number of options available and spawned an entirely new type of tabletop gaming experience. Aside from “Dungeons and Dragons” – still going strong decades later, with the 4th edition out – there are more games along these lines. These include the sci-fi “Alternity” and the Lovecraftian horror-inspired “Call of Cthulhu.”

After several years of success, another innovation was introduced to the industry. Richard Garfield considered the possibility of creating a game like “Dungeons & Dragons”, but was played with cards and not dice. Sooner than later, the craze brought upon the collectible/tradable card game. “Magic: the Gathering” offers a whole new kind of experience; it’s like playing RPG with cards. Almost two decades and over 10,000 different cards later, “Magic” is still a blockbuster.

Tabletop gaming has definitely evolved from its roots through three important events. Over time, some franchise has managed to transcend their root game and explored other forms. For instance, Warhammer 40k” has its own RPG, “Dungeons & Dragons” has its own miniatures-based strategy game and “Vampire: the Eternal Struggle” is a card game form of White Wolf’s old “Vampire: The Masquerade” RPG line.

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