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Little Wars: A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books Paperback – May 18, 2018

by H. G. Wells (Author)
3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
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Little Wars: A Game for Boys is one of H.G. Wells' less known books.
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    58 pages
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    May 18, 2018
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.14 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1719042578
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1719042574
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 18, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 58 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1719042578
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1719042574
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.14 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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H. G. Wells

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The son of a professional cricketer and a lady's maid, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) served apprenticeships as a draper and a chemist's assistant before winning a scholarship to the prestigious Normal School of Science in London. While he is best remembered for his groundbreaking science fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow.
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2023
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Printed on better paper then expected. Will make it thru many wars.
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Fred Zimmerman
4.0 out of 5 stars Little Wars: a charming classic
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2010
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This is a charming introduction to the "Little Wars" miniature wargame invented by H.G. Wells. A must for anyone who plays wargames.

On a psychological level, it is interesting that Wells champions "Little Wars" as a replacement for the real thing. It appears never to have occurred to him that playing miniature wargames may have something to do with perpetuating and validating the use of force to resolve conflicts.

A few minuses:

the text contains references to the illustrations in the original book. They are not in the Kindle edition, which is an unfortunate gap, as they are no doubt enjoyable.

there is no active TOC.

only the first two chapters and the last chapter are of general interest; the remainder is made up of the rules for Little Wars, which have been superseded by far more elaborate rules for modern wargamers.
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Coffee
1.0 out of 5 stars Thought it was a "war game" book
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2013
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So I got it, and after twelve pages in, figured "this was a waste of money". So I forwarded through the pages, just to have it labeled 100% complete.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017
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Great game for the kindle.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Hard to rate...
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2011
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This is, as the subject suggests, a hard book to rate. It's a fun light read (5-stars) but it's short, topic is dated (you just need read the sub-title) and if you know nothing about war games, perhaps even hard to get into (1-star).

I liked it, I play war games (like this) and the old world view is just fun. I mean, I had one of those little spring worked cannons as a kid. Had I had these rules (this is both a book with story and a game with rules you can play) back then, I'd probably still have it and still be playing with these rules.

This is after all a book from another time on a subject not for the electronic generation. It's sunshine, cold tea (or hot tea on a snow swept day) and simpler past times. Like almost anything Victorian, you need to like things Victorian / British / or at least off the beaten trail.

Hay, in any case... it's free, it's on your Kindle, just enjoy it!
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2.0 out of 5 stars No Illustrations in Print Copy Either
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2014
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Several reviews complained the free Kindle copy did not have the illustrations, so I bought the print copy. Still no illustrations. Disappointed, but otherwise it is fine.
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V. O'CONNOR
5.0 out of 5 stars H.G.Wells commentary
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2014
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Interesting game description & rules by a master writer.
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wiredweird
4.0 out of 5 stars Oh really?
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2013
This utterly straight-faced presentation features an intelligent grown man (Wells) laying out incredibly detailed rules for playing with tin (or lead) soldiers. Against another grown man. With a blow-by-blow account of one particularly thrilling episode of tin soldier vs. tin soldier - it goes on for pages.

I would dismiss this as mental aberration, except that
A) Wells really was intelligent and insightful, so it can't be brushed off as easily as I'd like, and
B) I've seen model railroaders make far greater investments of time and wealth in their little make-believe worlds, and
C) However elaborate Wells's rules might be, they're bare shadows of multi-hundred-page rulebooks of so many current fantasy games.

Like it or not, understand it or not, imagine any earthly purpose or not, you have to admit that "Little Wars" has a prescience at least as creepy as some of Wells's better-known predictions.

--wiredweird, reviewing a version available at no cost on the web, and worth every penny
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david Lycett
5.0 out of 5 stars Boys Toys!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2013
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As it is 100 years since this book was published, it is fitting that it should be put on sale again.

Whilst not "politically correct" in some of it's pronouncements (relating to the opposite sex), it has a tone that the modern reader will find amusing, reminding us of an era long gone.

This book is now used by some "Old School" wargamers to provide the basis for their games, using the figures (or modern copiess in various scales) used by H.G.Wells himself.

Although one can tell the style of writing is "old fashioned", it is easy to read and quite informative in many ways. It also shows the attitude towards the world and the confidence felt by those living during the British Empire.

The book can be read in many ways: as a social look at the era, as a background to toys of the era, as a background to the development of the modern wargame, or simply as a set of rules to be used to play with toy soldiers.

I bought the book as I'm interested in "playing with toy soldiers" and wanted some ideas before buying my soldiers and painting them.

The rules - and the background to how they were developed - are very interesting, and there is the write up of an actual battle - the sort of thing that all wargamers love.

A fascinating book and an enjoyable read, enhanced by the 100th annivrsary of the book. The book didn't receive the attention it deserved at the time as WW1 broke out in 1914, so playing at war was not quite the correct thing. However, it is now time to give H.G.W the credit he deserves and I would heartily recommend the book to anyone who has the slightest interest in toy soldier.

D.J.Lycett
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1.0 out of 5 stars Possibly The Worst Reprint Ever
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2018
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This version of 'Little Wars' printed by Filiquarian Publishing is less a 'book' and more a collection of pages printed on an average quality laser printer. It may possibly contain the majority of original text, but contains not one image or illustration and is laid out in a type face reminiscent of a hand typed screen play. All in all, this is a pretty poor reprint (even for a soft cover), don't make the same mistake i have, look around for something better and more akin to the early publications.
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Frank Soutar
1.0 out of 5 stars Beware
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2022
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Well enough printed but just does not convey the information without illustrations. This version is freely available to download as pdf.
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