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Wargame Presentations


Dr. Fratt has developed a number of large wargame presentations suitable for classes or groups. He uses these in his own history courses and they are a crucial part of the military history classes functioning as a lab for analysis and study. Some are simply large renditions of boxed table games. Others are original designs.

 

Participants begin with the historical forces but, using the gaming rules, may make their own decisions to attempt to change history. A debriefing which includes comparison with actual historical events is included at the end of each game.

Ancient

Dr. Fratt is familiar with the following gaming systems for ancient warfare: DBA, Fields of Glory, Command and Colors (preferred for novices)

Campaigns

  • "The Campaigns of King David" - in development
  • "Perikles" - mega strategic game on the Peloponnesian War
  • "Alexander" - invasion of the Persian Empire, in development
  • "Successors" - mega-game of Avalon Hill's boardgame about the Hellenistic world
  • "Hannibal" - mega-game of Avalon Hill's boardgame about Hannibal's invasion of Italy
  • "Conquest of Empire" - six factions battle over the remains of Roman Empire

Battles

 

"The Battle of Cannae" game


  • "300 at Thermopylae" - original scenario for Command and Colors
  • "Granicus" - scenario for Command and Colors
  • "Arbela" - Alexander vs. the Persians scenario for Command and Colors
  • "Cannae" - Hannibal vs. Rome scenario for Command and Colors

Medieval

 

"Battle of Hastings" game


  • "Britannia" - mega-game of early medieval Britain
  • "Battle of Hastings" - mega-sized version of Battle Lore's boardgame
  • "Joan of Arc" - mega-version of the 100 Years War boardgame

Early Modern

  • "Friederich, 7-Years War" - 28mm scale strategic level treatment of war in Germany
  • "Struggle of Empires" - mega version of the Seven Years War

American Revolution

  • "We the People" - mega treatment of Avalon Hill's boardgame - in development
  • "Lexington and Concord" - George Knapp's

Napoleonic

 

Students playing '"Napoleon in Europe"' game

  • "Waterloo" - using Dr. Fratt's original, grand-tactical level rules [1 figure = 50 men]
  • "Napoleon in Europe" - mega-version of Empire Games strategy boardgame, any year.

Texas Revolution

  • "Dawn at the Alamo" - Dr. Fratt's original treatment of the battle with 7' x 10' model and 1400 scale model soldiers.

American Civil War

 

Students playing the "Battle of Gettysburg"  game.

 

  • "Battle of 1st Bull Run" - using Dr. Fratt's original, grand-tactical level rules [1 figure = 50 men]
  • "Antietam" - using Dr. Fratt's original, grand-tactical level rules [1 figure = 50 men]
  • "Gettysburg, 2nd Day" - Longstreet's 4pm assault on the Federal left, using Dr. Fratt's original, grand-tactical level rules [1 figure = 50 men]
  • "The American Civil War" - in development

Zulu War

  • "Rorkes' Drift" - in development.

World War I

 

Students playing "Axis and Allies: Battle of the Bulge" game at Homecoming 2007


  • "Axis and Allies, WWI" - Dr. Fratt's original rules for this war.
  • "Wings of War" - popular WWI air game
  • World War II
    "Axis and Allies, D-Day" - operational-level game emphasizing Allied air supremacy
    "Axis and Allies, Bulge" - operational-level game emphasizing supply/road problems
    "Axis and Allies, Guadalcanal" operational-level game emphasizing island bases
    "Axis and Allies, Europe" - strategic-level game focusing on European theater
    "Axis and Allies, Pacific" - strategic-level game emphasizing war in the entire Pacific
    "Axis and Allies" the original world-wide, complete strategic-level WWII game
  • "Axis and Allies, Battalion Bulge" Dr. Fratt's original battalion-level Bulge game
    "Axis and Allies, France 1940" - battalion level game in development
    "Axis and Allies, Afrika Korps" - battalion level game in development
  • "Battle of Britain" - mega-version of TSR's boardgame on the airwar over Britain
  • "Saving Private Ryan" - 54mm scale original design depicting the battle from the movie

Vietnam

 

Map of Vietnam for the "Tet Offensive, 1968" game.


  • "Tet Offensive, 1968" - mega treatment of the Games Design Workshop boardgame.

Gulf War

 

Students playing "Gulf War: A Line in the Sand" game.


  • "A Line in the Sand" - mega game of the TSR Gulf War boardgame with scores of micro tanks, ships, and planes.

History of Civilization

  • "History of the World" - mega-version of Avalon Hill's boardgame
  • "Empires of China" - in development
  • "Maharaja" - in development

Science Fiction

 

Dr. Fratt with the players of "Star Wars, Assault on Hoth" game.

 

  • "Star Wars, Queen's Gambit" - Avalon Hill game depicting the battle from Episode I
  • "Star Wars, Geonosis" - original design dealing with the battle from Episode II
  • "Star Wars, Assault on Hoth" - original design for the battle from Episode V

Fantasy

 

Dr. Fratt demonstrates Fantasy Flight's "War of Rings" game.


  • "Helm's Deep" original design using 40mm figures
  • "Minas Tirith and Pelennor Fields" original design with 40mm scale figures
  • "Invasion of Rohan" - scenario from War of the Ring expansion game with 40mm figures
  • "Invasion of Gondor"- scenario from War of the Ring expansion game w/40mm figures
  • "War of the Ring" - large scale version of the Fantasy Flight boxed game
  • "Battles in Beleriand, 1st and 2nd Battle" - Dr. Fratt's original design on the Silmarillion
  • "Battles in Beleriand, 3rd Battle" - Dr. Fratt's original design on the Silmarillion
  • "Battles in Beleriand, 4th Battle" - Dr. Fratt's original design on the Silmarillion
  • "Battles in Beleriand, 5th and 6th Battle" - Dr. Fratt's original design on the Silmarillion

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