Angriff!
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Angriff! is a miniatures wargame
, perhaps the first ever published using scale model
1:285 scale
micro armour
. First published in 1968 and later revised and expanded in 1972 and 1982 by R. Zimmerman & D. Myers, the game was described on its cover as a "Practical guide to World War II
Wargaming
rules for the HO
and MICRO
scale enthusiast." From inside the rule book: "After a decade of continuous use world wide and over 20 years of continuous research and development, ANGRIFF still remains the most widely used set of World War II wargame rules for HO and MICRO scale miniatures." Text is from the revised and expanded edition published in 1982.
Miniature wargaming
Miniature wargaming is a form of wargaming that incorporates miniature figures, miniature armor and modeled terrain as the main components of play...
, perhaps the first ever published using scale model
Scale model
A scale model is a physical model, a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object, which seeks to maintain the relative proportions of the physical size of the original object. Very often the scale model is used as a guide to making the object in...
1:285 scale
1:285 scale
1:285 scale or 6 mm figure size is a US Army scale introduced in the late 1960s, and used for wargames and some scale model dioramas. It is used in miniature wargaming to depict large battles in a relatively small gaming area...
micro armour
Micro armour
Micro armour refers to small figurines made of lead, pewter, die cast metal or plastic, usually used for wargaming purposes. Variations of the name include: mini armour, mini armour, microscale, mini tanks, miniature armour, miniature armour, miniature tanks, micro tanks, minitanks, minifigs,...
. First published in 1968 and later revised and expanded in 1972 and 1982 by R. Zimmerman & D. Myers, the game was described on its cover as a "Practical guide to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Wargaming
Wargaming
A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as...
rules for the HO
HO scale
HO or H0 is the most popular scale of model railway in the world.According to the NMRA standard S-1.2 predominantly used in North America, in HO scale, represents 1 real foot ; this ratio works out to about 1:87.1. According to the MOROP standard NEM 010 predominantly used in Europe, the scale is...
and MICRO
1:285 scale
1:285 scale or 6 mm figure size is a US Army scale introduced in the late 1960s, and used for wargames and some scale model dioramas. It is used in miniature wargaming to depict large battles in a relatively small gaming area...
scale enthusiast." From inside the rule book: "After a decade of continuous use world wide and over 20 years of continuous research and development, ANGRIFF still remains the most widely used set of World War II wargame rules for HO and MICRO scale miniatures." Text is from the revised and expanded edition published in 1982.