Hammer of the Scots (board game)
Encyclopedia
Hammer of the Scots is a board game
, designed in 2002 by Jerry Taylor
and published by Columbia Games
. It chronicles the Wars of Scottish Independence
through roughly the time period portrayed in the film
Braveheart
.
Hammer of the Scots is a block wargame. The units are represented by wooden blocks with identifying markings on only one side. These blocks are stood up so that only the controlling player can see the identifiers, with the opposing player only seeing a blank back. This helps simulate the "fog of war".
Hammer of the Scots won the 2003 International Gamers Award
. It was a nominee for the 2002 Charles S. Roberts Awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
, designed in 2002 by Jerry Taylor
Jerry Taylor
Jerry Taylor is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute where he researches environmental policy. He attended the University of Iowa as a political science major....
and published by Columbia Games
Columbia Games
Columbia Games is a maker of board and role-playing games including Hârn and a variety of games, mostly wargames using blocks instead of the more conventional chits...
. It chronicles the Wars of Scottish Independence
Wars of Scottish Independence
The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the independent Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries....
through roughly the time period portrayed in the film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Braveheart
Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace...
.
Hammer of the Scots is a block wargame. The units are represented by wooden blocks with identifying markings on only one side. These blocks are stood up so that only the controlling player can see the identifiers, with the opposing player only seeing a blank back. This helps simulate the "fog of war".
Hammer of the Scots won the 2003 International Gamers Award
International Gamers Award
The International Gamers Awards is an award for strategy board games and historical simulation games.- Past winners :2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000- 2010 :- 2009 :- 2008 :- 2007 :- 2006 :- 2005 :- 2004 :...
. It was a nominee for the 2002 Charles S. Roberts Awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame.
External links
- Hammer of the Scots official website