A set of rules for 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...

 and modern era miniature wargaming

Miniature wargaming

Miniature wargaming is a form of wargaming that incorporates miniature figures, miniature armor and modeled terrain as the main components of play...

 using 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,...

 published by Wargames Research Group

Wargames Research Group

The Wargames Research Group ' is a British publisher of rules and reference material for miniature wargaming. Founded in 1969 they were the premier publisher of tabletop rules during the seventies and eighties, publishing rules for periods ranging from ancient times to modern armoured warfare, and...

(WRG).

Initially named War Games Rules Infantry Action 1925-1975 when first published in 1972, later split into two eras and renamed to simply War Games Rules 1925-1950 and War Games Rules 1925-1950 when republished in 1988 and 1993 (see image), with Wargames Rules for All Arms Land Warfare from Platoon to Battalion Level as the subtitle.

Here are all variations of the rules published over the years:

• War Games Rules Infantry Action 1925-1975, War Games Research Group, June 1972.
• War Games Rules Armour & Infantry 1925-1950, War Games Research Group, June 1973
• War Games Rules Armour & Infantry 1950-1975, War Games Research Group, January 1974
• War Games Rules for Armoured Warfare 1950-1985, Wargames Research Group, 1979
• War Games Rules 1925-1950: Wargames Rules for All Arms Land Warfare from Platoon to Battalion Level, Wargames Research Group, 1988
• War Games Rules 1950-2000: Wargames Rules for All Arms Land Warfare from Platoon to Battalion Level , Wargames Research Group, 1993