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SPI Game Design #5, Strategy & Tactics, S&T, Progenitor to Moves Magazine, Bonus

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SPI Game Design #5, Strategy & Tactics, S&T, Progenitor to Moves Magazine, BonusFor the true Wargaming Historian as Game Design, published in the early years of SPI directly expresses the early thinking of SPI. There were five issues of Game Design published in 1971 before it was combined with the S&T Supplement to become the new Moves Magazine first published in 1972. Likely 1,000 or less were printed, as the circulation of Strategy & Tactics #17 totaled 736 and circulation took years to reach 5,000. SPI Game Design #5 is in

For the true Wargaming Historian as Game Design, published in the early years of SPI directly expresses the early thinking of SPI. There were five issues of Game Design published in 1971 before it was combined with the S&T Supplement to become the new Moves Magazine first published in 1972. Likely 1,000 or less were printed, as the circulation of Strategy & Tactics #17 totaled 736 and circulation took years to reach 5,000. SPI Game Design #5 is in high level excellent condition, except perhaps for the non-tacky remains of a postage sticker and a few underlines on page 2 (see picture). To help reconstruct SPI history, the bonus includes James (the SPI Guru Supreme) Dunnigan's book The Complete Wargames Handbook plus interviews of Sir James. See the Description file for more details.

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Complete and in High Grade Excellent Condition, except for underlining on page 2.

For the true Wargaming Historian as Game Design, published in the early years of SPI directly expresses the early thinking which lead to the rise SPI.  There were five issues of Game Design published in 1971 before it was discontinued, or as the last issue writes it was combined with the S&T Supplement to become the new Moves Magazine first published in 1972.  It seems likely 1,000 or less were printed, as the circulation of Strategy & Tactics #17 totaled only 736 and it is reported that circulation took years to reach 5,000.  SPI Game Design #5 is in high level excellent condition, except perhaps for the non-tacky remains of a postage sticker and a few underlines on page 2 (see picture).  
            
To help reconstruct SPI history, the bonus includes James (the SPI Guru Supreme) Dunnigan's book The Complete Wargames Handbook plus interviews of Sir James.  Learn the art of wargaming and wargaming design from the master himself!
  Some to all of the bonus will be sent by email upon shipping your purchase.  All bonus and extras material are available for sale separately if requested.
 

For shipping this book will be wrapped in plastic and taped between two unbent sheets of  extremely sturdy cardboard.  In 1000+ shipments this method has been 100% effective!
  
Please note there is a $4.00 handling fee for this purchase. The fees charged do not fully compensate the labor and materials necessary to process a purchase. Purchases will ship within 5 business days.
      

See the Wargame Section for rare wargames (Avalon Hill, SPI, GMT and others), Variant Counter Sets (gamingthing designed) and over 60 unpunched Strategy & Tactics.  As this is being written over half of the 40+ year run of Strategy & Tactics are in stock.  Please email if looking for specific issues between 70 and 300.

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