popular than miniature wargames. One reason was that assembling a playset for miniature wargaming was expensive, time-consuming, and require artisanal skill. Another reason was that board wargames could be played by correspondence. Board wargames were usually grid-based, or else designed in some way that moves could be explained in writing in simple terms. This was not possible with the free-form nature of miniature wargames. Notable people Wargaming as a hobby Georg von Reisswitz, who with his father invented Kriegsspiel. H.G. Wells – Pioneer in miniature wargaming, author of Little Wars. His usual companion in wargames was Jerome K. Jerome (of Three Men in a Boat fame). Jack Scruby – After H.G. Wells, he did the most to make miniature wargaming a respectable hobby. He also popularized miniatures wargaming with a cheaper production process for miniature figures, publishing the first miniature wargaming magazine, the War Game Digest, and community building. Don Featherstone – Known in the UK as the "co-father" of modern miniature wargaming. Charles S. Roberts – Known as the "Father of modern board wargaming", designed the first modern wargame, as well as the company most identified with modern wargames (Avalon Hill). Phil Barker – Co-founder of (Wargames Research Group), co writer of WRG Ancients in 1969 and of DBA the innovative 1990 ruleset. Designers/developers Richard Berg – Designer of Terrible Swift Sword, and worked at SPI. Larry Bond – Designer of Harpoon, and best selling author Frank Chadwick – A co-founder of Game Designers Workshop (along with Loren Wiseman, Marc Miller, and Rich Banner), one of the first major competitors to Avalon Hill, and himself a prolific wargame designer and innovator. Jim Dunnigan – considered "The Dean of Modern Wargaming", founder of SPI and the most prolific print wargame designer in history. His designs included many firsts in wargaming, including the first tactical wargames. Charles Grant – Author of The Wargame. E. Gary Gygax – Designer of several miniatures and board wargames who went on to co-create (with Dave Arneson) and publish Dungeons & Dragons. Larry Harris – Designer of Axis and Allies, Conquest of the Empire, and other games in the Axis and Allies Series. Bruce Quarrie – wrote rule sets for Napoleonic and World War II wargames and also on military history. John Hill – Designer of Squad Leader, Johnny Reb, and other well-received designs. Redmond Simonsen – Co-founder of SPI and introduced many advanced graphics design