ents ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁his ▁Setting ▁up ▁a ▁W arg ames ▁Camp aign ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁W arg ames ▁Research ▁Group . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁administrative ▁manager ▁for ▁M ini ature ▁Fig ur ines , ▁Ltd ., ▁helping ▁them ▁expand ▁their ▁selection ▁of ▁ancient ▁and ▁medieval ▁mini atures . ▁ ▁The ▁Tony ▁Bath ▁R ules ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Lar ge ▁ ▁as ▁" not ▁intended ▁for ▁ag gress ive ▁compet itive ▁play , ▁but ▁for ▁a ▁fast ▁moving ▁enjoy able ▁game ". ▁The ▁earliest ▁version ▁that ▁surv ives ▁is ▁the ▁version ▁in ▁Donald ▁Fe ather stone ' s ▁book , ▁War ▁Games . ▁ ▁Phil ▁B ark er ▁claimed ▁this ▁version ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁" second ▁favorite " ▁anci ents ▁rules et ▁but ▁considered ▁the ▁rules et ▁to ▁have ▁lost ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁appeal ▁as ▁later ▁versions ▁became ▁more ▁complex . ▁ ▁The ▁rules ▁were ▁written ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁with ▁fl ats ▁( th in ▁model ▁soldiers , ▁virt ually ▁two ▁dimensional ) ▁and ▁when ▁solid ▁figures ▁became ▁dominant ▁he ▁was ▁slow ▁to ▁adapt ▁the ▁rules ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁them ▁first ▁of ▁all ▁for ▁his ▁personal ▁use . ▁ ▁Some ▁see ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁reason ▁that ▁other ▁rule ▁sets ▁became ▁dominant . ▁ ▁This ▁is , ▁however , ▁disput ed ▁by ▁others ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁Bath ▁rules ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁extens ively ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁after ▁fl ats ▁had ▁been ▁made