Little Big Horn: Custer's Last Stand
| Manufacturers | TSR Hobbies, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Designers | Gary Gygax |
| Years active | 1976 |
| Genres | Wargame |
Little Big Horn: Custer's Last Stand is a wargame published by TSR in 1976.
Description
Gary Gygax designed Little Big Horn: Custer's Last Stand, a war game simulating the last stand of George Armstrong Custer, which was published in 1976.[1]
Gygax described the game in 2003 as "the tactical conflict between the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the various 'Sioux' and allied Indian tribes. ... The LBH game was actually quite accurate, and the Cavalry had a fair chance to triumph, just as Custer had hoped — if they stayed together and had their pack train with ammunition with them."[2]
There are many other board games of the same subject, such as Waddingtons' Battle of the Little Big Horn. Gygax also recalls " Two other small publishers likewise introduced their own like games at Origins that year, as it was the 100th anniversary of the battle. Of course, all three companies suffered sales-wise, as interested gamers were divided."[2]
Reviews
- Little Big Horn: Custer's Last Stand was reviewed by Richard H. Berg in Moves #28 (August/September 1976).
References
- ^ Ewalt, David M. (2013). Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It. Scribner. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4516-4052-6.
- ^ a b Sacco, Ciro Alessandro (February 2007). "An Interview with Gary Gygax, Part I" (PDF). OD&Dities issue 9. Richard Tongue. p. 7. Retrieved 2007-11-09.