Wargames According to Mark

Published by GMT Games, better known for publishing Herman's games than for publishing books, this is a hefty volume full of color pictures that draws inspiration from Herman's frequent contributions to C3i Magazine. In addition to the two hundred odd pages written for the book, Wargames According to Mark includes sixty pages of design notes originally printed in many of Herman's card driven games (CDGs). The book is subtitled An Historian's View of Wargame Design (more on that later), highlighting up front that this is explicitly one person's view of game design.

This is not like Paper Time Machines, which hopes to provide a general view for individuals interested in analyzing and possibly designing games, but rather Herman's own thoughts on how he has designed his own games. While some readers may find insight for their own design work, this is not a how-to guide. Rather, it is more closely aligned to the design notes that are usually included in Herman's games.