The Basics:
Tactics II, published in 1961 by Avalon Hill, was designed by Charles Roberts.
Why Tactics II is Part of the Games Timeline:
Tactics II is recognized as the genesis of the modern wargame hobby.
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More About Tactics II:
In 1958, Charles Roberts founded the Avalon Hill company and published Tactics, marking the real beginning of wargaming as its known today. But Tactics II, published three years later, significantly improved on the original and is believed by many to be the first influential commercial wargame.
