Fantasy Wargaming

[1] The first half of the book introduces role-playing concepts and describes medieval Europe's history, economy, religion, magic, etc.

[1] Fantasy Wargaming was edited by Bruce Galloway and published by Patrick Stephens Limited in 1981 as a 222-page hardcover with cover and interior art by Lawrence Heath.

He also found "the magic system is nearly incomprehensible, requiring players to navigate divination tables, ethereal influences, mana accumulation, and a host of other difficult concepts."

Swan concluded by giving this book a very poor rating of only 1 out of 4, saying, "Top it off with some distasteful references to Black Masses and you've got a game that I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot broomstick.

"[4] In Issue 15 of Commodore User Magazine, John Ransley called this book "a treasure trove of information about creating scenarios and characters, playing rules, combat, magic and spells and almost every other element of the dungeonmaster's art.