[1] The name of the game is presumably a play on Bodenstedt's own name, though there was an actual medieval castle called Bodenburg south of Hildesheim.

One player is the defender, and in addition to the castle he has at his disposal 30 footmen, 15 archers, 12 mounted knights, and a supply wagon.

The attacker's forces include 40 footmen, 14 archers, 24 mounted Huns, 3 catapults, 4 movable parapets, 4 scaling ladders, and a siege tower.

[2] In the International Federation of Wargamers publication, The Spartan, the games of Siege of Bodenburg were described as having an "excellent miniatures set-up", and as having been "played by a large number of persons.

[3] Using Siege of Bodenburg as a reference, Jeff Perren developed his own set of medieval wargame rules, and shared them with Gary Gygax, becoming Chainmail.