In
1977 the game industry saw the birth of
Metagaming Concepts. The company's idea was
simple and brilliant. They would put out inexpensive ($2.95 to $10) yet engaging
war and
conflict based
games that were small in size and, usualy, quick playing. They coined the term
microgame to describe their products.
The first round of
games were packaged in
zip lock baggies, the pieces little more than thick cardstock, most un cut, and the playing
boards folded cardstock. The beauty of this was you could carry the
games in your
pocket, learn the
rules rather fast and then
play the
game during a
lunch break.
The subject of the
games ranged from
hard core science fiction, traditional
war games, pure
fantasy,
abstract strategy and occasionaly off the wall mayhem.
Among the games
Metagaming published were
Ogre -1- 1977
Chitin -2- 1977
Melee -3- 1977
Warp War -4- 1977
Rivets -5- 1977
Wizard -6- 1978
Olypmica -7- 1978
GEV -8- 1978
Ice War -9- 1978
Black Hole -10- 1978
Sticks and Stones -11-
Invasion of the Air-Eaters -12-
Holy War -13-
Anihilator / One World -14-
Hot Spot -15-
Artifact -16-
Dimension Demons -17-
Lords of the Underearth -18-
Hell Tank -19-
Trailblazer -20-
StarLeader Assault -21-
Hell Tank Destroyer -22-