This ruleset simulates battles in the period of 1914 to 1918, the years in which the world's nations fought one of the greatest conflicts in human history, the Great War or First World War. The rules will work for skirmishes in this era, but also in conflicts shortly before and after, as the Balkan Wars and the various conflicts of the Interbellum were largely fought with the same material and tactics. The First World War was a period of tremendous changes in equipment and tactics. These rules will give you the options of playing the first skirmishes of 1914, the trench warfare that dominated the middle of the war, and the combined arms tactics that were developed at the end of the war.

BelloLudi Skirmish games are designed for multiplayer battles using a very small amount of miniatures. They are designed to be fast and fun and easy to learn for non-wargamers. The rules also have a core of around a dozen pages with extra rules included. You can start off with only 25 miniatures per side so any box of plastic soldiers will give you more than enough to start playing. As with all BelloLudi games the emphasis is about the decisions you make as a commander. Designed for the beginner with a minimum of miniatures, the rules will allow you to field large armies on the table top and play to a conclusion in two to three hours.