I love chess; I love games. Cultures from throughout history have seen the importance of games, often seeing it as a representation of how the gods play with us and against each other. While I like chess, I love military strategy games, either as counter and hex or tabletop with models. HG Wells is considered the father of such gaming as he played with lead soldiers with a complicated set of rules. He hoped it would take the place of men wanting to kill each other.