Even though I am still rather unwell, I just could not pass up on the opportunity to mention Antoine Bourguilleau’s modern version of the PORTABLE WARGAME rules. He staged a game using the rules at the recent Paris Defence and Strategic Forum alongside his own game, DUEL TACTIQUE.

Antoine Bourguilleau’s wargame, DUEL TACTIQUE.

The cover of the rule book from Antoine Bourguilleau’s wargame, DUEL TACTIQUE.

Antoine Bourguilleau has kindly uploaded French and English language editions of his modern version of the PORTABLE WARGAME to the files section of the PORTABLE WARGAME Facebook page.

Two French defence journalists – Clément Daniez (of L’Express) and Laurence Defranoux (of Libération) – playing Antoine Bourguilleau’s modern version of the PORTABLE WARGAME. It was the first time either of them had tried wargaming!

A close-up of Antoine Bourguilleau’s modern version of the PORTABLE WARGAME.

Another close-up of Antoine Bourguilleau’s modern version of the PORTABLE WARGAME.

Antoine Bourguilleau is a historian, wargame designer, reserve officer in the French Army, and lecturer at the École de guerre and the Institut d’Etude de la Guerre et de la Paix en Sorbonne. He was also one of the author’s of THE PORTABLE PIKE AND SHOT WARGAME.