To Ur is Human
To Ur is Human" is a set of table top rules written specifically for games set in the period of the Mesopotamian city-states¸ such as Akkad and Ur. Using a gridded playing area and easy to learn innovative rules¸ "To Ur is Human" allows for quick play games with a unique feel and approach. The author is a historian¸ wargamer and blogger who has written several sets of wargames rules and games. He produced several games for by the Society of Ancients as re-subscription incentives¸ when there was such a thing. His blog¸ "Wargaming for Grown Ups" contains more information on these rules¸ with photographs and reports of games in play.He also wrote "Northampton 1460" a board game of the Wars of the Roses battle of that name¸ which was published by the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society. He can usually be found on their stand at many wargames shows. More recently he went back to his roots as a historian and published "The Battle of Edgcote 1469 - Re-evaluating the evidence" to mark the 550th anniversary of the battle. It went on to win the Northamptonshire History Forum Award for best publication in 2019.