Jim Dunnigan
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Jim Dunnigan

124 games Designed 124 games

James F. Dunnigan (born August 8, 1943 in Rockland County, New York) is a game designer, author, lecturer, and commentator who is one of the most important figures in the history of wargaming, founding SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.) in 1969 after having his first wargame Jutland published by The Avalon Hill Game Co in 1967. Between 1966 and 1992, he designed over 100 wargames. He also wrote The Complete…

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Wargames Handbook in 1980. He previously served in the military as a repair technician and has a degree in history from Columbia University. Abridged List of Notable Games 1967 Jutland 1970 PanzerBlitz 1974 The American Civil War 1975 Battle for Germany (with Michael Bennighof) 1976 Panzergruppe Guderian 1976 War in Europe 1978 The Next War: Modern Conflict in Europe 1980 Empires of the Middle Ages (with Anthony F. Buccini and Redmond Aksel Simonsen) Awards In 1975, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Charles S. Roberts Awards at Origins II.

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Designed 124 games

PanzerBlitz box cover PanzerBlitz · 1970
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Panzergruppe Guderian box cover Panzergruppe Guderian · 1976
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Battle for Germany box cover Battle for Germany · 1975
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Empires of the Middle Ages box cover Empires of the Middle Ages · 1980
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World War I: 1914-1918 box cover World War I: 1914-1918 · 1975
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Napoleon at Waterloo box cover Napoleon at Waterloo · 1971
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Jutland box cover Jutland · 1967
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The Next War: Modern Conflict in Europe box cover The Next War: Modern Conflict in Europe · 1978
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Berlin '85: The Enemy at the Gates box cover Berlin '85: The Enemy at the Gates · 1980
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PanzerArmee Afrika: Rommel in the Desert, April 1941 - November 1942 box cover PanzerArmee Afrika: Rommel in the Desert, April 1941 - November 1942 · 1973
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The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora box cover The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora · 1980
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The Drive on Metz (Second Edition) box cover The Drive on Metz (Second Edition) · 2008
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Sniper! box cover Sniper! · 1973
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Sinai: The Arab-Israeli Wars – '56, '67 and '73 box cover Sinai: The Arab-Israeli Wars – '56, '67 and '73 · 1973
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Across Suez: The Battle of the Chinese Farm October 15, 1973 box cover Across Suez: The Battle of the Chinese Farm October 15, 1973 · 1980
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Wolfpack: Submarine Warfare in the North Atlantic, 1942-44 box cover Wolfpack: Submarine Warfare in the North Atlantic, 1942-44 · 1974
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TimeTripper box cover TimeTripper · 1980
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Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 box cover Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 · 1972
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Paratroop box cover Paratroop · 1979
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War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45 box cover War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45 · 1978
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Barbarossa: The Russo-German War 1941-45 box cover Barbarossa: The Russo-German War 1941-45 · 1969
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Olympic & Coronet box cover Olympic & Coronet · 2012
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Operation Olympic: The Invasion of Japan 1 November 1945 box cover Operation Olympic: The Invasion of Japan 1 November 1945 · 1974
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NATO: Operational Combat in Europe in the 1970's box cover NATO: Operational Combat in Europe in the 1970's · 1973
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Panzer '44: Tactical Armored Combat, Europe, 1944-45 box cover Panzer '44: Tactical Armored Combat, Europe, 1944-45 · 1975
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The Moscow Campaign: Strike and Counterstrike Russia, 1941 box cover The Moscow Campaign: Strike and Counterstrike Russia, 1941 · 1972
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Agincourt: The Triumph of Archery over Armor, 1415 box cover Agincourt: The Triumph of Archery over Armor, 1415 · 1978
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NATO Division Commander box cover NATO Division Commander · 1980
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Wargame Design box cover Wargame Design · 1977
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The American Civil War box cover The American Civil War · 1974
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The East is Red: The Sino Soviet War box cover The East is Red: The Sino Soviet War · 1974
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The Ardennes Offensive: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 box cover The Ardennes Offensive: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 · 1973
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1918: Operation Michel, Germany's Last Chance in the West box cover 1918: Operation Michel, Germany's Last Chance in the West · 1972
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Turning Point: The Battle of Stalingrad box cover Turning Point: The Battle of Stalingrad · 1972
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Revolt in the East: Warsaw Pact Rebellion in the 1970's box cover Revolt in the East: Warsaw Pact Rebellion in the 1970's · 1976
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Leipzig: The Battle of Nations – Napoleon vs. Europe box cover Leipzig: The Battle of Nations – Napoleon vs. Europe · 1969
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Global War: The War Against Germany and Japan, 1939-45 box cover Global War: The War Against Germany and Japan, 1939-45 · 1975
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The Franco-Prussian War: August 1 to September 2, 1870 box cover The Franco-Prussian War: August 1 to September 2, 1870 · 1972
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Adventure Gaming box cover Adventure Gaming · 1981
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Frigate: Sea War in the Age of Sail box cover Frigate: Sea War in the Age of Sail · 1974
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The Drive on Metz box cover The Drive on Metz · 1980
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Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf box cover Oil War: American Intervention in the Persian Gulf · 1975
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Korea: The Mobile War 1950-51 box cover Korea: The Mobile War 1950-51 · 1971
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The Plot to Assassinate Hitler box cover The Plot to Assassinate Hitler · 1976
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Demons: The Game of Evil Spirits box cover Demons: The Game of Evil Spirits · 1979
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Flying Circus: Tactical Aerial Combat, 1915-1918 box cover Flying Circus: Tactical Aerial Combat, 1915-1918 · 1972
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Red Star/White Star: Tactical Combat in Europe in the 1970's box cover Red Star/White Star: Tactical Combat in Europe in the 1970's · 1972
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Arabian Nightmare: The Kuwait War box cover Arabian Nightmare: The Kuwait War · 1990
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Strike Force One: The Cold War Heats Up – 1975 box cover Strike Force One: The Cold War Heats Up – 1975 · 1975
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Outdoor Survival box cover Outdoor Survival · 1972
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The Great War in the East: Four World War 1 Battles box cover The Great War in the East: Four World War 1 Battles · 1978
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Russian Civil War 1918-1922 1976 0
Fifth Corps: The Soviet Breakthrough at Fulda 1980 0
Invasion: America – Death Throes of the Superpower 1976 0
'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45 1977 0
Battle for Germany: Deluxe Edition 2020 0
The Game of France, 1940: German Blitzkrieg in the West 1971 0
Origins of World War II 1971 0
Fulda Gap: The First Battle of the Next War 1977 0
War in the East: The Russo-German Conflict, 1941-45 1974 0
Wurzburg: Soviet-American Combat in the '70's 1975 0
War in the East: The Russo-German Conflict, 1941-45 (Second Edition) 1976 0
MechWar '77: Tactical Armored Combat in the 1970's 1975 0
The Bulge 2008 0
Strategy I: Strategic Warfare 350BC to 1984 1971 0
U.S.N.: The Game of War in the Pacific, 1941-43 1971 0
The Big Red One: The Game of the First Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge 1979 0
Firefight: Modern U.S. and Soviet Small Unit Tactics 1976 0
Patrol!: Man-to-Man Combat in the 20th Century 1974 0
War in Europe (Second Edition) 1999 0
The American Revolution 1775-1783 1972 0
Solomons Campaign: Air, Land, and Sea Warfare, Pacific 1942 1973 0
1914 1968 0
War in the West: WWII in Western Europe, 1939-1945 1976 0
Minuteman: The Second American Revolution 1976 0
Normandy: The Invasion of Europe 1944 1971 0
World War II: European Theater of Operations, 1939-45 1973 0
Breakout & Pursuit: The Battle for France, 1944 1972 0
Origins of World War I 1969 0
The Fast Carriers: Air-Sea Operations, 1941-77 1975 0
Destruction of Army Group Center: The Soviet Summer Offensive, 1944 1973 0
El Alamein: Battles in North Africa, 1942 1973 0
Lost Battles: Operational Combat in Russia 1971 0
The Battles of Bull Run: Manassas – June 1861 and August 1862 1973 0
Grenadier: Tactical Warfare 1680-1850 1972 0
Desert War: Tactical Warfare in North Africa 1973 0
Canadian Civil War: La Guerre de la Sécession du Canada 1977 0
Spitfire: Tactical Aerial Combat in Europe 1939-42 1973 0
Kampfpanzer: Armored Combat, 1937-40 1973 0
Bastogne ...and the Battle of the Ardennes December, 1944 1969 0
Chicago, Chicago! 1970 0
Sixth Fleet: US/Soviet Naval Operations in the Mediterranean in the 1970's 1975 0
Combat Command: Tactical Armored Warfare, France 1944 1972 0
'CA' Tactical Naval Warfare in the Pacific, 1941-45 1973 0
Tank! Armored Combat in the 20th Century 1974 0
Foxbat & Phantom: Tactical Aerial Combat in the 1970's 1973 0
World War 3: 1976-1984 1975 0
Men At Arms 1990 0
Combined Arms: Combat Operations in the 20th Century 1974 0
Scrimmage: Tactical Professional Football 1973 0
Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972 – Deluxe Edition 2027 0
The Great War in the East: 1914-1918 (Second Edition) 1998 0
Light Infantry Division 1985 0
The Complete Wargames Handbook 1980 0
The Brusilov Offensive: Imperial Russia's Last Campaign, 1916 1978 0
Modern Battles II: Four Contemporary Conflicts 1977 0
War in the West: Expansion Module 1976 0
War in Europe 1976 0
Modern Battles: Four Contemporary Conflicts 1975 0
Tank! Expanded Game Rules 1974 0
Napoleon at Waterloo: Advanced Game Expansion Kit 1971 0
Napoleon at Waterloo 1971 0
The Next President 1971 0
PanzerBlitz Minigame 1970 0
Crete 1969 0
Deployment 1969 0
Blitzkrieg Module System 1969 0
Flying Fortress 1969 0
Tannenberg 1969 0
Up Against The Wall, Motherf*****! 1969 0
Tactical Game 3 (Russia 1944) 1969 0
Italy 1969 0
1914: Revision Kit 1969 0
Basic Training 0