Phil Yates is a New Zealand game designer who has worked primarily on board games.
Phil Yates | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Employer | Battlefront Miniatures |
| Known for | Wargames |
Yates is known as the designer of Flames of War, a World War II tabletop miniatures wargame.[1][2][3]
Career
editPhil Yates began playing wargames in the early 1970s and began designing games in the mid-1980s.[1] Yates is the lead games designer for the New Zealand company Battlefront Miniatures, for whom he designed the Flames of War miniatures game.[1] Yates posted the Flames of War rules online as a free download, and Battlefront published physical rulebooks as well.[3] Yates has written or co-authored many Intelligence Handbooks and Battle and Campaign books for Flames of War.[1] His designs include Flames of War: Open Fire! (2012),[4] Flames of War: Tour of Duty (2013),[5] and a fourth edition of the Flames of War game in 2017.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Yates, Phil (2007). "Fire and Fury". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 110–112. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
- ^ a b "Flames of War, 4th edition". Wargames Illustrated. No. 352. February 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02 – via Fantasy En'Counter.
- ^ a b Puschmann, Karl (Autumn 2019). "It's a Small World". AA Directions. New Zealand Automobile Association. Archived from the original on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ S, Antonios (2014-01-08). "Review of Flames of War: Open Fire!". RPGnet. Archived from the original on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "Third Tour". Wargames Illustrated. No. 306. April 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02 – via Fantasy En'Counter.
- ^ "Theme: Never Say Never". Wargames Illustrated. March 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02 – via Fantasy En'Counter.