Tabletop Games

A different game company from Table Top Games, Inc..

Tabletop Games was founded by Bob Conner in the 1970's. He started tabletop games because he thought figures were too expensive and not enough inovative rules were seeing the light of day. Without him the late Ian beck might never have published his distinctive rules. It was Bob who published Rudis, Pony Wars and Once Upon a Time in the West and Shock of Impact all utilising the distinctive artwork of JD Spencer.

He also issued the series of complete tabletop games of the micro series (Series I and Series II Games). In additiona Bob published Halifax Wargame Group members well known rules Retinue - Medieval skirmish, Action Under sail - Napoleonic, and Armada.

Tabletop Games frequently attended small local conventions with the UK. The owner Bob Conner passed away in 2003.

Tabletop Games games published a number of micro-games and miniature rulesets in the late 1970's thru 2003. They are higly compact, require only a small playing area but still retain the qualities of a more conventional minatures-based game. The company co-published a number of these game via Heritage Models, Inc. and the cover art and the layout of some of these games varies between the Tabltop Games version vs. the Heritage Models versions.

The company was sold June 14 2004 following the death of company principal Bob Conner to new owners. Dave Polhill formed Tabletop Games Ltd. and acquired the rights to the Tabletop Game line. The Company claimed on its website that they were unable to locate many of the authors of the games and royalty payments were not paid to the game authors in some cases after the change in ownership. This company developed a basic website which existed from 2004-2008. However, the website ceased being updated in 2006.

Tabletop Games Ltd. primarily became a game distributor of multiple product lines after this time but did continue carry some of the tabletop game line. The rights to the miniature games were split to a different entity in 2004 and some of the those miniatures can still be purchased at www.15mm.co.uk. They currently sell digital copies of the Laserburn Rulesets.

In December 2005 Tabletop Games Ltd. acquired the company Gamers Quest. The company merged stock with Gamers Quest and moved to a new location in 2006 in order to hold the stock of both companies.

The miniature line has been acquired by www.15mm.co.uk.

In November 2004 Tabletop Games Ltd. introduced the Tabletop Games Classics line of re-released titles in a new A4 format. The first two reprints were "Once Apon a Time in the West” and “Imperial Commander”. Siege, Medieval Skirmish Rules, Probsub, Dreadnought Era
Dreadnought Ship Data Cards, Action Under Sail (4th Edition), Advanced Laserburn, Combat 3000, Starhound, Encounter 1, Bodycount, Challenger 2000, Modern Equipment Handbook Part 1, Firefly,Death in a Distant Land, Death in a Distant Land Scenarios were also reprinted.

Series I Games were printed in the mid 1970's thru the early 1980's.

Series II Games were printed in the late 1970's thru the mid 1980's.
These games are designed to enable players to recreate complete battles in a particular period of military history. Each games is complete in itself, but in addition, there are extra Army/Force cards available in each period to increase the scope of the game.

The series of Miniature Games were published from the 1970's through 1994.

Tabletop Games published game lines for other game design companies:

ACTIVE SERVICE PRESS created a number of titles that were published by Tabletop Games:
Indian Mutiny
Crimean War
American Civil War
Quick Play American Civil War
The Great War 1914-15
Medieval Skirmish Rules
Starhound
Terrain Maps for Wargames
Death in a Distant Land - French-Canadian & American War of Independence Rules
Scenarios for Above
Sword & Bayonet

M.G. Strachan Productions (New Zealand Wargame Company) Tabletop printing in UK:
American Civil War
First Bull Run
Second Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Cedar Mountain
Fair Oaks
Wilson Creek
Stones River
The Uniforms and Organizations of the Armies of the Franco-Prussian War
Warfare in the Industrial Age - Wargame Rules for Warfare in Europe and North America for the Period 1854-1871

They Printed the following games:

Series II Additional Armies

Miniature Rulesets published by Tabletop Games