Battle Plan
Battle Plan (or Battleplan) is a closed-end, military strategy, play-by-mail (PBM) wargame. It was first published by Flying Buffalo Inc. in 1972, as one of the company's game offerings after Nuclear Destruction, the game that started the PBM industry in 1970. In August 2021, Rick Loomis PBM Games began publishing the game. To win the game, players must conquer 29 countries in Europe through the use of five types of military units or eliminate the other players. Four to eight players play the game which involves significant player interaction. Players today can play by email or postal mail. Another variant of the game is the complex World Wide Battle Plan with the same rules but encompassing a world map and up to 31 players. History and development By 1996, Battle Plan was one of Rick Loomis's longest running games at nearly 25 years since publication. In 1996, Flying Buffalo had also run 1241 games, a significant number in the PBM field. As of December 2013, Loomis said that Flying Buffalo was still "regularly starting games" of both Battle Plan and World Wide Battle Plan. In August 2021, on the sale of Flying Buffalo Inc., a new company, Rick Loomis PBM