Phil Yates is a New Zealand game designer who has worked primarily on board games.

Phil Yates
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationGame designer
EmployerBattlefront Miniatures
Known forWargames

Yates is known as the designer of Flames of War, a World War II tabletop miniatures wargame.[1][2][3]

Career

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Phil 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Third Tour". Wargames Illustrated. No. 306. April 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02 – via Fantasy En'Counter.
  6. ^ "Theme: Never Say Never". Wargames Illustrated. March 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02 – via Fantasy En'Counter.