Phil Yates

Phil Yates
Phil Yates
Nationality	New Zealander
Occupation	Game designer
Employer	Battlefront Miniatures
Known for	Wargames

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

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

Career

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

^ ^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.

[HG-1] 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.

[WI352-2] "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.

[NZAA-3] 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.

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