Panzer Pranks
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| WWII as it actually was in the movies | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Rodger B. MacGowan | |
| Designers | |
| Illustrators | Rodger B. MacGowan |
| Publishers | Chaosium |
| Publication | 1980 |
| Genres | Comedic WWII board wargame |
Panzer Pranks, subtitled "WWII as it actually was in the movies", is a light-hearted board wargame published by Chaosium in 1980 that satirizes the tropes found in board wargames. Some critics characterized it as an extended satire rather than as a game to be played.
Panzer Pranks is a comedic combat simulation game[1] that satirizes the conventions of standard board wargames.[2] As British critic Charles Vasey noted, "The basic concept is to take all the cliches of armoured warfare games and take the mickey out of them [mock or ridicule them] relentlessly."[3] For example, for greater accuracy during artillery fire, the attacker must make the correct noise. A howitzer requires "Bamm, wafflewafflewaffle, crump".[3]
Ten scenarios range from panzer attacks in 1919 Missouri, to a 1944 German assault against the American 1118th infantry division ("The Fighting Beavers").[3]
Publication history
Panzer Pranks was designed by Steve and Kurt Lortz, and was published by Chaosium in 1980 as a paperback booklet with cover art by Rodger B. MacGowan.
