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{{Short description|Tabletop game}}
{{Distinguish|Miniatures (video game)}}
'''Miniatures games''' are a form of [[tabletop game]] which prominently features the use of [[miniature model (gaming)|miniature models or figures]].

==War games==
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One of the oldest and most popular miniatures game genres is that of [[Miniature wargaming|war games]], where figures are arranged into competing "armies", with figures that represent ranks of troops or individual combatants. [[Naval wargaming]] is a variation of play where figures represents ships and do battle on the seas.  Early [[wargame]]s were focused on faithfully recreating historical battles with units represented by chips, blocks, and other abstract markers. The modern genre has expanded to include fantasy and science-fiction settings, often using intricately-detailed and [[Figure painting (hobby)|painted]] miniature figures.<ref name="Hyde">{{cite book |last1=Hyde |first1=Henry |title=The Wargaming Compendium |date=2013 |publisher=[[Pen and Sword Books]] |location=United Kingdom |isbn=9781783830695 |oclc=867929190 |via=[[EBSCOhost]] eBook Collection}}</ref>

==Miniatures in role-playing games==
Tabletop [[role-playing game]]s evolved from miniatures games, and the two genres have continued to be linked in varying degrees. One of the most cited examples of this connection is ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', which developed from a 1971 medieval miniature wargame called ''[[Chainmail (game)|Chainmail]]''.<ref name="Tresca2011" /> The first line of official ''Dungeons & Dragons'' miniatures was produced by [[MiniFigs]] in 1976, and included iconic creatures such as [[Demogorgon (Dungeons & Dragons)|Demogorgon]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gj9wDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=miniatures+in+%22dungeons+and+dragons%22#q=miniatures%20in%20%22dungeons%20and%20dragons%22|title=Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History|last1=Newman|first1=Kyle|last2=Witwer|first2=Michael|last3=Peterson|first3=Jon|last4=Witwer|first4=Sam|date=October 2018|publisher=Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony/Rodale|isbn=9780399580949|language=en}}</ref> While the early editions of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' reduced or eliminated the use of miniatures, later versions reestablished their use as a core mechanism of the combat system.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kr2EJHnrC4MC&pg=PA207&dq=miniatures+in+%22dungeons+and+dragons%22#q=miniature|title=Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Raiding the Temple of Wisdom|last1=Cogburn|first1=Jon|last2=Silcox|first2=Mark|date=2012|publisher=Open Court Publishing|isbn=9780812697964|pages=237|language=en}}</ref> This even led full-circle into the development of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game]]'' which acted as a stand-alone skirmish game without role-playing elements and as a set of accessories which could be used during ''Dungeons & Dragons'' play.<ref name="Tresca2011">{{cite book |last1=Tresca |first1=Michael J. |title=The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games |date=2011 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-0-7864-5895-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8H8bzqj6S4sC |access-date=24 March 2019 |chapter=2. Collectible Card Games and Miniature Wargames |via=[[Google Books]] |lccn=2010039606}}</ref>

==Collectible miniatures games==
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As a result of the popularity of the [[collectible card game]] (CCG) genre starting in the 1990s, [[collectible miniatures game]]s were developed that made use of elements of CCGs, such as selling miniature figures in randomized packs, with certain figures being assigned different rarities. This led to a secondary market where figures were resold and valued based on either their utility for play or rarity as a collectible.<ref name="Tresca2011" />

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==Miniatures in board games==
[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]

[[Mansions of Madness]]

[[Board wargame]]

sports miniatures games [[Blood Bowl]], [[GridIron Master]], [[ElfBall]], [[Guild Ball]], [[Subbuteo]], [[Tabletop football]]

Not confused with miniature ''versions'' of board games, such as [[Travel games|travel-sized games]] designed for portability.

==Figure painting== 
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[[Figure painting (hobby)]]

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==References==
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