Axis & Allies creator Larry Harris is back with WWII tabletop game War Room

Back in 1984, Larry Harris released one of the most popular board games of all time, Axis & Allies. It sold millions of units as it appealed to both hardcore war gaming fans and casual audiences as well. Now, after designing 200 games, Harris is revisiting WWII with his magnum opus, War Room.

For the past five years, Harris has been working on the global simulation of World War II, and for three years, he has worked with Thomas Gale at Nightingale Games to turn the creation into a commercial reality. They’re raising money for it in a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign and hope to launch it in 2018. The campaign has already raised pledges of more than $294,000 from 1,386 backers, nearly double the goal of $150,000. While the tabletop game may have a limited audience, it could potentially turn into a computer strategy game, and the design from a master creator is sure to have some important lessons for all game designers.