According to this article on Kotaku, H.G. Wells invented modern tabletop wargames. War games had been going on for a long time, but Wells was the first person to make them accessible for a casual, non-military audience with his game Little Wars.
Here's a picture of some people setting up a game:
![634838801454318083.jpg](https://assets.content.technologyadvice.com/634838801454318083_f45fb81ed6.webp)
And here's a drawing of Wells playing at home. Depending on what year this was drawn, Wells is either the gentleman in the bottom left, or the older man sitting in the chair.
![634838801760078620.jpg](https://assets.content.technologyadvice.com/634838801760078620_2b133cbd97.webp)
Strange, isn't it!
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