Resources

Chris Engle’s Official Pages

Free Engle Matrix Games (Google Sites) — Free scenarios, original 1988 article, social matrix games online.
Matrix Game Links (Free Engle Matrix Games) — Curated list of professional and hobby pages.
The Anonymous Game (2026, online playable) — Chris Engle’s latest online matrix game experiment.

Matrix Games from an RPG Perspective – BASTIONLAND — Introductory article connecting matrix games with the RPG design space.
Running a Matrix Game – BASTIONLAND — Hands-on AAR of the Sunrise Expansion game.

DREAMING DRAGONSLAYER (main blog) — Known hub for Open Strategy Game discussion and design.
Open Strategy Games – Guiding Principles — Core principles for running OSGs.
More Matrix Gaming Resources and Ideas — Additional resources and variant role ideas (Consultants, Extras).
Landover, An Open Strategy Game — Design article for the Landover OSG scenario.
Landover Report – OSG Example Play — Actual play report and debrief.
Social Matrix Games – Review — Review of Chris Engle’s Social Matrix Games book.
Landover OSG on itch.io — Download the Landover scenario (free/PWYW).

PAXsims — Main Site — Extensive conflict simulation and matrix games resource hub.
PAXsims Matrix Games Tag — All PAXsims articles tagged “matrix games.”
MaGCK – Matrix Game Construction Kit (PAXsims page) — Overview and support materials for the MaGCK kit.
Toward Serious Matrix Games (2014) — Landmark article on professional use of matrix games.
PAXsims Games Page — Lists PAXsims-published games including MaGCK.

Matrix Games Wiki – HomePage — Community wiki for matrix game rules, design, and history.
Matrix Games Wiki – Links Page — Curated external links: articles, games, multimedia.

Matrix Games – MapSymbs Overview — Introduction to the Engle Matrix Game method by Tom Mouat.
Matrix Games Download Page – MapSymbs — Free downloadable scenarios and support documents.
Practical Advice on Matrix Games (PDF) – Tom Mouat — The essential practitioner’s guide; widely distributed.

Advanced Matrix Games for Professional Wargaming — Overview of the 2023 book by Curry, Mouat & Price, with free scenario handouts.

Social Matrix Games – DriveThruRPG (Hamster Press) — Chris Engle’s comprehensive hobby guide (20 scenarios).
DriveThruRPG – All Hamster Press PDF Matrix Games — Full publisher listing for Engle’s games.
MaGCK Matrix Game Construction Kit – The Game Crafter — Physical kit with rules, counters, dice, and two ready-to-play scenarios.

Diplomacy in FKR and Open-Strategy Matrix Games – dozensanddragons — 2025 article on OSGs in the Free Kriegspiel Revolution scene.
Engle Matrix Games on BoardGameGeek — BGG publisher page with user ratings and comments.
Reddit r/RPGdesign – Engle Matrix Gaming in RPG — Community discussion on applying matrix games to TTRPGs.
Reddit r/hexandcounter – Experience Running Matrix Games — Wargamer community thread with practitioner input.