Richard Borg’s Commands and Colors system (Battlecry, Memoir ’44, Ancients, and Battlelore) are all excellent games to entice non-gamers into the hobby. Easy to get into thanks to the card driven gameplay, cool to look at (yes, even the blocks), and with a short set up and play time it doesn’t scare folks away like pulling out a copy of The Next War.

For newcomers to the system I offer the following tips. I don’t profess to be some sort of grandmaster player, but I’m experienced...