# Wiz-War Board Research — Annotated Sources

Compiled 2026-08-15. Local copies of the key images are in `research/images/`.
Reliability: ★★★ primary (photos/scans of actual components or official pages),
★★ near-primary (faithful fan reproduction, period fan site), ★ secondary (reviews, wikis).

## Primary: photographs of the actual 6th-edition boards (BGG image gallery)

BGG gallery for Wiz-War (game id 589): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/589/wiz-war/images
Uploaded by BGG user louping0, captioned "6th edition board tile (n of 6)". ★★★, 6th ed.
Direct large-image CDN links (1024 px):

| Local file | BGG image page | Direct image |
|---|---|---|
| 6e-photo-tile1.jpg (= Layout B) | https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184445 | https://cf.geekdo-images.com/VMDIooYhfbvkS57ALIzxsQ__large/img/l78YiL6JIME8erbD4rRmvvTxWgc=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic184445.jpg |
| 6e-photo-tile2.jpg (= Layout D) | https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184446 | https://cf.geekdo-images.com/RPqgn8DF_VSaiNoE-WuavA__large/img/dLZ49Wq2D1bM2OC-RcRxhV4eE0E=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic184446.jpg |
| 6e-photo-tile3.jpg (= Layout C) | https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184447 | https://cf.geekdo-images.com/3tVJ9oZRdhDZtc2n-gKlkA__large/img/GqU785i_DvzsITdVAACSPMf6k6U=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic184447.jpg |
| 6e-photo-tile4.jpg (= Layout F) | https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184665 | https://cf.geekdo-images.com/KAYnAefaanADZxMOsV7PqA__large/img/4MqM9OsPSGZXdnDoL-LWT5dIKjA=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic184665.jpg |
| 6e-photo-tile5.jpg (= Layout A) | https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184680 | https://cf.geekdo-images.com/9stqhvHtVYQ7DCYwbyDYKg__large/img/uUxbTXaRz0wHXWuTyCP2rL97f1Q=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic184680.jpg |
| 6e-photo-tile6.jpg (= Layout E) | https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184683 | https://cf.geekdo-images.com/2VZDdWQ8_oe6iQ873XuQ1w__large/img/SWXrwVQ1evrFJM-OiXdw_mJJqQk=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic184683.jpg |

Setup diagrams (★★★):

- **Back page of the 6e rulebook, "Set-Up Diagram"** (2/3/4/5/6-player + Relocate Sector
  example): https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184444 — local `6e-rules-setup-diagram.jpg`
  Direct: https://cf.geekdo-images.com/Y1z0ob0hGj-zToQILSLIDQ__large/img/Yh3f4BEFxXULK4U7Bg48dyywuEg=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic184444.jpg
- **7e rulebook pp. 8-9, "2 player to 8 player board configurations"** (+ LOS examples):
  https://boardgamegeek.com/image/740566 — local `7e-rules-setup-2-8-players.jpg`
  Direct: https://cf.geekdo-images.com/xwVHbvC9pOT5CxjAGlTyDQ__large/img/u_BpeqSrpNMF_VtpzbRZAJ8_pF0=/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()/pic740566.jpg

Other useful gallery photos: 3-player 5e table setup https://boardgamegeek.com/image/319140 ·
5e + Expansion #1 "The Six Sector tiles" https://boardgamegeek.com/image/396371 ·
6e box front/back https://boardgamegeek.com/image/184442 / /image/184443 ·
6e token/card close-ups /image/261893-261897 · 6e number cards /image/184459.

## Near-primary: Jeff Barrett's (jeloba.com) board reproductions — ★★

Defunct fan site, recovered via the Wayback Machine. His page states: "The first six are
the standard boards from the 5th edition & expansions. The last two are original layouts."
Machine-verified (all-symmetry edge comparison) to match the six photographed 6e tiles
exactly — see boards-6e.md §3. Clean 1500x1500 images, ideal for reading exact layouts.

- Archived page: http://web.archive.org/web/20050311212238/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/
- Board images (append `if_` after the timestamp for the raw file), local copies
  `jeloba-board-1..8.jpg`:
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20070117082134if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-1.jpg
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20070116110655if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-2.jpg
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20050524075609if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-3.jpg
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20070117082125if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-4.jpg
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20070116110710if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-5.jpg
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20070116110620if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-6.jpg
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20070116110718if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-7.jpg (custom)
  - http://web.archive.org/web/20070117082144if_/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/images/ww-board-8.jpg (custom)
- Same content packaged on BGG: "Improved board.zip" https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/24521/improved-boardzip
  (BGG file downloads require a free login.)

## Edition/component references — ★★★

- Wiz-War (Chessex sixth edition) version page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/27352/chessex-sixth-edition
  — 1993; contents: 1 rulebook, 4 boards, 2 token sheets, 125 spell cards, 1 die.
  (BGG blocks anonymous scripted fetches; view in a browser.)
- Wiz-War (Chessex classic edition 1997 = 7th ed.) version page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/28612/chessex-classic-edition-1997
  — 1 rulebook, 4 boards, 2 sheets die-cut counters, 4 stands, 130 spell cards, 1 die.
- Wiz-War: Expansion Set #1: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28071/wiz-war-expansion-set-1
  — 75 spell cards, **2 new boards**, 2 token sheets; Chessex reprint version: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/35412/english-third-edition
- Wiz-War: Expansion Set #2: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38450/wiz-war-expansion-set-2 — cards/tokens only.
- Main game page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/589/wiz-war
- Noble Knight archival listings (photos of box contents sometimes included):
  https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147384243/Wiz-War-6th-Edition ·
  https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148330144/Wiz-War-Collection-2---Base-Game-6th-Edition-w-Expansion-1

## Rules texts — ★★/★

- BGG file "Doc1.doc — English rules" (era rules transcription; login required):
  https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/4689/doc1doc
- BGG file "Wiz War FAQ.doc" (comprehensive era FAQ): https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/2537/wiz-war-faqdoc
- 8th ed. official rulebook PDF (FFG; different board system but same home/treasure
  concepts): https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/wiz-war/WizWar_Rulebook%20v1-12%20low.pdf
- UltraBoardGames rules summary (8e): https://www.ultraboardgames.com/wiz-war/game-rules.php

## Fan board recreations / print-and-play (all recreate the Chessex-era game) — ★★

- **"Magic Stone" redesign by Ilya Baranovsky (Ilya 77)** — full modern redesign of the
  classic game; Basic Set contains **8 map sectors** + all tokens:
  https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/54028/wizwar-magic-stone-basic-set
  (cards: /filepage/48093; Expansion 1: /filepage/54029; Expansion 2: /filepage/60781;
  Community Expansion+: /filepage/98753). Note: 8 sectors means it is not a 1:1 layout
  reproduction of the six official boards — treat as inspired-by, not authoritative.
- **Kwanchai Moriya redesign** (new artwork for the classic edition):
  https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/35997/kwanchais-wiz-war-redesign
- **Wiz-war in 3D** (fully redone boards, 3D rendered, base + Expansion 1):
  https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/70946/wiz-war-in-3d-minus-the-cards
- Jeloba spell-card label PDFs (Wayback): SpellCards-OriginalDecks.pdf, SpellCards-Additional.pdf,
  Number Card Labels.pdf under http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.jeloba.com/wizwar/*

## Digital modules

- **Tabletop Simulator — "Wiz-War" (classic Tom Jolly edition, Kwanchai art), by treetrnk:**
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=408527762 — ★★, digitizes the
  Chessex-era game via fan redesign assets.
- **Tabletop Simulator — "Wiz-War Magic Stone Edition + Expansions":**
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=667198893 — ★★, Ilya 77 redesign
  of the classic game.
- Tabletop Simulator — Wiz-War 8th edition (FFG redesign, scanned components):
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1913683974 and
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2063767485 — ★★★ for 8e boards only.
- **VASSAL: no Wiz-War module exists** in the VASSAL module library (searched
  vassalengine.org library and web; nothing found as of 2026-08).
- wiki.wizwar.net — small fan wiki about the 8e TTS mod; little board content:
  https://wiki.wizwar.net/doku.php?id=tabletop_simulator

## Background / history — ★

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiz-War (edition history; no layout specifics)
- "A Brief History of Wiz-War", League of Gamemakers: https://www.leagueofgamemakers.com/a-brief-history-of-wiz-war/
- RPGnet review of the 7e Classic Edition (confirms 4 board sections in box):
  https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/classic/rev_815.phtml
- 8e expansions: Malefic Curses (adds 1 sector board + portals, 5th player)
  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147473/wiz-war-malefic-curses · Bestial Forces (no board)
  https://therewillbe.games/articles-boardgame-reviews/4787-wiz-war-bestial-forces-expansion-review

## Access notes

- BGG HTML pages return 403 to scripted fetches; the JSON APIs work:
  images `https://api.geekdo.com/api/images?objectid=589&objecttype=thing&galleries[]=game&...`,
  files `https://api.geekdo.com/api/files?objectid=589&objecttype=thing&...`.
  The old XML API now requires authentication.
- Wayback Machine: add `if_` after the timestamp in URLs to fetch raw files; the CDX API
  (`http://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=jeloba.com/wizwar*`) lists all captures.