Paper Wars is a quarterly wargaming magazine. The publisher is Compass Games. [1] The magazine's editor is Ty Bomba and the headquarters is in Cromwell, CT. [2]
The magazine was first published as the Wargame Collector's Journal in September/October 1991 and acquired its current title beginning with issue number nine in March 1993. [3] Issues 1-26 were published by Rich Erwin/Hexessential Publications before being turned over to Omega Games, which published issues 27-76. [4] Compass Games took over [3] in September 2012 with Issue 77. [4]
The magazine includes a game in every issue. A CD-ROM containing the first 26 issues in pdf format was released in 2005. Since being taken over by Compass Games, the magazine features a complete wargame in each issue. It also features reviews of new games, discussions of books of interest to wargamers, and industry news and advertisements.