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evidence: A block wargame is a board wargame that represents military units using wooden blocks instead of cardboard counters or metal / plastic miniatures .. board. board game. wargame. Wargaming. counters. Counter ( board wargames ). miniatures. Miniature figure ( gaming ). These blocks are typically square , have a labeled and an unlabeled side , and are generally thick enough that they can be placed on their side with the labeled side facing the owning player .. Details about the unit -LRB- for instance , its identity as well as its attack , defense and movement scores -RRB- can then be seen easily by the owning player , while the opposing player will be left unsure of the exact nature of piece ; while he can see where his rival 's forces are , fog of war is emulated by preserving the secrecy of the type and quality of the troops .. fog of war. fog of war. Often , block pieces display the main information in the center with a series of numbers -LRB- or pips -RRB- around the edge , so that the current strength of the unit can be shown in a step-reduction system .. step-reduction. step-reduction. When the unit is wounded -LRB- representing a single person -RRB- or diminished in number -LRB- representing more than one person -RRB- , the player turns it counterclockwise , with the number of pips at the top of block indicating its current strength .. While the example block has four steps -LRB- strengths of 4 , 3 , 2 and 1 respectively -RRB- , blocks can have fewer steps .. Alternatively , some block wargames require the player to remove the block representing the wounded unit from the board and replace it with a block with a lower strength .. board. board game. Many people use block games as campaign games for their miniatures battles .. miniatures. Miniature figure ( gaming ). It is easy to translate blocks into miniatures -LRB- use any convenient ratio -RRB- and then use the same ratio after the battle to reduce damaged units according to the battle result .. miniatures. Miniature figure ( gaming )