<s>
OGRE	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
board	O
wargame	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
game	O
designer	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Metagaming	O
Concepts	O
in	O
1977	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
microgame	O
in	O
its	O
MicroGame	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
left	O
Metagaming	O
to	O
form	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
,	O
he	O
took	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
OGRE	B-Application
with	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
subsequent	O
editions	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
by	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
(	O
SJG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OGRE	B-Application
is	O
an	O
asymmetrical	O
two-player	O
wargame	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
21st	O
century	O
that	O
pits	O
a	O
single	O
giant	O
robot	O
tank	O
called	O
an	O
"	O
OGRE	B-Application
"	O
against	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
's	O
headquarters	O
,	O
defended	O
by	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
conventional	O
tanks	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
artillery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
defender	O
sets	O
up	O
his	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
more	O
congested	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
;	O
the	O
OGRE	B-Application
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
opposite	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
attacker	O
using	O
a	O
single	O
OGRE	B-Application
heavy	O
tank	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Mark	O
III	O
OGRE	B-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
advanced	O
scenario	O
gives	O
the	O
attacker	O
the	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
powerful	O
"	O
Mark	O
V	O
OGRE	B-Application
"	O
tank	O
versus	O
an	O
increased	O
number	O
of	O
defenders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
either	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
defender	O
is	O
allocated	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
'	O
armor	O
units	O
 '	O
,	O
but	O
gets	O
to	O
decide	O
the	O
exact	O
composition	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
armored	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
of	O
the	O
OGRE	B-Application
can	O
combine	O
the	O
attack	O
factors	O
of	O
its	O
different	O
weapon	O
systems	O
if	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
OGRE	B-Application
,	O
each	O
system	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
separate	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
OGRE	B-Application
systems	O
,	O
either	O
attacking	O
or	O
defending	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
two	O
outcomes	O
:	O
no	O
effect	O
,	O
or	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
armor	O
units	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
possible	O
outcomes	O
:	O
no	O
effect	O
,	O
disabled	O
(	O
armor	O
units	O
lose	O
their	O
next	O
turn	O
,	O
and	O
infantry	B-Protocol
units	O
lose	O
one	O
strength	O
point	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
stories	O
and	O
Colin	O
Kapp	O
's	O
short	O
story	O
"	O
Gottlos	O
"	O
(	O
1969	O
)	O
were	O
major	O
influences	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
OGRE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OGRE	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
American	O
game	O
designer	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Metagaming	O
Concepts	O
in	O
1977	O
featuring	O
artwork	O
by	O
Winchell	O
Chung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
left	O
Metagaming	O
to	O
found	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
(	O
SJG	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
took	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
OGRE	B-Application
with	O
him	O
and	O
published	O
a	O
new	O
(	O
third	O
)	O
edition	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
SJG	O
released	O
OGRE	B-Application
:	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rulebook	O
cover	O
artwork	O
was	O
the	O
Denis	O
Loubet	O
illustration	O
that	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
OGRE	B-Application
computer	O
game	O
(	O
see	O
Spinoffs	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
OGRE	B-Application
was	O
combined	O
with	O
G.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
an	O
OGRE/G.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OGRE	B-Application
rules	O
were	O
designated	O
as	O
the	O
4th	O
edition	O
and	O
the	O
G.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
OGRE/G.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
OGRE/G.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
new	O
"	O
Deluxe	O
OGRE	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
re-issued	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
OGRE	B-Application
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
miniatures	O
rather	O
than	O
counters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
crater	O
"	O
map	O
printed	O
on	O
a	O
larger	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
announced	O
a	O
sixth	O
edition	O
,	O
The	O
OGRE	B-Application
Designer	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
combining	O
OGRE	B-Application
and	O
G.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
with	O
larger	O
full-color	O
flat	O
counters	O
for	O
most	O
units	O
and	O
constructible	O
cardboard	O
figures	O
for	O
the	O
Ogres	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Designer	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
OGRE	B-Application
was	O
funded	O
on	O
Kickstarter.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2018	O
,	O
SJG	O
ran	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
OGRE	B-Application
Battlefields	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
and	O
expansion	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Designer	O
's	O
Edition	O
and	O
the	O
Sixth	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
SJG	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
pocket	O
box	O
version	O
of	O
OGRE	B-Application
with	O
a	O
16-page	O
manual	O
and	O
112	O
counters	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
updated	O
pocket	O
box	O
versions	O
of	O
G.E.V.	O
,	O
Battlesuit	O
,	O
and	O
Shockwave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
SJG	O
released	O
1976	O
OGRE	B-Application
Playtest	O
Booklet	O
,	O
a	O
reproduction	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
typewritten	O
playtest	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
OGRE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
11	O
)	O
,	O
Robert	O
C	O
.	O
Kirk	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
1977	O
edition	O
of	O
"	O
OGRE	B-Application
is	O
attractive	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
inexpensive	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Issue	O
11	O
of	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Tony	O
Watson	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
nice	O
thing	O
about	O
OGRE	B-Application
is	O
that	O
after	O
you	O
’ve	O
played	O
a	O
game	O
there	O
’s	O
usually	O
time	O
for	O
one	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
Jerry	O
Eperson	O
called	O
OGRE	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
get	O
their	O
hook	O
into	O
you	O
the	O
minute	O
you	O
play	O
them	O
 [ ... ] 	O
But	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
small	O
subtleties	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
found	O
after	O
playing	O
OGRE	B-Application
several	O
times.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
above-average	O
rating	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
and	O
"	O
flimsy	O
equipment	O
,	O
weak	O
infantry	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
inaugural	O
edition	O
of	O
Ares	O
(	O
March	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
David	O
Ritchie	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
below-average	O
rating	O
of	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
9	O
,	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
MicroGames	O
,	O
OGRE	B-Application
started	O
an	O
avalanche	O
of	O
small	O
,	O
fast	O
,	O
playable	O
games	O
 [ ... ] 	O
A	O
Panzer	O
freak	O
's	O
ultimate	O
dream.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Issue	O
30	O
of	O
Phoenix	O
(	O
March	O
–	O
April	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
Michael	O
Stoner	O
thought	O
the	O
counters	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metagaming	O
Concepts	O
edition	O
were	O
flimsy	O
and	O
sometimes	O
difficult	O
to	O
read	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
called	O
OGRE	B-Application
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
'	O
fun	O
 '	O
game	O
,	O
taking	O
less	O
than	O
an	O
hour	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
teach.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
August	O
1982	O
edition	O
of	O
Dragon	O
(	O
Issue	O
64	O
)	O
,	O
Tony	O
Watson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
first	O
reissue	O
by	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
OGRE	B-Application
"	O
a	O
legend	O
in	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
SF	O
gamedom	O
,	O
and	O
deservedly	O
so	O
...	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
interesting	O
extrapolation	O
on	O
high-tech	O
armored	O
warfare	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watson	O
also	O
welcomed	O
the	O
retention	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
artwork	O
alongside	O
new	O
pieces	O
—	O
"	O
no	O
one	O
draws	O
a	O
GEV	O
or	O
OGRE	B-Application
like	O
Mr.	O
Chung	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
Issue	O
8	O
)	O
,	O
Johnny	O
Razor	O
reviewed	O
OGRE	B-Application
:	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
and	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ease	O
of	O
introduction	O
and	O
short	O
playing	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
most	O
gamers	O
either	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
loathe	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
August	O
1991	O
edition	O
of	O
Dragon	O
(	O
Issue	O
172	O
)	O
,	O
Allen	O
Varney	O
reviewed	O
the	O
combined	O
OGRE/G.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
OGRE	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
2007	O
book	O
Hobby	O
Games	O
:	O
The	O
100	O
Best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Erick	O
Wujcik	O
commented	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
 [ OGRE'''s ] 	O
success	O
really	O
boils	O
down	O
to	O
four	O
essentials	O
:	O
OGRE	B-Application
is	O
fast	O
,	O
...	O
asymmetrical	O
,	O
...	O
open-ended	O
,	O
...	O
 [ and ] 	O
is	O
a	O
teaching	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OGRE	B-Application
had	O
restructured	O
my	O
mind	O
pretty	O
completely	O
...	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
2002	O
...	O
that	O
I	O
realized	O
how	O
effective	O
OGRE	B-Application
is	O
at	O
getting	O
across	O
so	O
many	O
important	O
component	O
mechanisms	O
of	O
play	O
and	O
design	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Gameplay	O
summons	O
to	O
mind	O
a	O
futuristic	O
nightmare	O
of	O
desperation	O
and	O
exhilaration	O
,	O
where	O
rumbling	O
machines	O
unleash	O
barrage	O
after	O
barrage	O
of	O
titanic	O
weaponry	O
and	O
the	O
inexorable	O
advance	O
of	O
a	O
soulless	O
giant	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
stopped	O
by	O
zinging	O
swarms	O
of	O
self-sacrificing	O
martyrs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
Ogre	B-Application
in	O
Black	O
Gate	O
,	O
John	O
ONeill	O
said	O
"	O
When	O
you	O
sat	O
down	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
Ogre	B-Application
,	O
you	O
were	O
n't	O
just	O
pushing	O
cheap	O
cardboard	O
counters	O
across	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
paper	O
,	O
and	O
rolling	O
a	O
d6	O
you	O
stole	O
from	O
your	O
sister	O
's	O
Clue	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
Ogre	B-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modern	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2017	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Auroch	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
board	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
OGRE	B-Application
include:Diceland	O
:	O
OGRE	B-Application
,	O
a	O
paper	O
dice	O
game	O
by	O
Cheapass	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martian	O
Metals	O
produced	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
OGRE	B-Application
miniatures	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Metagaming	O
Concepts	O
in	O
1979.OGRE	O
Miniatures	O
,	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
miniature	O
wargaming	O
using	O
1:285	O
scale	O
miniatures	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
SJG	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
OGRE	B-Application
miniatures	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Ral	O
Partha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Role-playing	O
gamesGURPS	O
OGRE	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
supplement	O
using	O
the	O
rules	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
universal	O
role-playing	O
game	O
GURPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BooksThe	O
OGRE	B-Application
Book	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
articles	O
and	O
rules	O
variants	O
from	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1979	O
Origins	O
Awards	O
,	O
OGRE	B-Application
miniatures	O
produced	O
by	O
Martian	O
Metals	O
won	O
the	O
H.G.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1992	O
Origins	O
Award	O
,	O
two	O
OGRE-related	O
products	O
won	O
awards:OGRE	O
Miniatures	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
SJG	O
,	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Miniatures	O
Rules	O
of	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
OGRE	B-Application
miniatures	O
developed	O
by	O
Ral	O
Partha	O
won	O
Best	O
Vehicular	O
Miniatures	O
Series	O
of	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
the	O
1986	O
video	O
game	O
OGRE	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
the	O
130th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
34	O
years	O
after	O
OGREs	B-Application
original	O
publication	O
,	O
The	O
Wargamer	O
presented	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
OGRE/G.E.V.	O
</s>
