Wargame Construction Set III: Age of Rifles 1846-1905 (or simply Age of Rifles) is a turn-based strategy game for MS-DOS, written by Norm Koger.[1] It was published in 1996 by Strategic Simulations, Inc.[2]Age of Rifles simulates battles throughout the era of percussion rifles, roughly comprising the second half of the 19th century. To this end, several dozen battle scenarios are provided in the game. Most of them are set during the American Civil War, but scenarios from the Crimean War, the Anglo-Zulu War, Afghan Wars, the Prusso-Austrian and the Franco-Prussian War, and the Russian-Japanese War are also included.[3]Scenarios can be played individually or within the framework of a campaign, where the outcome of earlier battles influences the course of later battles. In addition, random scenarios are available as well.There is also a scenario editor with which users can develop and share their own battles, and thereby extend the scope of the game. Scenarios as early as the Battle of Hastings have been generated this way.[4]