Paper Wars is a quarterly wargaming magazine. The publisher is Compass Games.

History and profile

The magazine began life as Wargame Collector's Journal in September/October, 1991 and acquired its current title beginning with issue number nine in March, 1993. The magazine was published by Omega Games, a producer of military simulation board games, card games for business education, and general-interest card games, until September 2012. The magazine includes a game in every issue. The magazine's editor is Ty Bomba and the headquarters is in Cromwell, CT. 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.