Zargo's Lords, released in 1979, was one of the most popular wargames released by the Italian company International Team (IT). Designed by Marco Donadoni, the chief game designer at IT, Zargo's Lords was the first fantasy wargame to be produced in Italy,[1] and was well received both in Italy and abroad. It sold well into the early 1980s and in some countries (including Italy) it was instrumental in letting wargames be known to a larger audience.[2][3] Due to the success of the game, IT later released an expansion set; moreover, the fantasy setting created by IT for Zargo's Lords was later used in other, independent games. After Zargo's Lords, IT published several other fantasy wargames, including Wohrom and Idro.[4]