A substantial number of tabletop wargamers have been drawn into the Imagi-Nations niche. For example, see http://philswarcabinet.blogspot.com/2019/02/new-school-imagi-nations.html.
Creation of an imaginary world, drawing its map, describing its kingdoms, and fighting its battles can be more fun than studying dry history. In practice, most people playing in the Imagi-Nations worlds seem to have created variations on medieval history. Perhaps this takes wargaming into the realm of fantasy. If there is a boundary between fantasy/sci-fi wargaming and Imagi-Nations wargaming, it might lie in the clear similarity to genuine medieval history and the absence of fantastic creatures. Also, the Imagi-Nations gamers seem to have a tongue-in-cheek attitude whereas the sci-fi’s take themselves more seriously. Perhaps I am over generalizing.
In any case, developing an Imaginary-Nations campaign is on my to-do list.
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