Dear Santa: All I Want for Christmas is….
by Andy Mills, 5 December 2022 Dear Santa, I have been a very good wargamer this year. I’ve completed all my chores and done everything “assigned” …
Category: Columns
Personal columns
Battle Lab ~ Defining “Logistics” for Wargames
by Brant Guillory, 14 March 2022 Anyone watching the news knows that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is not off to a great start, for a …
We Have Too Damn Many Rulesets
by Jim Owczarski, 27 December 2021 In the Fall of this year, I turned 55. I have had a lot of thoughts about this, not all …
We Are All Styx Fans
Jim Owczarski, 13 December 2021 I wish I could even pretend to remember 1978 as well as I should like. Looking back on the grainy …
Guest Editorial: Wargaming the Bad Guys
Chris Israel Barker, 5 April 2021 Wargaming at the hobby level has had an issue, both real and perceived, regarding the bad guys. Are players …
I’m Not the Wargamer You Want Me to Be – A Response to Harold Buchanan & His Historical Simulation Engagement Profile
by RockyMountainNavy, 22 February 2021 C3i Magazine Nr. 34 introduces a new column by designer Harold Buchanan, designer of Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection (GMT …
Battle Lab ~ Another “Resurgence” of Military Wargaming
Brant Guillory, 16 December 2020 The military wants to ‘get back’ to wargaming. Are they serious this time? ~ There’s been a recent trend in …
Analysis / Columns / Conventions / Design / Practitioners
Battle Lab ~ Team COIN Wargaming – A “How To” Primer
Brant Guillory, 12 September 2020 It’s hard to overstate the influence that the COIN series of games has had on the wargaming world over the …
Monster Games
Gary “Ardwulf” Mengle, 10 September 2020 How do you eat an elephant? ~ Many wargamers can hear the quiet siren’s call of the complex monster, …
Battle Lab ~ Someone Should Make A Game About Becoming A Professional Wargamer
Or: haven’t we seen this movie before, and the sequel, and the spinoff, and the remake, and the prequel of the spinoff of the remake?