Seekriegsspiel – The Other German Wargame
by RockyMountainNavy, 4 April 2024 Kriegsspiel is commonly accepted as the original wargame. Introduced in Prussia in 1824, it started as a game for military officers …
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Old-New Wargamer Perspectives in The Wargame Developments Handbook, Third Edition
RockyMountainNavy, 22 February 2024 To the more “progressive” members of our wargaming hobby, The Wargame Developments Handbook is likely dismissed as just another wargaming book …
Draft history in The Battle of Kyiv: The Fight for Ukraine’s Capital by Christopher A. Lawrence
RockyMountainNavy, 5 February 2024 Bottom Line Up Front: A “first-draft of history” written by a historian and analyst with a solid foundation in historical military …
Battle Lab ~ Professional Cheerleading Gone Wrong, or “Why Did CIMSEC Even Publish This?”
by Brant Guillory, 22 January 2023 Some weeks ago, CIMSEC published Wargaming The Future: Educating The Fleet In Multi-Dimensional Warfare. We called it out in #TuesdayNewsday …
A Rio-listic view of PRC Professional Wargaming
RockyMountainNavy, 29 October 2023 A few years back I wrote for the Armchair Dragoons about a report from Institute for the Study of War (ISW) …
Plotting Ops at Goose Green in the Tactical COMMAND Series from Multi-Man Publishing
RockyMountainNavy, 11 October 2023 Wargame publisher Multi-Man Publishing (MMP) markets the folio-packed wargame Goose Green (Designer Carl Fung, based on a series design by Dean …
What’s a Wargame? A Historical Review
RockyMountainNavy, 19 May 2023 Apparently, the perennial question of “What’s a wargame?” is not limited to just Grognard wargamers. The latest “controversy” is actually taking …
Enhanced DoD Wargaming According to GAO and Relevance to Hobby Wargaming
RockyMountainNavy, 11 May 2023 In late-April 2023, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to the House Armed Services Committee titled “Defense …
Connections Online 2023 After Action Report
by Armchair Dragoons Public Affairs Office, 8 May 2023 Connections Online 2023 was a shared effort between Chris Weuve, NSDM’s Merle Robinson, and The Armchair Dragoons, …
Battle Lab ~ (Counter)Recon and the Intel Fight
Brant Guillory, 13 April 2023 Reconnaissance is a central tool in every commander’s toolbox, and capable of dramatically swinging the outcomes of battles. While there …