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A wargame, generally, is a type of strategy game which realistically simulates warfare. A professional wargame, specifically, is a wargame that is used by military organizations to train officers in tactical and strategic decision-making, to test new tactics and strategies, or to predict trends in future conflicts.
Board wargames were more popular than miniature wargames in the USA, unlike in the UK where miniatures dominated through hobby press and conventions. One reason was that assembling a playset for miniature wargaming was expensive, time-consuming, and required artisanal skill. Another reason was that board wargames could be played by correspondence.
e. A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a simulation of an armed conflict. [1] Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to study the nature of potential conflicts. Many wargames re-create specific historic battles, and can cover ...
Gordian Knot (Agema Publications, 2007) Greek Naval Warfare (London Wargames Section, 1972) Hail Caesar (Warlord Games, 2011) [1] Hex Command Ancients (Imagine Image Multimedia, 2000) Holy Hack First Edition (LMW Works, 1996) [1] Holy Hack Second Edition (LMW Works, 2007) [1] A game in play using the Field of Glory ruleset.
Gary Grigsby is a designer and programmer of computer wargames.In 1997, he was described as "one of the founding fathers of strategy war games for the PC." [1] Computer Games Magazine later dubbed him "as much of an institution in his niche of computer gaming as Sid Meier, Will Wright, or John Carmack are in theirs."
Miniature wargaming is a form of wargaming in which military units are represented by miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using model soldiers , vehicles, and artillery on a model battlefield, with the primary appeal being recreational rather than functional.
Kriegsspiel was the first wargaming system to have been adopted by a military organization as a serious tool for training and research. It is characterized by high realism, an emphasis on the experience of decision-making rather than on competition, and the use of an umpire to keep the rules flexible and manage hidden information.
Jack Scruby. Jack Scruby, 1962. John Edwin Scruby (October 24, 1915 – September 1988) was a manufacturer of military miniatures whose efforts led to a rebirth of the miniature wargaming hobby in the late 1950s.