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A video game, WarGames, was released for the ColecoVision in 1983 and ported to the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64 in 1984. It played similarly to the NORAD side of the "Global Thermonuclear War" game, where the United States had to be defended from a Soviet strike by placing bases and weapons at strategic points.
Serious games used for professional training e.g. Dark Guest Training Games for cyberwarfare; Books documenting the history of Toy Soldier. Toy soldiers have been a key part of the growth of the hobby; New wargaming books e.g. The Fletcher Pratt Naval Wargame, or the Innovations in Wargaming series; Some military novels by well-known wargaming ...
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.
A Kriegsspiel session in progress.. Kriegsspiel [a] is a genre of wargaming developed by the Prussian Army in the 19th century to teach battlefield tactics to officers. The word Kriegsspiel literally means "wargame" in German, but in the context of the English language it refers specifically to the wargames developed by the Prussian army in the 19th century.
Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities. Military simulations are seen as a useful way to develop tactical , strategical and doctrinal solutions, but critics argue that the conclusions drawn from such models are ...
This book comes in both a 285-page hardcover edition and a paperback version. In both editions, it is divided into two parts: Part 1: "An Introduction to Wargames" takes up about 25% of the book, and is divided into five chapters: Can War Be Fun? A brief history of wargaming, some of the notable companies, and what type of people play wargames.
Miniature wargames are a form of wargaming designed to incorporate miniatures or figurines into play, which was invented at the beginning of the 19th century in Prussia.The miniatures used represent troops or vehicles (such as tanks, chariots, aircraft, ships, etc.).
Advanced War Games, Stanley Paul, London, (1965), ISBN 0-09-087350-5, reprinted 2008; War Game Campaigns, Stanley Paul (1963), Sport Shelf reprinted (1970) ISBN 9780392002769; War Game Campaigns, History of Wargaming Project Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Sport Shelf; First Edition (1 Jan. 1970), ISBN 978-0091024901