"This new game series is about the interplay between fighting external adversaries and ensuring internal state survival. How do states and militaries bolster or threaten each other, and how does a state maximize the benefits of a strong military while minimizing the threats?"

Chalice of Poison: Introduction to a New Game System

What is this new system? Until recently, most traditional wargames have focused on external conflict. The players represent unitary actors—typically national governments, militaries, or non-state b…

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"Wargaming for profes­sional military education has a long tradition dating back to the 1700s but has often been sidelined due to shifting strategic priorities. Now, wargaming is experiencing a resurgence in interest from senior military planners interested in learning tomorrow’s lessons today..."

Modern Day Marine: 250 Years of Fighting Forward - Marine Corps Association

The future of Marine Corps warfighting was out on display in the nation’s capital earlier this year. Held April 28-30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention

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"By letting participants experience the fog-of-war and chaos that will invariably ensue when complex events develop in real time over several hours the Kriegsspiel will have its greatest educational effect."

Time is of the essence! Thoughts on time management in educational Kriegsspiel-type wargames

Introduction This should begin with a health-and-safety warning. The notes below on time management in Kriegsspiel-type wargames run for educational purposes reflect the practice of the Conflict Simul...

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"The realism of the wargame was ensured by Ukrainian military personnel with combat experience. Their areas of responsibility, and the expertise they brought to the exercise, covered UAV operations, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, and engineering training."

Drones, electronic warfare, reconnaissance: Ukrainian military boosts the realism of NATO wargaming

Ukrainian troops are boosting the realism of NATO training by sharing combat experience in drone operations, electronic warfare and reconnaissance during the VIVA26 wargame run by JATEC.

mod.gov.ua

Nice thread here

Wargaming Weekly@wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 3d ago

About to play "Battlegroup Clash: Baltics" by @jsbuckley.bsky.social at @sapperstudio.bsky.social 🎲 I'm going to try Scenario 2 (The Battle for Purtse Bridge) ⚔️ 🔗 The game is currently sold out, sign up to the Sapper Studio mailing list for updates on a reprint: sapperstudio.com/battlegr

Oh nice, a follow up thread gameplay :) Wargames rockin'

Wargaming Weekly@wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 3d ago

About to play "Battlegroup Clash: Baltics" by @jsbuckley.bsky.social at @sapperstudio.bsky.social 🎲 I'm going to try Scenario 2 (The Battle for Purtse Bridge) ⚔️ 🔗 The game is currently sold out, sign up to the Sapper Studio mailing list for updates on a reprint: sapperstudio.com/battlegr

"As the nation's combat logistics support agency, DLA ensures warfighters have what they need anywhere in the world, and fuel remains the lifeblood of that mission. In today's contested environment, ensuring a resilient fuel supply chain is a national security imperative."

DLA Director LTG Mark Simmerly delivers a message for Refiner's Wargame (open caption)

DLA Director LTG Mark Simmerly delivers a message for Refiner's Wargame

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"A key point to remember is that wargaming as an approach is not ideal in all circumstances and situations, and whilst it can be engaging and useful, it won’t always be the right tool for the job."

"This paper describes how we addressed this educational gap through Capture the Narrative, a four-week multi-university competition in which student teams build LLM-powered bots to influence a simulated election."

On Capturing the Narrative: Social Media Manipulation Wargaming for Cyberliteracy

Misinformation is deeply embedded in online discourse, with nearly one in five posts during global events generated by bots that amplify false content. In recent years, the use of Generative AI has fu...

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"The war game scenario mirrors longstanding concerns surrounding Volt Typhoon, a Chinese government-backed hacking group that U.S. officials say has spent years quietly burrowing into American critical infrastructure."

Lawmakers get taste of AI-enabled cyberattacks in China-Taiwan war game

Representatives weighed responses to simulated Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure during a tabletop exercise hosted by CSIS.

defenseone.com

"Classroom instruction alone cannot replicate the pressure, ambiguity, and second-order consequences of real strategic decisions on trade policy, supply chains, alliances, and the use of military force."

"To stay ahead, naval intelligence must invest in emulation. Wargaming should incorporate synthetic drone swarms guided by machine-learning models trained on adversary behaviors. Analysts must understand how swarms think: probabilistically, nonlinearly, and autonomously."

About to play "Battlegroup Clash: Baltics" by @jsbuckley.bsky.social at @sapperstudio.bsky.social 🎲 I'm going to try Scenario 2 (The Battle for Purtse Bridge) ⚔️ 🔗 The game is currently sold out, sign up to the Sapper Studio mailing list for updates on a reprint: sapperstudio.com/battlegr

This Monday I’m joining @guws.bsky.social to talk about how I designed a #wargame to capture doctrinal concepts in an expeditionary form factor. #Marines this is for you: #USMC www.eventbrite.com/e/future-war...

Future War in Your (Cargo) Pocket)

Ian Brown will discuss how to design PME educational games that fit into your pocket.

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1st game of WBC is For the People from @gmtgames.bsky.social I am playing as the Union with Mike as the CSA.

Consolidating turn flavor text for “Where There’s Foo, There’s Fire,” and it continues to be remarkable that the foo fighter phenomenon was widely reported, well documented, and yet remained a complete mystery at war’s end and today #wargaming

Morning design time is the best. @djackthompson.bsky.social

A nice Sunday afternoon listening to classical music as I walkthrough the teaching example for Hunt for Blackbeard by @volko.bsky.social @fortcircle.bsky.social. For anyone trying to decide on purchasing - the game design and production are top notch. This will be a fun one. Buy it if you haven’t.

17’ of wargaming goodness here in hexagon hell. Combined game of Grand Tactical Series The Devil's Cauldron: The Battles for Arnhem and Nijmegen and Where Eagles Dare: The Battle for Hell's Highway from Multi-Man Publishing. Going to be pushing these counters all day today.

We will have a new professional wargame available to pre-reserve copies of on the Foundation website starting next Monday!! It's not just expending ammo...how are you going to get fuel/men halfway across the world in time to make a difference?

I just playtested a new intro scenario for Combat Commander: Vietnam, Huts & Minds, with @joedewhurst.bsky.social - a lot of clever evolution to the system, looking forward to doing all of the scenarios as a CC marathon. poke @gmtgames.bsky.social 🛖&🧠

It's almost like the National Security Decision Making Game program has been running for over 25 years! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-W...

CO26 Extended: Insights on Running Serious Games for Schools

YouTube video by Dragoon Commander (Armchair Dragoons)

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Dan Arndt@danarndtwrites.bsky.social · last wk.

I dug a little and there is a contingent of people who basically do NatSec LARP where they act out historical or imagined crises. Looks boring as hell and a little ghoulish but...

New brigade-level system to try out after blind swords: Borthers At War -1862 by Compass Games. Scenario 5 - initial part of the battle for South Mountain - Fox’s Gap.

Yesterday’s game - taking this prototype out for a walk - Fall of Camelot.

#wargaming BlueSky—any suggestions on a modern naval game simple enough to play in under an hour? I already have micro games, Littoral Commander, and Modern Naval Battles under consideration.

This is interesting. 🤔 Can anyone from NATO tell me more about it? #wargaming Link: c2coe.org/developmenta...

Enjoy our newest InsideGMT article: "Chalice of Poison: Political Power and Regime Collapse" by Akar Bharadvaj! zurl.co/yXp1r

Just a reminder I’m joining @guws.bsky.social next Monday to talk about the design approach for my #ManeuverWarfare #wargame as a military educational tool. Register below and see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/future-war...

Future War in Your (Cargo) Pocket)

Ian Brown will discuss how to design PME educational games that fit into your pocket.

eventbrite.com

Well, maybe there is a new project here. Got me the bundle yesterday when #AllHellLetLoose Great War was published. Thinking about a Spanish Civil War compendium and potentially Cold War rules. And new 3mm tiny men for SCW – or should I finally dabble into 10 mm or 15 mm? #wargaming #miniatures