Innovations in Wargaming Vol. 1 Developments in Professional and Hobby Wargames
Author: John Curry
Publisher:
Published: 2012-02
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781471041273
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Historical Simulation and Wargames
Author: Riccardo Masini
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2024-09-18
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 1040117198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a comprehensive study on analog historical simulation games, exploring both their theoretical concepts and practical solutions. It considers the various ways used by simulation games to depict the different dynamics of historical events and analyzes how commercial analog miniature and board wargames can become valuable tools for historical research and provide a more modern and captivating interpretation of past events. The nature of “simulation” is discussed, exposing its differences with other forms of ludic activity, both analog and digital, as well as intellectual speculation. Many of the most common game mechanics are analyzed in depth and in their practical use, to answer whether “reconstructive” simulations dedicated to historical episodes can provide valuable, reliable and useful insights for researchers. It critically examines the challenges presented to game designers that look to produce an accurate (even if not necessarily complex) simulation of historical events. The book will be of great interest to those curious about the potential applications of such a powerful research and experimental tool for historical, sociologic and anthropologic research, as well as wargaming and board gaming enthusiasts looking to gain a deeper understanding of the inner workings of historical simulations.
Zones of Control
Author: Pat Harrigan
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2016-04-15
Total Pages: 845
ISBN-13: 0262033992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExaminations of wargaming for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game history. This volume fills that gap, providing a diverse set of perspectives on wargaming's past, present, and future. In Zones of Control, contributors consider wargames played for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. They consider both digital and especially tabletop games, most of which cover specific historical conflicts or are grounded in recognizable real-world geopolitics. Game designers and players will find the historical and critical contexts often missing from design and hobby literature; military analysts will find connections to game design and the humanities; and academics will find documentation and critique of a sophisticated body of cultural work in which the complexity of military conflict is represented in ludic systems and procedures. Each section begins with a long anchoring chapter by an established authority, which is followed by a variety of shorter pieces both analytic and anecdotal. Topics include the history of playing at war; operations research and systems design; wargaming and military history; wargaming's ethics and politics; gaming irregular and non-kinetic warfare; and wargames as artistic practice. Contributors Jeremy Antley, Richard Barbrook, Elizabeth M. Bartels, Ed Beach, Larry Bond, Larry Brom, Lee Brimmicombe-Wood, Rex Brynen, Matthew B. Caffrey, Jr., Luke Caldwell, Catherine Cavagnaro, Robert M. Citino, Laurent Closier, Stephen V. Cole, Brian Conley, Greg Costikyan, Patrick Crogan, John Curry, James F. Dunnigan, Robert J. Elder, Lisa Faden, Mary Flanagan, John A. Foley, Alexander R. Galloway, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi, Don R. Gilman, A. Scott Glancy, Troy Goodfellow, Jack Greene, Mark Herman, Kacper Kwiatkowski, Tim Lenoir, David Levinthal, Alexander H. Levis, Henry Lowood, Elizabeth Losh, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Rob MacDougall, Mark Mahaffey, Bill McDonald, Brien J. Miller, Joseph Miranda, Soraya Murray, Tetsuya Nakamura, Michael Peck, Peter P. Perla, Jon Peterson, John Prados, Ted S. Raicer, Volko Ruhnke, Philip Sabin, Thomas C. Schelling, Marcus Schulzke, Miguel Sicart, Rachel Simmons, Ian Sturrock, Jenny Thompson, John Tiller, J. R. Tracy, Brian Train, Russell Vane, Charles Vasey, Andrew Wackerfuss, James Wallis, James Wallman, Yuna Huh Wong
Matrix Games for Modern Wargaming Developments in Professional and Educational Wargames Innovations in Wargaming Volume 2
Author: John Curry
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781291979657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book includes: A foreword by Peter Perla, author of the classic Art of Wargaming. An introduction to Matrix Games, S.C.R.U.D. Simple Combat Resolution Using Dice The five scenarios are: The Falklands War (1982) ; Chaoslavia- Former Yugoslavia (1993) ; Crisis in Crimea: A Counter Revolution (March 2014) ; The Red Line- The Civil War in Syria (August 2013) ; Lasgah Pol- Peace keeping in Afghanistan (2008).
Matrix Games for Modern Wargames
Author: John Curry (War games historian)
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Matrix Games, knowledge, imagination, and persuasiveness dominate. Both the referee and the players find their greatest success by drawing on their storytelling skills.". Peter Perla Invented by Chris Engle, Matrix Games are an innovative way of wargaming situations and conflicts that traditional wargaming methods find hard to model. This book was written as a manual to help develop and run matrix games about modern conflicts. This book includes: An introduction to Matrix Games S.C.R.U.D. Simple Combat Resolution Using Dice The five scenarios are: The Falklands War (1982) Chaoslavia- Former Yugoslavia (1993) Crisis in Crimea: A Counter Revolution (March 2014) The Red Line- The Civil War in Syria (August 2013) Lasgah Pol- Peace keeping in Afghanistan (2008) The book is published by the History of Wargaming Project as part of a series to make key developments in wargaming available to the professional wargamers, as well as those from a hobby background.
The Art of Wargaming
Author: Peter P. Perla
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780870210501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author discusses fundamental principles and techniques governing the design and use of war games.
The Sandhurst Kriegsspiel Wargaming for the Modern Infantry Officer Training for War
Author: John Curry
Publisher:
Published: 2016-10-05
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9781326772499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe aim of this book is the first of a series to provide off the shelf wargames that may be of immediate use in military training. This book contains 4 ready to use wargames: Game 1: The Sandhurst Kriegsspiel aims to allow officers to test the plan they devised in a TEWT on the actual ground using the tool of wargaming. Game 2: The Battlegroup Kriegsspiel is next level up game. While still a kriegsspiel, dependent on sound military judgement by the umpire (and players), it includes some hard operational research based tables to help arbitrate the combat outcomes. Game 3: Current Ops: the Modern Infantry Battle is a more rigid kriegsspiel, with more detailed rules to govern movement, combat, suppression and ammunition expenditure. Game 4: Counter IED Kriegsspiel is an excellent example of using some of the recent developments in wargaming to create an engaging game about when faced by an IED threat. This book is part of a series documenting current practice in professional wargaming.
Wargames
Author: Martin van Creveld
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-04-04
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 110703695X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the history and development of wargames, and how they relate to real war and society in general.
The Confrontation Analysis Handbook
Author: John Curry
Publisher:
Published: 2017-06-25
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780244913878
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Confrontation analysis, also called dilemma analysis or drama theory, was originally devised by Professor Nigel Howard in 1997 as a way of modeling crises. ... The method has been developed into a tool to model and help resolve international confrontations. This handbook aims to document the method and equip the reader to apply confrontation analysis as an operational analysis technique to structure, understand and think through multi-party interactions such as negotiations"--Back cover.
Next-Generation Wargaming for the U. S. Marine Corps
Author: Yuna Huh Wong
Publisher:
Published: 2019-11-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781977403117
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authors evaluate wargaming tools as the U.S. Marine Corps invests its next-generation wargaming concept. The authors describe wargaming processes, facilities, and skill sets and recommend courses of action.
