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Professional wargaming
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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 t
A wargame at the US Naval Postgraduate School (June 2018).
A wargame at the US Naval Postgraduate School (June 2018).
A reconstruction of the wargame developed in 1824 by Reisswitz
A reconstruction of the wargame developed in 1824 by Reisswitz
The Navy Electronic Warfare Simulator (1958).
The Navy Electronic Warfare Simulator (1958).
Kriegsspiel
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Kriegsspiel 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 co
Professional wargaming
…wargamers feel that the term "game" trivializes what they see as a serious, professional tool. One of these was Georg von Reisswitz, the creator of Kriegsspiel and the father of professional wargaming, but he stuck with the word "game" because he could not think of a better term. In the US Army, many preferred…
A Kriegsspiel session in progress.
A Kriegsspiel session in progress.
Georg von Reisswitz (the son)
Georg von Reisswitz (the son)
Dice for the 1824 edition of Kriegsspiel
Dice for the 1824 edition of Kriegsspiel