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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 1d

i entered turn 7 with 19 victory points (VP) and three possible ways to secure that one missing VP in the headline phase and seal the win:
1. camp david accords (1 VP)
2. duck and cover (3 VP)
3. middle east scoring (4 VP)
so i was feeling quite cocky 😏

Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 1d

"Twilight Struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲

1st time winning as the US with the AI opp at +9 influence handicap 🤖

Very dramatic end! Thought I had it in the bag with my Middle East Scoring but it got neutralized by Muslim Revolution! 🤯

Fortunately the USSR then played the Summit in my favor! 💪🏾

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 1d

"Twilight Struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲

1st time winning as the US with the AI opp at +9 influence handicap 🤖

Very dramatic end! Thought I had it in the bag with my Middle East Scoring but it got neutralized by Muslim Revolution! 🤯

Fortunately the USSR then played the Summit in my favor! 💪🏾

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syntheticgrey.bsky.social @syntheticgrey.bsky.social · 2d

The idea is to create a command language that allows for a simpler approach than having to click through a bunch of GUIs…it is much easier to type what you want to do than click around with a mouse. Additionally with CLI you can create a script that runs a series of command all at once.

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syntheticgrey.bsky.social @syntheticgrey.bsky.social · 4d

Article 5 is of particular interest. I have tried over a few years (before the rise of LLMs) to put some effort in the development of a common wargaming language that would allow for CLI in simulations rather than the typical mouse operations.

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 2d

"The argument that's shared by both professional and academic wargamers at the moment is that immersion is what makes wargaming a better method than alternatives under certain conditions."

- David Banks from @kingswargaming.bsky.social on the Riskgaming podcast

www.luxcapital.com/content/why-...

Why immersion — and not realism — is critical for wargaming - Lux Capital

www.luxcapital.com

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 5d

Successful Fall Assembly, Tariffs Are Back, and Wow That's A Lot of Pre-Orders ~ #TuesdayNewsday

Blast into Tuesday with a tactical advantage—#TuesdayNewsday brings the battlefield to your browser 💥

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

Guest Column - Politics In Wargames

Quote:
“Everything is Politics”
Technically true, but not a useful analytical tool.

wp.me/pae4WL-cVV

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Connections Online @cnx-onl.bsky.social · 3d

In the Fall of 2022, we experimented with a one-day "showcase" that was a full slate of presentations of professional wargames, and their design & execution

Take That Hill (UK Fight Club) was our most-watched video from that year!

www.youtube.com/live...

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Jason Matthews @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social · 2d

Fun conversation I participated in with the Dragoons on the history and future of wargaming in GAMA. armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s15e5/

armchairdragoons.com

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 2d

"With disaster wargaming, I kinda went Kobayashi Maru in that it's designed to where I hope you fail and chances are you will fail, but it's okay and you learn from it 'cause failure is our greatest teacher."

- Dr. Arthur J. Simental (Founder of Simental Industries)

youtu.be/Ykl-i_VCMTo?...

Disaster Gaming Podcast Episode 1

YouTube video by EM Disaster Gaming

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 3d

"A specific bespoke wargame provides experience in a case study rather than just filling out the answers to the question."

- @pijusk.bsky.social (Head of the Wargaming Lab at Lithuania's ISM University of Management & Economics)

www.luxcapital.com/content/the-...

The global future of wargaming in Lithuania - Lux Capital

Wargaming (of which Riskgaming is but one example) has a long and global history, from Europe and Asia into the Americas. Yet, its utility is increasingly being recognized by business, military and po...

www.luxcapital.com

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 3d

What exactly would a CLI offer that the typical mouse operations cannot? (Explain to me like I'm a CS degree dropout)

Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 3d

"It was natural, therefore, for military operators to favor damning the torpedoes and rushing to defend the Philippines, and this perspective might well have held sway if not for the wargaming and analysis done at the Naval War College."

warontherocks.com/2025/10/two-...

Two Dangerous Assumptions in U.S. Defense Planning and How to Fix Them

Decades of dominance leaves a mark: It shapes the beliefs and behaviors of a nation and its military. Extended periods of hegemony for a nation, like

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not surprised that this has raised your eyebrow in particular 🤣

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 4d

"It makes sense that the British and French armies aren't using commercial wargames for this purpose [of training junior officers] because they're just not realistic in any way."

- @jsbuckley.bsky.social from @sapperstudio.bsky.social on @fredserval.bsky.social's podcast

youtu.be/Ox1Lj9tRR2A?...

Battlegroup Clash Baltics - Interview and Game Preview with designer James Buckley

YouTube video by Homo Ludens

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 4d

These are the top 10 stories at the intersection of AI and wargaming that have popped up on my radar since 'Are we ready for AI-powered wargaming? (Part 4)' along with snippets of what stood out to me.

wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/are-we-rea...

Wargaming Weekly #045: Are we ready for AI-powered wargaming? (Part 5)

Top 10 latest stories: AI in SETAF-AF wargaming, ontology of AI creativity in wargames, pivoting AI made for food to defence, and more!

wargamingweekly.substack.com

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 5d

The JWC Wargaming Branch has been working on the two wargames since January this year: one wargame focused on key leader training (KLT) and the other focused on resilience through civil preparedness (RtCP)

www.jwc.nato.int/article/warg...

The JWC Wargaming Branch Conducts Two Wargames for NATO Exercise STEADFAST DUEL 2025

JWC wargaming experts recently deployed to Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) to conduct two wargames in preparation for the upcoming NATO Exercise STEADFAST DUEL 2025.

www.jwc.nato.int

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 5d

"If wargaming helps armies avoid costly mistakes before battle, why wouldn’t we wargame our economy before rolling out a tariff, subsidy, or tax reform."

profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/10/13/c...

Can our economic policymakers find a way to wargame?

For four decades, Pakistan has largely planned with spreadsheets, intuition, and press conferences. What we have not done at least not at scale is simulate policies before launch and then monitor whet

profit.pakistantoday.com.pk

Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 6d

"The Proxy Wars in a Space-Serviced World war game, held in June 2025, brought together military veterans, space policy specialists, government employees, commercial space leaders and academic experts to role-play major stakeholders in a realistic, near-future crisis."

spacenews.com/proxy-wars-i...

Proxy wars in a space-serviced world: gaming satellite-assisted terror in the Middle East

spacenews.com

Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 6d

"Wargaming is not just fun but a tangible and dynamic way to practice decision-making and develop critical thinking skills. We firmly believe that wargaming can push influence lesson objectives higher up the triangle in Bloom’s Taxonomy..."

information-professionals.org/update-from-...

Update from the US Army War College’s Influence and Information Advantage Elective - Information Professionals Association

This article discusses how three different influence wargames at the US Army War College were used to achieve learning objectives during an information-centric elective course.

information-professionals.org

Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, it's a shame that there's still no bachelor's degree in wargaming

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syntheticgrey.bsky.social @syntheticgrey.bsky.social · 7d

…and I think making an outreach to develop wargaming and simulation in US academia is the next big step. While we have Game Development programs at NYU, we need additional programs that are oriented on military simulation and digital wargaming both in the kinetic and cyber domains

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to @armchairdragoons.bsky.social for featuring my review of @fight-club-intl.bsky.social's "Readiness" micro wargame in this week's #TuesdayNewsday! 📜

🔗 Read my full review: wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/readiness-... 🎲

🔗 Read the full #TuesdayNewsday: armchairdragoons.com/tn-100725/ 🗞️

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 12d

The Fall Assembly is This Weekend! See You There? ~ #TuesdayNewsday

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Minis? Maps? Maneuvers? Munchies? We’ve got it all. It’s time for your #TuesdayNewsday dispatch! 📰

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 8d

You can now support Wargaming Weekly on Patreon for as little as $5 per month! 💸

Plus, who knows, you might even enjoy some of the wargaming-themed fiction short stories that I share over there! 🎲

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Welcome to the intersection of wargaming and fiction!

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