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"Deputy PM Wargaming Capability David Ventura provided a program brief detailing how the Marine Corps is advancing wargaming to support senior leaders."
December 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Deputy PM Wargaming Capability David Ventura provided a program brief detailing how the Marine Corps is advancing wargaming to support senior leaders."
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I believe you generally call these deterministic simulations…
The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time.
US Air Force wants AI to power high-speed wargaming
The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time.
www.defensenews.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I believe you generally call these deterministic simulations…
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I got to play this at Connections this year, and I second this assessment. It's a good game for an introduction to modern air combat having the right level of abstraction to be both representative enough, playable, and to leave enough room for a good discussion.
"IADS: The Game" is one of the games I enjoyed learning this year. It is #wargame designed to be fast-paced and easy to learn for professional military education. It is a reminder that games don't have to be complex to be good. #wargaming 🎲
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I got to play this at Connections this year, and I second this assessment. It's a good game for an introduction to modern air combat having the right level of abstraction to be both representative enough, playable, and to leave enough room for a good discussion.
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Ran a matrix wargame as an explorative edu game today. Pleasure to see people realize the method's potential for edu and analytic purposes, feel the power of synthetic experiences, understand importantance of diverse perspectives and the grave geopol implications of climate change. #wargaming
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ran a matrix wargame as an explorative edu game today. Pleasure to see people realize the method's potential for edu and analytic purposes, feel the power of synthetic experiences, understand importantance of diverse perspectives and the grave geopol implications of climate change. #wargaming
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Gaming the American challenge after the NSS
Back in March, I wrote a deliberately provocative piece that suggested "wargaming must account for a new and unexpected “Red”: Donald Trump’s new United States of America." With the recent release of the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), that…
Back in March, I wrote a deliberately provocative piece that suggested "wargaming must account for a new and unexpected “Red”: Donald Trump’s new United States of America." With the recent release of the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), that…
Gaming the American challenge after the NSS
Back in March, I wrote a deliberately provocative piece that suggested "wargaming must account for a new and unexpected “Red”: Donald Trump’s new United States of America." With the recent release of the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), that concern seems validated. The discussion below highlights my own views on the Trump Administration's emerging strategic doctrine, the particular implications of that for my own country (Canada), and finally some more brief thoughts on what we need to be (war)gaming if we are to support an effective strategic response.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Gaming the American challenge after the NSS
Back in March, I wrote a deliberately provocative piece that suggested "wargaming must account for a new and unexpected “Red”: Donald Trump’s new United States of America." With the recent release of the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), that…
Back in March, I wrote a deliberately provocative piece that suggested "wargaming must account for a new and unexpected “Red”: Donald Trump’s new United States of America." With the recent release of the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), that…
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Another week at Army University - more #wargaming ESO Students learning adjudication using our LandPower simulation for upcoming exercises.
December 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Another week at Army University - more #wargaming ESO Students learning adjudication using our LandPower simulation for upcoming exercises.
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The U.S. Air Force wants a massive AI-based digital wargaming system. But the U.S. military's history of giant computer sims isn't a happy one. Will this time be different? My latest for Defense News.
www.defensenews.com/air/2025/12/...
www.defensenews.com/air/2025/12/...
US Air Force wants AI to power high-speed wargaming
The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time.
www.defensenews.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The U.S. Air Force wants a massive AI-based digital wargaming system. But the U.S. military's history of giant computer sims isn't a happy one. Will this time be different? My latest for Defense News.
www.defensenews.com/air/2025/12/...
www.defensenews.com/air/2025/12/...
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"IADS: The Game" is one of the games I enjoyed learning this year. It is #wargame designed to be fast-paced and easy to learn for professional military education. It is a reminder that games don't have to be complex to be good. #wargaming 🎲
December 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"IADS: The Game" is one of the games I enjoyed learning this year. It is #wargame designed to be fast-paced and easy to learn for professional military education. It is a reminder that games don't have to be complex to be good. #wargaming 🎲
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A glimpse into some of the Joint Capability Cards in the upcoming 2nd Edition of my "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" #wargame. I cannot wait for backers to receive their copies in JAN 2026. What card are you most interested in? #wargaming 🎲 💥
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A glimpse into some of the Joint Capability Cards in the upcoming 2nd Edition of my "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" #wargame. I cannot wait for backers to receive their copies in JAN 2026. What card are you most interested in? #wargaming 🎲 💥
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‼️ REGISTRATION IS OPEN ‼️
🎟️ Watch for additional events to be added as they are approved and scheduled 📆
🎲 We'll see you 16-18 January for the world's longest-running all-virtual wargame convention 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
🎟️ Watch for additional events to be added as they are approved and scheduled 📆
🎲 We'll see you 16-18 January for the world's longest-running all-virtual wargame convention 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
‼️ REGISTRATION IS OPEN ‼️
🎟️ Watch for additional events to be added as they are approved and scheduled 📆
🎲 We'll see you 16-18 January for the world's longest-running all-virtual wargame convention 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
🎟️ Watch for additional events to be added as they are approved and scheduled 📆
🎲 We'll see you 16-18 January for the world's longest-running all-virtual wargame convention 🧑💻
http://tinyurl.com/acdc26
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Tickets are now on sale for PunchedCON2026. It will be from 1st to 3rd May 2026, in Coventry UK. Now in its fifth year, this is the UK's premier board wargaming con - 225 attendees over three days. Come along and see for yourself what all the fuss is about.
punchedcon.com
punchedcon.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Tickets are now on sale for PunchedCON2026. It will be from 1st to 3rd May 2026, in Coventry UK. Now in its fifth year, this is the UK's premier board wargaming con - 225 attendees over three days. Come along and see for yourself what all the fuss is about.
punchedcon.com
punchedcon.com
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📆 CONNECTIONS ONLINE 2026 will be held 20-25 April
If you're a wargame practitioner in the defense, national security, intel, or academic spaces, (or interested in them) you probably want to carve out time for this one
armchairdragoons.com...
If you're a wargame practitioner in the defense, national security, intel, or academic spaces, (or interested in them) you probably want to carve out time for this one
armchairdragoons.com...
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📆 CONNECTIONS ONLINE 2026 will be held 20-25 April
If you're a wargame practitioner in the defense, national security, intel, or academic spaces, (or interested in them) you probably want to carve out time for this one
armchairdragoons.com...
If you're a wargame practitioner in the defense, national security, intel, or academic spaces, (or interested in them) you probably want to carve out time for this one
armchairdragoons.com...
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We've got over 200 responses to our 2025 Year End Wargaming Survey & if you haven't replied, *right now* is as good as any time! 🤠
Fave games, purchases, big stories, & more
Takes 10 mins, unless you write us a whole essay at the end (you know who you are!)
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Fave games, purchases, big stories, & more
Takes 10 mins, unless you write us a whole essay at the end (you know who you are!)
forms.gle/Pw5gKuqw5L...
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We've got over 200 responses to our 2025 Year End Wargaming Survey & if you haven't replied, *right now* is as good as any time! 🤠
Fave games, purchases, big stories, & more
Takes 10 mins, unless you write us a whole essay at the end (you know who you are!)
forms.gle/Pw5gKuqw5L...
Fave games, purchases, big stories, & more
Takes 10 mins, unless you write us a whole essay at the end (you know who you are!)
forms.gle/Pw5gKuqw5L...
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Students at CGSC getting some decision making practice in on a Friday afternoon with Force on Force a company team #wargame designed by instructors at MCoE. Read about it here - ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/04/09/...
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Students at CGSC getting some decision making practice in on a Friday afternoon with Force on Force a company team #wargame designed by instructors at MCoE. Read about it here - ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/04/09/...
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Need a Christmas stocking stuffer for the #wargamer or #Marine in your life? Grab #ManeuverWarfare, my #cardgame #wargame from @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social—attack, play dirty tricks, and cycle through your #OODA loop to win!
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December 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Need a Christmas stocking stuffer for the #wargamer or #Marine in your life? Grab #ManeuverWarfare, my #cardgame #wargame from @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social—attack, play dirty tricks, and cycle through your #OODA loop to win!
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"SFA said the National Spacepower Center is scheduled to begin rolling out programming in 2026. Planned offerings include immersive learning modules, strategic wargames, interactive demonstrations, and concept-evaluation tools."
spacenews.com/space-force-...
spacenews.com/space-force-...
Space Force Association unveils virtual ‘National Spacepower Center’ for education and wargaming
Space Force Association unveils virtual ‘National Spacepower Center’ for education and wargaming Space Force Association unveils virtual ‘National Spacepower Center’ for education and wargaming
spacenews.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"SFA said the National Spacepower Center is scheduled to begin rolling out programming in 2026. Planned offerings include immersive learning modules, strategic wargames, interactive demonstrations, and concept-evaluation tools."
spacenews.com/space-force-...
spacenews.com/space-force-...
"Akers, an RAF veteran with operational radar experience, has spent years building the game around the real pressures of air defence decision making."
New UK air defence game launches on Steam Early Access
A new air defence strategy title created by a former RAF radar specialist has arrived on Steam, giving players the chance to run a national air defence network from the command chair rather than the c...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Akers, an RAF veteran with operational radar experience, has spent years building the game around the real pressures of air defence decision making."
"While Little Wars is ostensibly a rules system for turning toy soldiers into units for wargaming, what they really are is a response to what wargames actually did. They turned war into a game. Winnable if you’re willing to sacrifice the right units."
'Little Wars': Did HG Wells create role playing games?
A look at the history of role playing games, their beginning in the 19th century as wargames, before HG Wells used them to tell a story.
dangerousminds.net
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"While Little Wars is ostensibly a rules system for turning toy soldiers into units for wargaming, what they really are is a response to what wargames actually did. They turned war into a game. Winnable if you’re willing to sacrifice the right units."
"Kyle Bordage, owner of Imaginary Wars Gaming and Hobbies in southwest Calgary, has always seen wargaming as a stress reliever — something to do with friends to take the edge off."
calgaryjournal.ca/2025/12/11/c...
calgaryjournal.ca/2025/12/11/c...
Calgary game store brings friendly attitude to competitive wargaming
Hardcore players dominate Calgary’s tabletop wargaming scene. They collect, paint and battle with massive miniature armies on tabletops across the city. However, the price and complexity of…
calgaryjournal.ca
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Kyle Bordage, owner of Imaginary Wars Gaming and Hobbies in southwest Calgary, has always seen wargaming as a stress reliever — something to do with friends to take the edge off."
calgaryjournal.ca/2025/12/11/c...
calgaryjournal.ca/2025/12/11/c...
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You can now support Wargaming Weekly on Patreon for as little as $5 per month! 💸
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FULL SEASON 1 OUT NOW 🍿
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"Free-play, human-adjudicated wargames expose conceptual weaknesses, challenge participants to adapt in real time, and provide adversaries who think, adapt, and exploit operational opportunities."
I will dare to add: Let go of Course of Action "Wargaming" and shift to mission command. #wargaming
I will dare to add: Let go of Course of Action "Wargaming" and shift to mission command. #wargaming
"Despite its foundational role, recent wargaming — especially in scenarios simulating high-intensity conflict with China — has exposed a troubling decline in the understanding and application of operational art within U.S. and allied militaries."
- Marco J. Lyons (U.S. Army officer)
- Marco J. Lyons (U.S. Army officer)
Decline of Operational Art: The Story of A Strategic China Wargame
Planners today struggle to properly apply operational art in large scale war — and they don’t fully realize why. It takes something like firsthand
warontherocks.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Free-play, human-adjudicated wargames expose conceptual weaknesses, challenge participants to adapt in real time, and provide adversaries who think, adapt, and exploit operational opportunities."
I will dare to add: Let go of Course of Action "Wargaming" and shift to mission command. #wargaming
I will dare to add: Let go of Course of Action "Wargaming" and shift to mission command. #wargaming
"Despite its foundational role, recent wargaming — especially in scenarios simulating high-intensity conflict with China — has exposed a troubling decline in the understanding and application of operational art within U.S. and allied militaries."
- Marco J. Lyons (U.S. Army officer)
- Marco J. Lyons (U.S. Army officer)
Decline of Operational Art: The Story of A Strategic China Wargame
Planners today struggle to properly apply operational art in large scale war — and they don’t fully realize why. It takes something like firsthand
warontherocks.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"Despite its foundational role, recent wargaming — especially in scenarios simulating high-intensity conflict with China — has exposed a troubling decline in the understanding and application of operational art within U.S. and allied militaries."
- Marco J. Lyons (U.S. Army officer)
- Marco J. Lyons (U.S. Army officer)
"In the latest article from the CISS Munich Working Paper Series, 'Wargaming: "It's Not a Game!"', Christian Nitzl critically examines the use of wargaming. The representation of military scenarios in wargames is widely regarded as being of considerable complexity."
New working paper published in the CISS Munich series
www.unibw.de
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"In the latest article from the CISS Munich Working Paper Series, 'Wargaming: "It's Not a Game!"', Christian Nitzl critically examines the use of wargaming. The representation of military scenarios in wargames is widely regarded as being of considerable complexity."
"The value of the OIE Wargame to USFK is twofold: it provides the ability to pre-test the potential impact of information operations before real-world executions and trains organizations on how to effectively apply and implement information operations."
www.dvidshub.net/news/553805/...
www.dvidshub.net/news/553805/...
USFK Tests Information Operations Wargame, Sharpen Regional Strategy and Deepen Understanding
In October, Col. Matt Beall, director, Information Operations for United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), oversaw the final testing of an Operations in the Infor...
www.dvidshub.net
December 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"The value of the OIE Wargame to USFK is twofold: it provides the ability to pre-test the potential impact of information operations before real-world executions and trains organizations on how to effectively apply and implement information operations."
www.dvidshub.net/news/553805/...
www.dvidshub.net/news/553805/...
"Once in the job, how can senior commanders best prepare for their new and varied command responsibilities, so as to “sweat more in training”? We have the simulation and wargaming technologies to run in-place commanders through their respective hoops."
- Admiral Charles Richard, U.S. Navy (Retired)
- Admiral Charles Richard, U.S. Navy (Retired)
How Do You Know You Are Ready for Battle?
Training against a thinking opponent when there are consequences for your decisions is one of the most effective ways to prepare for battle.
www.usni.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Once in the job, how can senior commanders best prepare for their new and varied command responsibilities, so as to “sweat more in training”? We have the simulation and wargaming technologies to run in-place commanders through their respective hoops."
- Admiral Charles Richard, U.S. Navy (Retired)
- Admiral Charles Richard, U.S. Navy (Retired)