Just to understand as I can't access the article: you disagree that it's possible that LLMs like Claude are anything but highly sophisticated stochastic parrots. Articles like this that imply they might be something more than that are signs of nefarious influence by techbros to pump their products?

That's true, they really seem to have bought into it, and have a very good steward in Major Somerville.

To be fair so are the British. After Battlegroup Wargame System there's Platoon Wargame System now being designed, and a Brigade level version planned.

I struggle to see how the human remains in the loop TBH. I know that is the current 'plan' but if your adversary, or your assumption that your adversary, removes the human, which is where China is thought to be going, then a human is a liability timewise in the loop. It's pretty bad...

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Battlegroup Clash is my title. I'm the publisher. I also know the publisher of W&P. Who can I contact to discuss?

Any chance you can make some a) for War & Peace 7th Ed, and 2) for my new game Battlegroup Clash Baltics? The latter is being delivered to pre order customers at the moment.

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I made it to Moscow but with no supply line and only 1 unexhausted infantry 😄
We figured that the game was realistic! If the greatest general ever failed IRL, what chance does a bloke in a pub have...

I agree it's key. I just wish it was a bit more elegantly implemented. Weather, then force size, then type of location, then distance from depot, then # of D markers, then Forage order. Repeat 8 times or so times, each turn. I know there are some short cuts. But it kills the game flow a bit.

Yeah it's a great mechanic.

Ok interesting. The logistics was part of where I thought it was too ambitious. I liked the supply lines, but the attrition calculation was a bit overblown IMO. I'd have preferred a pared down game in that regard. But only played once, I'll play again in a few weeks so can see.

Warhammer with hexes?

It's exhausting.

Yes exactly!

Not sure where the wider discussion is on this, but this discussion was about getting KS to ban a board game; an idea I don't agree with or think is remotely practical even if I did.

Yeah but if that was your 'editorial guidelines' requirement then This War Of Mine would also be banned. That may be a much more 'tasteful' game (I have played neither game so can't say), but that's subjective. Would that be an acceptable outcome if it meant this game could be banned?