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Pijus Krūminas

@pijusk.bsky.social

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Associate professor at ISM, Lithuania. Wargaming, game theory, comparative politics, economics), blogs about wargaming at: https://pijus.substack.com/

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Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 3d

And here's a personal After Action Report for Connections UK at Armchair Dragoons. It was a great event, and my only regret is that my flight was early afternoon on the last day. Available here: armchairdragoons.com/cnxuk25-aar/

Screenshot from a webpage. The background shows a block board game with a hexagon board. The title says:: Connections UK, After Action Report, Connections UK 2025, Professional Conference

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 8d

Last semester we had a Churchill day in the class, and here's the write up of why it works in the educational context.

GMT Games @gmtgames.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from Pijus Kruminas: "Churchill in the Classroom" @pijusk.bsky.social insidegmt.com/churchill-in...

Churchill in the Classroom

Last semester we started playing Churchill in our wargaming class at ISM University of Management and Economics in Vilnius, Lithuania. This article looks at how the game can contribute to the broad…

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 10d

We visited the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, and now I think we had a vampire infestation in Vilnius sometime before late 17th century...

A photo showing an old cellar with a red brick wall in the background. It is a museum. There are fifteen wooden stakes shown as exhibits. They were used for construction but remind of stakes used to destroy vampires.

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Jeremiah McCall (he/him) @gamingthepast.bsky.social · 12d

Please please please everyone (pls reskeet) who is involved with a uni/college academic program (broadly speaking) conected to games Could you write a quick comment + links if any apply to what you and your institution are doing in that sphere? I need to show what's out there. 1/
#AncientBluesky 🗃️

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 12d

We have a Wargaming Lab at ISM University of Management and Economics in Vilnius, Lithuania. That's in addition to the course where we had a discussion with you! More: pijus.substack.com/p/academic-y... and faculty.ism.lt/en/ism-warga...

Academic Year 24-25 in Review

An overview of wargaming activities of Wargaming Lab at ISM University of Management and Economics in 2024-2025 academic year

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Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 14d

I've met @icurtiss.bsky.social at Connections UK last year, where we talked about wargaming as a modelling method, risk gaming and his scenarios for Lux Capital. A couple of weeks ago, we sat down online to talk about these topics, students' games, and other war/riskgaming matters. Enjoy!

The global future of wargaming in Lithuania

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Non-Breaking Space @nbsp1618.bsky.social · 22d

“the story of the #crossbronxexpressway is a lens through which we can better understand our modern world.”

pre-orders charging means the game ships soon. i recorded a podcast called endnotes to hold folk over while they wait for it to arrive.
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Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 23d

Commercial sector innovations can find their place in professional wargaming - from streamlining to mechanical novelties. Successful involvement of high ranking officers / decision makers depends on how they can be involved with relatively lower time investment and lower need for rule complexity.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 23d

Academically, important discussions focus on type of knowledge that wargames create, which was excellently presented by David Banks. It's great that postgraduate research is going strong, and it was interesting to see some historical counterfactual research on the possible invasion of Switzerland.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 23d

Megagames are a great platform to encourage discussions, communication, and highlight challenges (and need for cooperation). Last year, the game focused on logistics, this year it was about threats to the Green and Pleasant Land of the UK. I got the role of Chief Medical Officer and we survived!

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 23d

The Baltic States and the Eastern Flank continue to get a lot of attention. Well, it's not surprising. There is a need for a greater involvement from the region, and I'm very happy about the upcoming wargaming conference in Poland.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 23d

Resilience and urban environment are still heavily on the agenda. Looking at the game fair games it's very clear. On the other hand, there is also a variety in topics from deception to the effects of space on land operations.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 23d

Previous week was spent at Connections UK, representing the Wargaming Lab of ISM. Some takeaways. First, it's always great to meet old friends and find new ones! Wargaming community is very welcoming, and I'm glad that Connections UK continue to hold sessions specifically dedicated to newcomers.

Two name cards on a piece of paper. One card says Pijus Krūminas. Another one says Department for Health & Social Care, and has the UK coat of arms. These are pieces of a game called Greek and Pleasant Land. They are placed on a piece of paper that indicates departmental aims and possible actions.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Sep 7

When you want to quickly search for something about the rules, and Google LLM decides to help.

A Google search says "fire in the lake can you do only special action", the AI summary says "In a real fire, you should prioritize your escape and call for help, not perform "special actions" to fight the fire itself unless it is a very small, contained blaze."

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Sep 6

They did! We'll try another battle next time.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Sep 6

University wargaming in the new academic started! La Coruña scenario from Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars by @mropla.bsky.social The French struggles for most of the time, but managed to deal fatal blows just before the night descended.

Classroom with small tables, a group of six students sitting around the table, playing a board game.

The board of a game showing a map of La Coruña with counters depicting French and British pieces. A hand pointing with a finger is above the map hovering.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Sep 1

Fully agreed. Also, his DonkeyElephant >>> CatDog.

Sketch pencil drawing of an DonkeyElephant puppet. The left side has the head of an elephant, the right side has the head of a donkey. Smaller sketches of the puppet surround the main one.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 31

String puppet X-rays are best X-rays. Pre-WW2 marionettes by Stasis Ušinskas, a Lithuanian artist who worked with animation, string puppets, stained glass, theatre productions, paintings, and other forms of art.

An x-ray photo of the head of a string puppet depicting a human. Springs and nails are seen inside.

An x-ray photo of a string puppet depicting a humanoid with ears. Springs and nails are seen inside.

An x-ray photo of a string puppet depicting a dog. Springs and nails are seen inside.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 25

More Kafkaesque than Kafka! By exactly four limbs.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 23

I was just adding this today to my intro class material.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 21

In the end, each group reached a positive level of public welfare, even if some also did more for themselves... Yet, I think the students would form quite a good government.

Photos by Laima Penek.

A board game played on the table. Students and facilitators are sitting around the table.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 21

How does agenda setting power affect policy outcomes? How can personal and public interests be balanced? Those are not easy questions, but using a game gave a platform to actually make decisions instead of just discussing ideas.

Photo of printed board game elements placed on the table. Some cards, a purple board and some printed papers are seen.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 21

Yesterday, participants of the Students to Government project ran by the Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania got a chance to play a tabletop game on interest management, agenda setting, and coalition building. How do interest groups form coalitions when considering potential laws?

A presentation given to students, the speaker stand in the front, students are sitting. The slide on the screen says 'a game about interests'

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thanks for the shout! @keithlaw.bsky.social - always happy to chat about using board games in classroom.

Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · Aug 7

As an economist, I would like to sincerely apologise on behalf of my profession. It's embarassing.