Rwizi Rweizooba
@rweizooba.bsky.social
💰 gamifying fundraising for african entrepreneurs at lupiiyabooks.com 🚀 also writes @wargamingweekly.bsky.social 🎲
"twilight struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲
another loss as the USSR against an AI opponent set at maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
this one stung a little extra 'cause i made it as far as turn 8 only to be snuffed out by the africa scoring card 🤦🏾♂️
another loss as the USSR against an AI opponent set at maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
this one stung a little extra 'cause i made it as far as turn 8 only to be snuffed out by the africa scoring card 🤦🏾♂️
January 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM
"twilight struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲
another loss as the USSR against an AI opponent set at maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
this one stung a little extra 'cause i made it as far as turn 8 only to be snuffed out by the africa scoring card 🤦🏾♂️
another loss as the USSR against an AI opponent set at maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
this one stung a little extra 'cause i made it as far as turn 8 only to be snuffed out by the africa scoring card 🤦🏾♂️
"games stop being fun and rivalries abound when individual focus is on personal end goals and winning at all costs. to avoid pitting employees against one another, it can be useful to create gamified processes that involve team building and collaboration, to be used alongside individual objectives."
Levelling up on gamification so work is more than a call of duty
Gamification is growing in popularity with employers, but is it a game-changer for workforces or a losing bet?
www.siliconrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"games stop being fun and rivalries abound when individual focus is on personal end goals and winning at all costs. to avoid pitting employees against one another, it can be useful to create gamified processes that involve team building and collaboration, to be used alongside individual objectives."
"contrary to our expectations, our findings showed that low gamification intensity resulted in higher perceived autonomy and better performance-related outcomes at a later point in time compared to high gamification intensity."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The power of play: gamification in virtual workplace training
Organizations face growing pressure to upskill their employees and provide effective and engaging training, leading to significant investments in virtual workplace training (VWT). However, the effe...
www.tandfonline.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"contrary to our expectations, our findings showed that low gamification intensity resulted in higher perceived autonomy and better performance-related outcomes at a later point in time compared to high gamification intensity."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"...most measures that are done around games for their efficacy are very shortly after the player has played. there's very, very few, if any, long-term studies around the use and impact of a game."
- paul darvasi
www.youtube.com/live/aZKn7j0...
- paul darvasi
www.youtube.com/live/aZKn7j0...
Serious Game Arcade Panel 2: Playing with the challenges of games that have a more "serious" purpose
YouTube video by 4TH SPACE Concordia University
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"...most measures that are done around games for their efficacy are very shortly after the player has played. there's very, very few, if any, long-term studies around the use and impact of a game."
- paul darvasi
www.youtube.com/live/aZKn7j0...
- paul darvasi
www.youtube.com/live/aZKn7j0...
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"I’ve noticed some people even doing it for high school students. Clint Warren-Davey teaches at a Catholic high school in Australia. I’ve seen him teach wargame design to his high school students. I can’t tell you how jealous I am!"
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
pod.link/1615629580/e...
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
pod.link/1615629580/e...
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"I’ve noticed some people even doing it for high school students. Clint Warren-Davey teaches at a Catholic high school in Australia. I’ve seen him teach wargame design to his high school students. I can’t tell you how jealous I am!"
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
pod.link/1615629580/e...
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
pod.link/1615629580/e...
this is not the first economic wargame i've come across but it's definitely the first that has been simple enough for me to play 🎲
About to try "The Shadow Lines" designed by Viltė Radzytė (for her Bachelor's thesis) 🎲
A 2-player wargame about the tense relationship between the U.S. & Iran, and how Iran adapts to U.S. sanctions 🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷
🔗 Download here (please sign & send the consent form first): drive.google.com/drive/folder...
A 2-player wargame about the tense relationship between the U.S. & Iran, and how Iran adapts to U.S. sanctions 🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷
🔗 Download here (please sign & send the consent form first): drive.google.com/drive/folder...
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
this is not the first economic wargame i've come across but it's definitely the first that has been simple enough for me to play 🎲
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"The best part about replaying this game with the Iraqi Security Forces stacking rule in effect is that the maneuver warfare lessons really shone through."
- @rweizooba.bsky.social (freelance wargame researcher, analyst and designer)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/battle-for...
- @rweizooba.bsky.social (freelance wargame researcher, analyst and designer)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/battle-for...
Wargaming Weekly #048: Am I ready to fight ISIS after playing this micro wargame?
What “Battle for Mosul” by Fight Club International has taught me about the essence of maneuver warfare
wargamingweekly.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"The best part about replaying this game with the Iraqi Security Forces stacking rule in effect is that the maneuver warfare lessons really shone through."
- @rweizooba.bsky.social (freelance wargame researcher, analyst and designer)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/battle-for...
- @rweizooba.bsky.social (freelance wargame researcher, analyst and designer)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/battle-for...
"twilight struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲
AI opponent (USSR) set at a +10 influence handicap 🤖
such a humbling loss delivered so early in the game 🤦🏾♂️
AI opponent (USSR) set at a +10 influence handicap 🤖
such a humbling loss delivered so early in the game 🤦🏾♂️
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"twilight struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲
AI opponent (USSR) set at a +10 influence handicap 🤖
such a humbling loss delivered so early in the game 🤦🏾♂️
AI opponent (USSR) set at a +10 influence handicap 🤖
such a humbling loss delivered so early in the game 🤦🏾♂️
"games allow your customer engagement efforts to scale quickly and globally, and to reach millions of consumers through a dedicated touchpoint that you can shape to represent your brand and align with your goals. no other channel, not even social media, offers this."
hbr.org/2025/09/your...
hbr.org/2025/09/your...
Your Company Needs a Gaming Strategy
The rise of video games as a dominant digital medium has transformed consumer engagement, prompting companies across industries to adopt gaming strategies to connect authentically with modern audience...
hbr.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"games allow your customer engagement efforts to scale quickly and globally, and to reach millions of consumers through a dedicated touchpoint that you can shape to represent your brand and align with your goals. no other channel, not even social media, offers this."
hbr.org/2025/09/your...
hbr.org/2025/09/your...
i have played this game thrice so far and not once have i managed to not kill civilians with my air/drone/artillery strikes 🤦🏾♂️
About to try "Battle for Mosul" by @fight-club-intl.bsky.social 🎲
A solitaire tactical wargame depicting the fight to liberate Iraq's second largest city from ISIS in 2016/17 🇮🇶
🔗: www.fightclubinternational.org/battle-for-m...
A solitaire tactical wargame depicting the fight to liberate Iraq's second largest city from ISIS in 2016/17 🇮🇶
🔗: www.fightclubinternational.org/battle-for-m...
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
i have played this game thrice so far and not once have i managed to not kill civilians with my air/drone/artillery strikes 🤦🏾♂️
no better way to spend a sunday afternoon than watching a kissinger mini-doc and then immediately diving into a hall-of-fame cold war wargame at full difficulty ☢️
"Twilight Struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲
1st time winning as the USSR with the AI opponent set at the maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
Surprised that I managed to beat this level on my very first attempt! 🎯
2nd time winning by Held Scoring Cards... 1st time was my very 1st win as the USSR 🐻
1st time winning as the USSR with the AI opponent set at the maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
Surprised that I managed to beat this level on my very first attempt! 🎯
2nd time winning by Held Scoring Cards... 1st time was my very 1st win as the USSR 🐻
November 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
no better way to spend a sunday afternoon than watching a kissinger mini-doc and then immediately diving into a hall-of-fame cold war wargame at full difficulty ☢️
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"Twilight Struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲
1st time winning as the USSR with the AI opponent set at the maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
Surprised that I managed to beat this level on my very first attempt! 🎯
2nd time winning by Held Scoring Cards... 1st time was my very 1st win as the USSR 🐻
1st time winning as the USSR with the AI opponent set at the maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
Surprised that I managed to beat this level on my very first attempt! 🎯
2nd time winning by Held Scoring Cards... 1st time was my very 1st win as the USSR 🐻
November 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Twilight Struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲
1st time winning as the USSR with the AI opponent set at the maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
Surprised that I managed to beat this level on my very first attempt! 🎯
2nd time winning by Held Scoring Cards... 1st time was my very 1st win as the USSR 🐻
1st time winning as the USSR with the AI opponent set at the maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖
Surprised that I managed to beat this level on my very first attempt! 🎯
2nd time winning by Held Scoring Cards... 1st time was my very 1st win as the USSR 🐻
the 1st birthday of my newsletter is less than one month away! 🎉
my new goal is to grow it to at least 365 subscribers by then so that i can claim a one-subscriber-per-day average! 🎯
help me hit my target by joining the hottest mailing list in professional wargaming: wargamingweekly.substack.com 💌
my new goal is to grow it to at least 365 subscribers by then so that i can claim a one-subscriber-per-day average! 🎯
help me hit my target by joining the hottest mailing list in professional wargaming: wargamingweekly.substack.com 💌
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 🙏🏾
Just clocked 300 subscribers on Substack ✍🏾
We reached 200 subscribers less than two months ago, so that's an average of over one new subscriber every day for September & October!
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Just clocked 300 subscribers on Substack ✍🏾
We reached 200 subscribers less than two months ago, so that's an average of over one new subscriber every day for September & October!
NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER? 🧐
💌 SIGN UP HERE: wargamingweekly.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
the 1st birthday of my newsletter is less than one month away! 🎉
my new goal is to grow it to at least 365 subscribers by then so that i can claim a one-subscriber-per-day average! 🎯
help me hit my target by joining the hottest mailing list in professional wargaming: wargamingweekly.substack.com 💌
my new goal is to grow it to at least 365 subscribers by then so that i can claim a one-subscriber-per-day average! 🎯
help me hit my target by joining the hottest mailing list in professional wargaming: wargamingweekly.substack.com 💌
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 🙏🏾
Just clocked 300 subscribers on Substack ✍🏾
We reached 200 subscribers less than two months ago, so that's an average of over one new subscriber every day for September & October!
NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER? 🧐
💌 SIGN UP HERE: wargamingweekly.substack.com
Just clocked 300 subscribers on Substack ✍🏾
We reached 200 subscribers less than two months ago, so that's an average of over one new subscriber every day for September & October!
NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER? 🧐
💌 SIGN UP HERE: wargamingweekly.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 🙏🏾
Just clocked 300 subscribers on Substack ✍🏾
We reached 200 subscribers less than two months ago, so that's an average of over one new subscriber every day for September & October!
NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER? 🧐
💌 SIGN UP HERE: wargamingweekly.substack.com
Just clocked 300 subscribers on Substack ✍🏾
We reached 200 subscribers less than two months ago, so that's an average of over one new subscriber every day for September & October!
NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER? 🧐
💌 SIGN UP HERE: wargamingweekly.substack.com
i finally got my debut wargaming podcast appearance! 🎲
"My mind is blown by the fact that games, which are the silliest thing — literal child’s play — are being used to investigate the most serious topics of our time."
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
www.riskgaming.com/p/the-presen...
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
www.riskgaming.com/p/the-presen...
The present and future of wargaming
Rwizi Rweizooba on game design, poker, and micro wargames
www.riskgaming.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i finally got my debut wargaming podcast appearance! 🎲
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"My mind is blown by the fact that games, which are the silliest thing — literal child’s play — are being used to investigate the most serious topics of our time."
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
www.riskgaming.com/p/the-presen...
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
www.riskgaming.com/p/the-presen...
The present and future of wargaming
Rwizi Rweizooba on game design, poker, and micro wargames
www.riskgaming.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"My mind is blown by the fact that games, which are the silliest thing — literal child’s play — are being used to investigate the most serious topics of our time."
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
www.riskgaming.com/p/the-presen...
- @rweizooba.bsky.social
www.riskgaming.com/p/the-presen...
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"It’s really coming full circle, like the most silly thing meeting the most serious thing in this synthetic environment. It all makes perfect sense at the end of the day, but when you step back a bit, it’s hilarious."
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"It’s really coming full circle, like the most silly thing meeting the most serious thing in this synthetic environment. It all makes perfect sense at the end of the day, but when you step back a bit, it’s hilarious."
i finally got my debut wargaming interview! 🎲
"If you are trying to start out in wargaming/simulation in defence it can be super daunting and the examples with jobs are often over 50 and almost exclusively analogue gamers."
- Major Edward Farren (co-director at @fight-club-intl.bsky.social)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/interview-...
- Major Edward Farren (co-director at @fight-club-intl.bsky.social)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/interview-...
Wargaming Weekly #046: Is this global wargaming community the most important pillar of the NATO alliance?
My debut interview, with Major Edward Farren (co-director at Fight Club International)
wargamingweekly.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
i finally got my debut wargaming interview! 🎲
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"If you are trying to start out in wargaming/simulation in defence it can be super daunting and the examples with jobs are often over 50 and almost exclusively analogue gamers."
- Major Edward Farren (co-director at @fight-club-intl.bsky.social)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/interview-...
- Major Edward Farren (co-director at @fight-club-intl.bsky.social)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/interview-...
Wargaming Weekly #046: Is this global wargaming community the most important pillar of the NATO alliance?
My debut interview, with Major Edward Farren (co-director at Fight Club International)
wargamingweekly.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"If you are trying to start out in wargaming/simulation in defence it can be super daunting and the examples with jobs are often over 50 and almost exclusively analogue gamers."
- Major Edward Farren (co-director at @fight-club-intl.bsky.social)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/interview-...
- Major Edward Farren (co-director at @fight-club-intl.bsky.social)
wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/interview-...
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"Fight Club is a fantastic way to soft launch into the field and get practical experience before that all important first hire."
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Fight Club is a fantastic way to soft launch into the field and get practical experience before that all important first hire."
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 😏
1. camp david accords (1 VP)
2. duck and cover (3 VP)
3. middle east scoring (4 VP)
so i was feeling quite cocky 😏
"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! 💪🏾
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! 💪🏾
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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 😏
1. camp david accords (1 VP)
2. duck and cover (3 VP)
3. middle east scoring (4 VP)
so i was feeling quite cocky 😏
Reposted by Rwizi Rweizooba
"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! 💪🏾
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! 💪🏾
October 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"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! 💪🏾
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! 💪🏾
this is unironically what it feels like to run a startup
(...to design a wargame too, to be honest)
(...to design a wargame too, to be honest)
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
this is unironically what it feels like to run a startup
(...to design a wargame too, to be honest)
(...to design a wargame too, to be honest)
“play is one way that nature incentivizes our species to learn. children learn through play. it’s a hyper-motivated way for them to engage in practices that are going to prepare them for participation in society.”
- @pauldarvasi.bsky.social
magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ide...
- @pauldarvasi.bsky.social
magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ide...
Humans Are Wired to Learn Through Gaming | U of T Magazine - U of T Magazine
Educators are using everything from Minecraft to Dungeons and Dragons to enhance education for students of all types Read More
magazine.utoronto.ca
October 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“play is one way that nature incentivizes our species to learn. children learn through play. it’s a hyper-motivated way for them to engage in practices that are going to prepare them for participation in society.”
- @pauldarvasi.bsky.social
magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ide...
- @pauldarvasi.bsky.social
magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ide...
“you face rejection when recruiting, you face rejection when fundraising. even if a team seems successful, they've all gone through a lot of rejection.”
- michael lingelbach, cofounder and ceo of hedra
speedrun.substack.com/p/the-hardes...
- michael lingelbach, cofounder and ceo of hedra
speedrun.substack.com/p/the-hardes...
The Hardest Game in the World: Founding a Startup
Four successful a16z speedrun alumni share advice—and warnings—for others considering the path of the startup founder.
speedrun.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“you face rejection when recruiting, you face rejection when fundraising. even if a team seems successful, they've all gone through a lot of rejection.”
- michael lingelbach, cofounder and ceo of hedra
speedrun.substack.com/p/the-hardes...
- michael lingelbach, cofounder and ceo of hedra
speedrun.substack.com/p/the-hardes...