"I can think of two novels in which the protagonists are enthusiasts for Avalon Hill wargames: Roberto Bolaño's The Third Reich and Greg Pickell's Marching on Tuzla.
Are there others?"
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Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson
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"Verdy's 1876 book about the "free Kriegspiel" can also be found on Google Books."
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- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- I played SPI games when I was a lad. If memory serves, the first was "Bloody Ridge."
- Your favorite game(s):
- Squad Leader: Crescendo of Doom
Squad Leader: Cross of Iron
World at War: Stalingrad
World at War: Operation Crusader
- What game(s) are you currently playing (solitaire, FTF, PBEM, etc.) or wish to play next?
- Stalingrad, by Atomic Games (on a Lombard Powerbook Mac!)
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- In December of 2016, I designed, organized, and umpired a free Kriegspiel inspired by a wargame run by the British Army in 1907. The scenario called for the dispatch of a "striking force" to assist the Belgian defenders of Antwerp against a "Continental Power."
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- Far too little.
- How big is your game collection?
- Far too small.
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- https://teachusmc.blogspot.com/2017/10/video.html
- About Me
- I am a military historian. For ten years (2007-2017), I occupied the Case Method Chair at the Marine Corps University. At present, I teach the development and presentation of decision games at the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group.
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- My great passion is the promotion of interactive learning methods within military organizations and, in particular, the US Marine Corps.
- Website:
- http://casemethodusmc.blogspot.com/
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Playing "Pub Battles: Brandywine" with US Marines
Over the past few weeks, I enjoyed three opportunities to watch small groups of people who were new to board wargaming play Brandywine, a game from the Pub Battles series.
The first of these took place in a workshop designed to improve the teaching skills of US Marines assigned as instructors. The other two were meetings of the…
ContinuePosted on May 4, 2018 at 2:30am — 1 Comment
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- At 6:37am on July 11, 2017,
Eric Walters said…
Bruce, consider writing a discussion based on your wargaming demonstration--"How To Create An Educational Wargame." --Eric
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