Evan D'Alessandro
@evandalessandro.bsky.social
Wargamer + wargame designer. PhD student at KCL War Studies studying Immersion in Wargaming. Interested in the future of conflict, China, USN, and undersea cables. Wargame Portfolio: evandalessandro.com
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Jaws of the Dragon
Jaws of the Dragon is a brigade level wargame of a US-China war happening tomorrow.
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If you ever wanted to fight the opening month of a war between the US and China between you and a friend or for 200 people you can do so! Jaws of the Dragon is freely available for download, and I keep it periodically updated as forces change and I read more.
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Watched 20 Days in Mariupol over Christmas and thought it worth documenting the collapse of Mariupol as shown in the documentary to help inform my development of urban wargames. The day by day summary I've produced is here www.taunoyen.com/phd/docs/The... #wargaming
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Watched 20 Days in Mariupol over Christmas and thought it worth documenting the collapse of Mariupol as shown in the documentary to help inform my development of urban wargames. The day by day summary I've produced is here www.taunoyen.com/phd/docs/The... #wargaming
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Always the riddle of steel man- what’s a sword without the arm and skill to wield it? My students groan when I quote Conan but it’s so useful as a quick and easy concept!
Since then, I’ve refined some of that and published it in JAMS. BLUF: it’s not the tech, it’s the force structures that can exploit the tech.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Always the riddle of steel man- what’s a sword without the arm and skill to wield it? My students groan when I quote Conan but it’s so useful as a quick and easy concept!
The issue with real maps instead of terrain by hex is that people can have different opinions on the dominant terrain in the hex. My genius solution to players (and officers...) being unable to read maps: go by hand hex-by-hex to label the number of units that can use the terrain.
January 31, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The issue with real maps instead of terrain by hex is that people can have different opinions on the dominant terrain in the hex. My genius solution to players (and officers...) being unable to read maps: go by hand hex-by-hex to label the number of units that can use the terrain.
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I will be demoing my upcoming “Catch-18 - The Battle of the Brenner” game for @snafustore.bsky.social
The demo will be via Vassal and multiple players can take a hot seat and play a turn or two!
Come and be merry!
The demo will be via Vassal and multiple players can take a hot seat and play a turn or two!
Come and be merry!
Saturday will see our next online convention, SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026. Event tickets are available now: here's a look at just a few of the incredible seminars, demos, panels, and more we have planned! sdhist.com/incredible-e...
January 29, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I will be demoing my upcoming “Catch-18 - The Battle of the Brenner” game for @snafustore.bsky.social
The demo will be via Vassal and multiple players can take a hot seat and play a turn or two!
Come and be merry!
The demo will be via Vassal and multiple players can take a hot seat and play a turn or two!
Come and be merry!
Due to the sheer number of players signing up for the KCL Crisis Sim nowadays I'm having to fit more players into Jaws. Sheets makes it pretty easy to create a midterms model letting me put more politicians on the US team worried about the effect of the crisis/war on elections.
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Due to the sheer number of players signing up for the KCL Crisis Sim nowadays I'm having to fit more players into Jaws. Sheets makes it pretty easy to create a midterms model letting me put more politicians on the US team worried about the effect of the crisis/war on elections.
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NEWS!
Delivery of Battlegroup Clash: Baltics has begun. And now available is a free game supplement with enhanced rules for Orders and Electronic Warfare.
If you want to know more about Battlegroup Clash: Baltics you can check out the product page here -https://www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
Delivery of Battlegroup Clash: Baltics has begun. And now available is a free game supplement with enhanced rules for Orders and Electronic Warfare.
If you want to know more about Battlegroup Clash: Baltics you can check out the product page here -https://www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
NEWS!
Delivery of Battlegroup Clash: Baltics has begun. And now available is a free game supplement with enhanced rules for Orders and Electronic Warfare.
If you want to know more about Battlegroup Clash: Baltics you can check out the product page here -https://www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
Delivery of Battlegroup Clash: Baltics has begun. And now available is a free game supplement with enhanced rules for Orders and Electronic Warfare.
If you want to know more about Battlegroup Clash: Baltics you can check out the product page here -https://www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
Interesting photo and a little description of some wargaming going on in the Taiwanese military: www.ydn.com.tw/tw/News/ugC_...
國防大學國際學院危機決策模擬系統 培育戰略人才
記者葉軒瑜／專題報導 國防大學國際學院最新研發危機決策模擬系統，內建各式模擬國家戰略層級危機處理狀況，搭配決策軟體輔助演練，以數位化介面即時呈現推演狀況，有效驗證學員面臨國家外交、軍事與經濟等不同面向的決策作為；該系統日前首度透過校辦歐洲、東南亞等國共同參與的「跨國戰略社群危機決策競賽」驗證，展現教學研發豐碩成果。 面對印太區域安全情勢快速變化，危機樣態日益多元且複雜，國防大學國際學院為強化學員危...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Interesting photo and a little description of some wargaming going on in the Taiwanese military: www.ydn.com.tw/tw/News/ugC_...
Another run of Jaws of the Dragon for MA students this weekend. Quick Chinese back down after a failed attempt to enforce an AEZ, but then quick escalation to all out war after the US stopped by force a VBSS of a ship carrying aid and the Chinese responded by attacking the SAG.
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Another run of Jaws of the Dragon for MA students this weekend. Quick Chinese back down after a failed attempt to enforce an AEZ, but then quick escalation to all out war after the US stopped by force a VBSS of a ship carrying aid and the Chinese responded by attacking the SAG.
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Class 2 Playing “No Compromise.” A student designed logistics #wargame we are playing during the sustainment module in class. Applying lessons not just power point slides at US Army Command & General Staff College
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Class 2 Playing “No Compromise.” A student designed logistics #wargame we are playing during the sustainment module in class. Applying lessons not just power point slides at US Army Command & General Staff College
One of the fun things about wargaming is getting to look for and then sort through a bunch of data to build models to figure out that the answer is 3 dice and 20 supply. I still have to try to find some more modern numbers, then to size the direct fire units.
January 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
One of the fun things about wargaming is getting to look for and then sort through a bunch of data to build models to figure out that the answer is 3 dice and 20 supply. I still have to try to find some more modern numbers, then to size the direct fire units.
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ISM University's wargaming in 2025 ended with four sessions on Lithuania's development over 25 coming years. Each involved 12 players from business, legal, academia, culture, other sectors. They played as national and municipal government, business, labour, culture and education, and hostile forces.
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
ISM University's wargaming in 2025 ended with four sessions on Lithuania's development over 25 coming years. Each involved 12 players from business, legal, academia, culture, other sectors. They played as national and municipal government, business, labour, culture and education, and hostile forces.
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My paper on Building an Urban Wargames Database is finally out in Vol 2 of the MORS Journal of Wargaming on open access - online.fliphtml5.com/dguvc/xicb/#... #wargaming
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
My paper on Building an Urban Wargames Database is finally out in Vol 2 of the MORS Journal of Wargaming on open access - online.fliphtml5.com/dguvc/xicb/#... #wargaming
Playtest standee updates for First, Seek the Help of the Gods. I'm hoping that this will be finished up and put out soon (only a few more books left to read)!
December 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Playtest standee updates for First, Seek the Help of the Gods. I'm hoping that this will be finished up and put out soon (only a few more books left to read)!
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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A couple of weeks ago, I ran a Littoral Commander session with some junior medical officers during a weekend meetup. When someone asked if I wanted to organize a short wargaming workshop, I agreed right away. It felt like a good chance to try something new together with a new crowd.
December 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A couple of weeks ago, I ran a Littoral Commander session with some junior medical officers during a weekend meetup. When someone asked if I wanted to organize a short wargaming workshop, I agreed right away. It felt like a good chance to try something new together with a new crowd.
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"Using a microethnographic approach, we analyze a set of video-recorded post-wargaming debriefing sessions. In the examination of the practical reasoning present in the discussions, we find that participants engage with the concept of tactics in three main ways"
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"Using a microethnographic approach, we analyze a set of video-recorded post-wargaming debriefing sessions. In the examination of the practical reasoning present in the discussions, we find that participants engage with the concept of tactics in three main ways"
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.
Samurai skirmishing today. The most bloody run of these rules I've ever seen, with an almost complete inability of our opponents to roll poorly (and my inability roll above a 5) made this a brutal slog. Our clan is badly short of key members and retainers after this.
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Samurai skirmishing today. The most bloody run of these rules I've ever seen, with an almost complete inability of our opponents to roll poorly (and my inability roll above a 5) made this a brutal slog. Our clan is badly short of key members and retainers after this.
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good pod episode even though evan lists all the controls for that one run of jaws except for me… evan hates cyber confirmed
I was on the 20 Sided Gamified Podcast discussing a pile of topics: how I got into wargaming, the mystique and practice of professional wargaming, what it's like running a megagame, and my research on what dice represent in combat resolution, plus more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
20 Sided Gamified Podcast
Education Podcast · Updated Monthly · The 20 Sided Gamified Podcast is hosted by Jared Fishman, whose professional career includes a nearly 20+ year tenure teaching history in independent schools, and...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
good pod episode even though evan lists all the controls for that one run of jaws except for me… evan hates cyber confirmed
I was on the 20 Sided Gamified Podcast discussing a pile of topics: how I got into wargaming, the mystique and practice of professional wargaming, what it's like running a megagame, and my research on what dice represent in combat resolution, plus more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
20 Sided Gamified Podcast
Education Podcast · Updated Monthly · The 20 Sided Gamified Podcast is hosted by Jared Fishman, whose professional career includes a nearly 20+ year tenure teaching history in independent schools, and...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I was on the 20 Sided Gamified Podcast discussing a pile of topics: how I got into wargaming, the mystique and practice of professional wargaming, what it's like running a megagame, and my research on what dice represent in combat resolution, plus more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
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The Avalon Hill International Kriegspiel Society was founded to provide a forum within which an internationally useable play by mail system could be utilized, encourage the spread of wargaming outside the USA, and provide members with mature opponents who would complete games promptly & fairly.
History of AHIKS – AHIKS
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December 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Avalon Hill International Kriegspiel Society was founded to provide a forum within which an internationally useable play by mail system could be utilized, encourage the spread of wargaming outside the USA, and provide members with mature opponents who would complete games promptly & fairly.
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Frühkindliche Militarisierung aka Kekse backen mit den kleinen Geschwistern, wir gehen rein.
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Frühkindliche Militarisierung aka Kekse backen mit den kleinen Geschwistern, wir gehen rein.
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TODAY. Watch this space for updates.
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
TODAY. Watch this space for updates.
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We are delighted to announce the 2026 Annual King's College London Wargaming Conference will take place 12-14 May 2026 at our Strand Campus, London.
Full details, such as schedule and sign up, to follow in the near future.
Full details, such as schedule and sign up, to follow in the near future.
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We are delighted to announce the 2026 Annual King's College London Wargaming Conference will take place 12-14 May 2026 at our Strand Campus, London.
Full details, such as schedule and sign up, to follow in the near future.
Full details, such as schedule and sign up, to follow in the near future.