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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Working on mapping a (mostly real) Suwalki gap. Last thing to add is rail lines and national boundaries and then to play with colors/textures/shadows/glow/outlines to provide a bit more separation between terrain types.
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Working on mapping a (mostly real) Suwalki gap. Last thing to add is rail lines and national boundaries and then to play with colors/textures/shadows/glow/outlines to provide a bit more separation between terrain types.
Interesting attempt to attempt to examine how adaptable/representative a game systems is by comparing it to ongoing combat in Ukraine.
Battlegroup Clash: Baltics can be used to model new tactical doctrines, as highlighted here. As discussed @leebwood.bsky.social
RUSI just released an excellent paper on ‘Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine’. I wanted to test if Battlegroup Clash: Baltics could model the new approach. The answer was a conditional yes. Read about it here: www.sapperstudio.com/post/testing...
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Interesting attempt to attempt to examine how adaptable/representative a game systems is by comparing it to ongoing combat in Ukraine.
Very good session today, had a few great chats with people and hopefully a few interesting games coming in the future!
October 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Very good session today, had a few great chats with people and hopefully a few interesting games coming in the future!
I'll be helping @sophiedebolle.bsky.social run this Microgame session for the Women's Wargaming Network tomorrow. You can still sign up if you are interested!
October 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'll be helping @sophiedebolle.bsky.social run this Microgame session for the Women's Wargaming Network tomorrow. You can still sign up if you are interested!
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wow. cables truly mainstream. @evandalessandro.bsky.social pop the champagne
Submarine cables are Europe's digital lifelines.
The recent attacks on Baltic Sea cables demand action to secure them.
Today in Riga, we presented new EU funding worth €20 million to strengthen the security and resilience of Europe’s undersea cable infrastructure ↓
link.europa.eu/3NpWvn
The recent attacks on Baltic Sea cables demand action to secure them.
Today in Riga, we presented new EU funding worth €20 million to strengthen the security and resilience of Europe’s undersea cable infrastructure ↓
link.europa.eu/3NpWvn
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
wow. cables truly mainstream. @evandalessandro.bsky.social pop the champagne
I'll also be there and presenting on the PhD research panel!
Wargame Development's Autumn Virtual Gathering on-line conference is Sat 25th October. Details in the flyer. I'll be presenting ... twice!
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I'll also be there and presenting on the PhD research panel!
Quick shot from the Intro to Wargaming Event I ran again for the KCL Crisis Sim. The game works and I should finish the megagame when I have time. With 50+ people showing up though the Crisis Sim is beginning to suffer from success though and I had to make up 7 roles on the spot.
October 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Quick shot from the Intro to Wargaming Event I ran again for the KCL Crisis Sim. The game works and I should finish the megagame when I have time. With 50+ people showing up though the Crisis Sim is beginning to suffer from success though and I had to make up 7 roles on the spot.
After god knows how many attempts at a modern brigade game, I think I may have finally hit upon a model I like enough to make it work and keep the game fast. This is a full brigade in card form, plus the (tbd) capability cards. Hopefully I'll be able to start playtesting soon to see if it works!
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
After god knows how many attempts at a modern brigade game, I think I may have finally hit upon a model I like enough to make it work and keep the game fast. This is a full brigade in card form, plus the (tbd) capability cards. Hopefully I'll be able to start playtesting soon to see if it works!
I've been having a very similar broad thought that a lot of newer Sci-Fi/fantasy is a baudrillardian(ish) simulacra of other Sci-Fi/fantasy, and this is compounded in wargames were some games are editions and editions deep, and the players (and thus designers) more siloed in what wargames they play.
I think more broadly what we’re seeing in a lot of fantasy/sci-fi gaming is that the old guard had a grounding in history and historical wargaming the new guard kinda lacks in general.
Basically all the attempts at doing so now are totally halfassed and have a tendency to just end in "bloodplague/tyranids ate everyone" after nine months.
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I've been having a very similar broad thought that a lot of newer Sci-Fi/fantasy is a baudrillardian(ish) simulacra of other Sci-Fi/fantasy, and this is compounded in wargames were some games are editions and editions deep, and the players (and thus designers) more siloed in what wargames they play.
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Last year, I made a #wargame for @sebastianbae.bsky.social Indopacific microgames kit, Ambush from the Depths. I have now made a digital version of that game with @godotengine.org. I discovered unanticipated difficulties in turning board games into computer games, but learned from the experience.1/3
September 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Last year, I made a #wargame for @sebastianbae.bsky.social Indopacific microgames kit, Ambush from the Depths. I have now made a digital version of that game with @godotengine.org. I discovered unanticipated difficulties in turning board games into computer games, but learned from the experience.1/3
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Last semester we had a Churchill day in the class, and here's the write up of why it works in the educational context.
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…
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September 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Last semester we had a Churchill day in the class, and here's the write up of why it works in the educational context.
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35mm was an absolute A E S T H E T I C.
September 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
35mm was an absolute A E S T H E T I C.
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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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September 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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!
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Re: AFWI Europe expansion, here's where you can purchase it
Also if you work for the DAF shoot me a message and we can connect at your .mil as there's some other options to get a copy
Also if you work for the DAF shoot me a message and we can connect at your .mil as there's some other options to get a copy
September 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Re: AFWI Europe expansion, here's where you can purchase it
Also if you work for the DAF shoot me a message and we can connect at your .mil as there's some other options to get a copy
Also if you work for the DAF shoot me a message and we can connect at your .mil as there's some other options to get a copy
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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.
September 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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.
Working on some more cards for Jaws of the Dragon. Did some tweaks, and added two new ones: Intel agency deep-strike operations against enemy high value aircraft, and cards to represent the effect of the Chinese gaining the ability to have loitering UAV's over Taiwan.
August 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Working on some more cards for Jaws of the Dragon. Did some tweaks, and added two new ones: Intel agency deep-strike operations against enemy high value aircraft, and cards to represent the effect of the Chinese gaining the ability to have loitering UAV's over Taiwan.
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Nudge nudge, just 48 hours remain to pre-order Battlegroup Clash: Baltics at a discount of 30% on the MSRP.
Experience modern warfare as a NATO or Russian commander in this game for professional & hobby wargamers.
Delivery planned for later this year.
Pre-order here: www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
Experience modern warfare as a NATO or Russian commander in this game for professional & hobby wargamers.
Delivery planned for later this year.
Pre-order here: www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
August 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Nudge nudge, just 48 hours remain to pre-order Battlegroup Clash: Baltics at a discount of 30% on the MSRP.
Experience modern warfare as a NATO or Russian commander in this game for professional & hobby wargamers.
Delivery planned for later this year.
Pre-order here: www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
Experience modern warfare as a NATO or Russian commander in this game for professional & hobby wargamers.
Delivery planned for later this year.
Pre-order here: www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
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Red FIACs close with Blues main air and space defence asset and engage with ATGMs. They wreck the ASAT capabilities but by sheer luck the AAW systems survive, which becomes critical later. A scene from the wargame @nickbradbeer.bsky.social conducted with our MSc students this week.
August 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Red FIACs close with Blues main air and space defence asset and engage with ATGMs. They wreck the ASAT capabilities but by sheer luck the AAW systems survive, which becomes critical later. A scene from the wargame @nickbradbeer.bsky.social conducted with our MSc students this week.
Playing around with various different studies quantifications of tanks combat power, which is generating some amusing results when one attempts to normalize the various datasets against each other.
July 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Playing around with various different studies quantifications of tanks combat power, which is generating some amusing results when one attempts to normalize the various datasets against each other.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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When we started Wargaming Lab at ISM last September, one of the aims was to build and foster international collaboration with our Allies. I'm extremely happy that last week we saw the first German-Lithuanian wargaming summer school organized together with The German Wargaming Center.
July 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
When we started Wargaming Lab at ISM last September, one of the aims was to build and foster international collaboration with our Allies. I'm extremely happy that last week we saw the first German-Lithuanian wargaming summer school organized together with The German Wargaming Center.
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“i know what i’m about, and it’s… games” - @evandalessandro.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“i know what i’m about, and it’s… games” - @evandalessandro.bsky.social
Day 2 of DSET. Full Spectrum Commander on the table and looking like it should work (mostly). I did realize while setting it up what the pesky extra random numbers I had deleted from the command sheet were for and why I really shouldn't have deleted them though.
July 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Day 2 of DSET. Full Spectrum Commander on the table and looking like it should work (mostly). I did realize while setting it up what the pesky extra random numbers I had deleted from the command sheet were for and why I really shouldn't have deleted them though.
DSET day 1 completed. I forgot to take a picture of Strike from Space set up for demoing, but I'll try to remember to take a photo tomorrow.
July 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
DSET day 1 completed. I forgot to take a picture of Strike from Space set up for demoing, but I'll try to remember to take a photo tomorrow.
Units finalized (Red and Blue brigade with some extras for fun). Time to print, laminate, and sticker the blocks, and then convert an old map to use for this.
July 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Units finalized (Red and Blue brigade with some extras for fun). Time to print, laminate, and sticker the blocks, and then convert an old map to use for this.