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Jim Dawson
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I play games (it's my job) and I know things.
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A bigger version of the Taiwan game... (Designed by @evandalessandro.bsky.social)
May 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Playtesting a Procurement Game add-on for Littoral Commander:
April 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Wargame Design Course... Component production the night before assessment...
March 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Interesting initiative... www.military.com/daily-news/2...
There's a New War Game for 'Nerds with a Drive for Violence.' It's Spreading Across the Marine Corps.
In the war game "Down Range," Marine units can check out "kits" with dice, rules sheets and 3D-printed pieces that resemble different formations, from Marines' own units to enemy equipment.
www.military.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Generic Kriegsspiel counters for a UK battlegroup and near peer enemy...
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Recent game purchase... Nothing to do with what is happening in world politics, I'm sure...
February 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Wargaming some more - moving up a gear...
February 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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More wargaming - this time it is a "Simple Wargame" - Open game with a simple CRT...
February 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Quite right.
February 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Sobering stuff...
The Components of Russia’s Undeclared War Against the West
Russia’s undeclared war against the West is intensifying, leveraging fear, destabilisation and covert operations to undermine NATO unity and Western resilience.
rusi.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Swag. Read it in a single sitting. Pure escapist fun. 😁
February 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Thinking about Defence Procurement...
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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A friend of mine did a podcast...
Games as a Peacekeeping Training Tool (Podcast) — NASAGA
From the 20-Sided Gamified Podcast episode description: “This was one of the more fascinating conversations I've had on the show. Tom is an absolute master of his craft, using both professional and ...
www.nasaga.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Wargaming Taiwan at Oxford... Very interesting dilemma at the end... Great play from a lot of bright people...
January 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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New wargame maps arrived, ready for Oxford University tomorrow...
January 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Day Two, finalising game research questions, aims, objectives, design, DCMP, etc., and on to playtesting...
January 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Do you want a quick primer on professional #wargaming? My presentation covers three major elements of wargaming - a brief history, it's applications in DoD, and my design approach in creating #wargames.

🔗 Link: youtu.be/4pye51qA-m8?...
January 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Wargaming at the Academy today...
January 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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We have "Digital Skills Guy" at the Academy... At least I think it is a guy... Lantern jaw, slim hips and no boob armour...
January 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Wargaming "Divisional Commander" at the Defence Academy today...
January 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Wargaming at the Connections UK Conference (www.professionalwargaming.co.uk)...
January 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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New maps arrived for Littoral Commander...
January 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Looking for something to do in the post Christmas slump? Our top 5 webinars are here to watch for free!

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December 26, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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Worth checking out... analoggamestudies.org/2024/12/roll...
Roll to Hit: Comparative Mathematical Probability in Tabletop Role-Playing Games | Analog Game Studies
analoggamestudies.org
December 27, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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RAFFLE 🏆 Like, retweet, and follow by Dec 22 (midnight EST) and you can win a signed copy of my Littoral Wooden Unit Upgrades for my "Littoral Commander Indo-Pacific" #wargame! May the odds be in your favor. 😁 🎲 #wargaming
December 20, 2024 at 2:03 PM