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Comment on Israel vs Iran wargame compendium by Dom S

Dom S — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:17:38 +0000

I see that Modern War Magazine will be publishing an Iran wargame along similar lines early 2014, called ‘Target Iran’. Limited information is available (see link below) but first glance looks similar in concept to Persian Incursion. Hopefully more streamlined and playable though.
http://shop.strategyandtacticspress.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MW009

Comment on North Korea wargame compendium by brtrain

brtrain — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:53:46 +0000

There’s a generous amount (i.e., maybe five or six) commercial/hobby games that focus on a new Korean War: Redline Korea, Millennium Wars Korea, Crisis Korea 1995, Korea 2005, Hornet Leader, the redone DMZ as well as the Drive on Pyongyang game you cited. However, they all focus strictly on the military operations and there is nothing at all about diplomacy or incentives to avoid combat, or even to modify the conditions for combat (I think the latest game had some scenarios where China could participate, or not). Of course, you could say that these games start after all these measures short of war have been tried and failed – so IMO they are not joke games, but they are exploartions of failure.

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North Korea wargame compendium | Wargaming Connection — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:06:53 +0000

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Comment on Ngram-ing “wargame” by Mike Nagel

Mike Nagel — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:28:13 +0000

Rex, ngramming is really cool.

I think the decline in the wargaming terminology use during the 1990s is less due to the temporary decline in the hobby (which has been steadily increasing with the greater accessibility to publishing over the past two decades) than due to the relative period of peace between the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11, and the lack of references to military wargames occurring in the “enemy’s” back yards in popular media. Out of sight, out of mind.

Just a thought …

Comment on ‘Right information, to the right Person, at right Time’ – How hard is it? by Is the “Right Info” Meme Still Right? | Learning by Wrote

Is the “Right Info” Meme Still Right? | Learning by Wrote — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:41:21 +0000

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Comment on Israel vs Iran wargame compendium by Jeff Dougherty

Jeff Dougherty — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:02:31 +0000

Thanks for the rundown, Dr. Brynen. If you do end up running Persian Incursion on campus, please post something about how it went. I’m always fascinated to see what people can do with the game.

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It is the scenario that doesn’t end…. | Wargaming Connection — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:05:48 +0000

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Connections Game Lab: The Real-Life Spin-Off | Wargaming Connection — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:25:31 +0000

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Comment on Israel vs Iran wargame compendium by Rex Brynen

Rex Brynen — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:49:48 +0000

And, in other news, the former head of Mossad (and former head of the Israeli NSC) thinks an IDF strike against Iran wouldn’t be such a great idea: http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/former-mossad-chief-an-attack-on-iran-likely-to-foment-a-generations-long-war.premium-1.461760. By my estimation, senior Israeli national security officials are currently opposed to an attack by a 3:1 margin or so.