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Wargaming Podcasts (redux)

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

So the last post on here was 2-1/2 years ago, and plenty has happened since then, including the shuttering of The GrogCast.  When I left GrogHeads, there was no one there to keep it going, so even the feed is … Continue reading →

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Wargaming Podcast(s)

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

I know this was shared a while back, but The GrogCast is up over 60 episodes now, including some appearances by a handful of pros who discuss how commercial wargaming and their day jobs interact. While not all of the … Continue reading →

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Wargaming and Innovation part II

Posted on September 13, 2016 by

I ended part I with the slide above showing how various types of games make up the spectrum between Experimentation and Analysis. Where these games are cooperative and have players working together to solve a problem, or what in many … Continue reading →

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Wargaming the Centennial of the Battle of Jutland

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

This was sent out Wednesday on the Society of Daisy yahoo group (bunch of older recreational wargamers more into imagi-nations…).  IIRC, the original tile floor was in the building next to the ENEWS site, was covered with picnic tables and … Continue reading →

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Connections North

Posted on February 18, 2016 by

Connections North, a one day mini-conference on professional wargaming, will be held in Ottawa on Monday, 22 February 2016. Additional details can be found at PAXsims.

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Connections Keynote Speaker Alert!

Posted on July 21, 2015 by

We have officially confirmed the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Dr. Zachery “Zech” Mears will be our lead keynote speaker next week at the Connections Conference. Dr. Zachary Mears is Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor … Continue reading →

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Fleet Battle School

Posted on June 10, 2014 by

The CNO’s Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) was interested in creating a wargame which would be accessible to a wide audience and allow for experimentation with new approaches and technologies (and how those affected decisions in the operational naval war).  The … Continue reading →

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When is spying on your competition’s customers…

Posted on May 19, 2014 by

…spying on your competition?  http://www.fastcompany.com/3030772/how-samsung-used-social-media-to-hack-the-iphone?partner  Part of Samsung’s defense against the suit Apple brought against them for patent infringement dealt with how they got the information about certain aspects of the “user-experience” people were having with their iPhones. Apple tried … Continue reading →

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Are we in a “Golden Age of Boardgaming”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by

http://www.globaltoynews.com/2014/05/golden-age-of-games.html An interesting article by an “industry insider” that covers the Chicago Toy and Game Fair – the CES for the Hasbros and Mattels of the world. It has some interesting stats that indeed indicate if we are not in a “Golden … Continue reading →

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The Fleet Power Project

Posted on March 31, 2014 by

  A big part of my absence  – for WAAAY longer than I intended –  has been work on an operational maritime wargame system. OK, AND I’ve played way to much Civ V and Legendary Heroes…  I’ve dabbled with an operational level maritime game since my … Continue reading →

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