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Tag: war games

war games
Critical Intel

This War of Mine: War As A Marathon

War games deal with soldiers. If civilians appear at all, they’re obstacles – a modern version of the “lose a life” targets in ...
By Robert Rath Legacy AuthorMay 29, 2014
Video Games

This War of Mine is the War Game I’ve Been Waiting For

As much as I like a good war game or military shooter, I can’t help but feel that they’ve become awfully stale and ...
By Paul Goodman Legacy AuthorMarch 14, 2014
Do You Want to Play a Game?

Target Practice and Toilet Paper

War is Hell. Not the flaming, burning, lava-pit Hell with devils and demons cackling maniacally while poking you in the tuckus with their ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2005
Do You Want to Play a Game?

War Stories

When I was a child, I’d sit in my Granddad’s kitchen listening to him reminisce about his days in the army. He was ...
By Hitchhiker Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2005
Do You Want to Play a Game?

The Contrarian: Why We Fight

Starting with the original Castle Wolfenstein game on the Apple II, I have personally shot, stabbed, driven over, detonated or otherwise killed thousands ...
By John Scott Tynes Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2005
Do You Want to Play a Game?

Kuma\War: Frontlines of a New Medium

In July 2003, television screens around the world were filled with images of the dead bodies of Uday and Qusay Hussein, sons of ...
By Mark Wallace Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2005
Do You Want to Play a Game?

Apocalypse Not

December 20th, 1989 – Fort Clayton, Panama – 01:30 hoursThe balloon has gone up – quite noisily. For the past half hour, we’ve ...
By Shawn Williams Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2005
Do You Want to Play a Game?

Les Grognards

By cruel fate you are the only board wargamer in Kankakee, Illinois. No, make that bored wargamer. You’ve set up all three poster-sized ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2005
Editor's Note

“Do You Want to Play a Game?”

My Dad took my Grandpa to see Saving Private Ryan when it first came out in the theater. Then they bought Band of ...
By Julianne Capps Legacy AuthorDecember 6, 2005
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