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• Introduction--
• Part 1 Theory-- 1.Modelling War--
• 2. Accuracy vs Playability--
• 3. The Utility of Simulations--
• 4. Simulation Research--
• Part 2 Mechanics--
• 5. Designing the Components--
• 6. Modelling Conflict Dynamics--
• 7. Modelling Command Dynamics--
• 8. Development and Playtesting--
• Part 3 Simulations--
• 9. Ancient Warfare--
• 10. World War Two--
• 11. Air Combat-- Conclusion--
• Appendix 1: Some Basic Maths--
• Appendix 2: Cyberboard as a Design Tool-- Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Introduction Part I: Theory
• 1. Modelling War
• 2. Accuracy vs Simplicity
• 3. Educational Utility
• 4. Simulation Research Part II: Mechanics
• 5. Designing the Components
• 6. Modelling Conflict Dynamics
• 7. Modelling Command Dynamics
• 8. Integration and Testing Part III: Examples
• 9. Ancient Warfare
• 10. World War Two
• 11. Tactical Combat Conclusion
• Appendix 1: Assembling the Components
• Appendix 2: Finding Published Simulations
• Appendix 3: Basic Mathematics
• Appendix 4: Using Cyberboard
• Appendix 5: Kartenspiel Notes Bibliography Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Over the past fifty years, many thousands of conflict simulations have been published which bring the dynamics of past and possible future wars to life. Philip Sabin used such techniques in his acclaimed previous book Lost Battles to cast new light on Greek and Roman land engagements. In this new work, he explores the theory and practice of conflict simulation as a topic in its own right, based on his thirty years of experience in designing wargames and using them to educate both military and civilian students. Simulating War sets conflict simulation in its proper context alongside more academically familiar techniques such as game theory and operational analysis. It explains in detail the analytical and modelling techniques involved, and it teaches you how to design your own simulations of conflicts of your choice, as do Philip Sabin's MA students. The book provides eight simple illustrative simulations of specific historical conflicts, complete with rules, maps and counters. These games have all been employed successfully in class, and you can use them to see exactly how conflict simulation works. Simulating War is essential reading for all recreational or professional simulation gamers, and for anyone who is interested in modelling war, from teachers and students to military officers. A key feature of the book is its inclusion of illustrative wargames designed by Professor Sabin for use in class, complete with rules and full colour maps and counters. These are as follows: - Second Punic War (multiplayer diplomacy) - Roma Invicta? (Hannibal's early campaigns in Italy) - Kartenspiel (card game of Napoleonic battle) - Hell's Gate (the Korsun pocket, winter 1944) - Big Week (US bombing raids, February 1944) - Fire and Movement (WW2 British infantry battalion attack) - Block Busting (WW2 urban combat) - Angels One Five (grand tactical aerial dogfighting in WW2).
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Over the past fifty years, many thousands of conflict simulations have been published that bring the dynamics of past and possible future wars to life. In this book, Philip Sabin explores the theory and practice of conflict simulation as a topic in its own right, based on his thirty years of experience in designing wargames and using them in teaching. Simulating War sets conflict simulation in its proper context alongside more familiar techniques such as game theory and operational analysis. It explains in detail the analytical and modelling techniques involved, and it teaches you how to design your own simulations of conflicts of your choice. The book provides eight simple illustrative simulations of specific historical conflicts, complete with rules, maps and counters. Simulating War is essential reading for all recreational or professional simulation gamers, and for anyone who is interested in modelling war, from teachers and students to military officers.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

There is a lot of excitement in the air these days about very highly automated games and the use of artificial intelligence in gaming. In this paper the author points out some of the virtues of old fashioned manual games. He also suggests improvements in the way manual games are conducted which will overcome many of their problems without compromising their virtues. The author believes that manual games, in the sense of games in which human players make move-to-move decisions in an environment which makes the consequences of these decisions ultimately fairly clear to the players, have an important role to play in the analysis of dynamic decision processes. This is especially true if the decision process is one which is important, but which does not take place frequently enough for a body of reliable real world experience to be built up. War between the great powers is an example of such a decision process.

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• v. 3. The underworld & wilderness adventures.