Mentioned In Dispatches S13 E9 ~ Hobby and Practitioner Wargaming Overlaps
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair DragoonsShow Notes
8 November 2024 ~ Ian and Mike16 join Brant to talk about the ‘aha!’ moments of wargaming in military classrooms, what games they’ve used for different purposes, and wargame interfaces, among plenty of other things. Some links & Info
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