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The History of Wargames


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Join Eric on our 1st birthday as we talk about....war? Okay, wargames, but still. We delve into the first wargames, how wargames have helped plan real-life battles, and how we got to planning wars in our living rooms for fun.


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Episodes mentioned in the podcast:
Ancient Games (like Senet) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1-history-of-board-games-pt-i-ancient-games/id1615160975?i=1000554541871

Chess Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-3-history-of-board-games-pt-ii-chess-backgammon/id1615160975?i=1000556629788

Games used in WWII episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-23-quick-hits-the-badass-wrens-of-wwii/id1615160975?i=1000595310904


Sources for this episode:
https://wargameexplorer.com/post/the-history-of-miniature-wargaming/

Donovan T. (2017). It's all a game : the history of board games from monopoly to settlers of catan (First). Thomas Dunne Books.

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