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- noun Plural form of
wargame .
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Examples
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Far, far too combat-based (even for a game with its origins in wargames), and the art is shockingly awful for a professional product.
D&D 4e’s Out… And It’s Awful. Here’s Why « Geek Related 2008
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One of the great things about wargames is the reminder that our current era, despite the worst efforts of the Leftist-Islamofascist alliance, is a lot safer and more comfortable than most of the rest of human history.
Games 2006
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Combat Commander: Europe - I've been toying with the idea of wargames lately and was happy to have the opportunity to give Combat Commander a shot.
Boardgame News Tom Rosen 2009
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Maybe, but I'm betting it was more a combination of "wargames" or, if you prefer, the politically correct "conflict simulations" and being in the military.
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2010
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Maybe, but I'm betting it was more a combination of "wargames" or, if you prefer, the politically correct "conflict simulations" and being in the military.
Archive 2010-06-01 Fred Kiesche 2010
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And it has really turned the strategy issue around in a distinctly different way, which will have a significant effect on how this department functions, how we manage our affairs, how we think about things, what kind of wargames we engage in and what kind of planning and exercises we engage in.
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Creating a Closest Store Locator in PHP - Over the past year, one of my side projects has been the development of shopping directory sites for categories such as wargames, sports cards, videogames and farmers markets, the last of which I launched over the weekend.
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Creating a Closest Store Locator in PHP - Over the past year, one of my side projects has been the development of shopping directory sites for categories such as wargames, sports cards, videogames and farmers markets, the last of which I launched over the weekend.
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Nah, not 'a taste of armageddon '.... more like' wargames '.
doggdot.us 2009
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Conflict simulations is a more general and less controversial term for ` wargames '; it is also more accurate, if awkward, since many "wargames" are simulations of diplomatic or economic competition.
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