Comments on: How did war become a game? https://www.isegoria.net/2019/06/how-did-war-become-a-game/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2019/06/how-did-war-become-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-2878552 Isegoria Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:19:12 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=45355#comment-2878552 Little Wars is the game of kings — for players in an inferior social position.

]]> By: Albion https://www.isegoria.net/2019/06/how-did-war-become-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-2878545 Albion Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:55:52 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=45355#comment-2878545 As a kid in the early nineteen-sixties, I came across a landscape-format book at my local library in Borehamwood, England, which was called Kriegspiel and written by none other than H G Wells, perhaps some fifty years before. All I can recall of it now was it had many photographs in black and white of Kriegspiel tables and games in progress.

I found it utterly fascinating and took the book out several times. Sadly, none of my fiends were interested or I might have become an avid Kriegspiel player.

]]> By: McChuck https://www.isegoria.net/2019/06/how-did-war-become-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-2878537 McChuck Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:18:13 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=45355#comment-2878537 That was really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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