Vintage Wargaming: The War Game 1900

Thursday 28 June 2012

The War Game 1900

Reprinted in Wargamer's Newsletter #170 of May 1976 from Royal Magazine of May 1900. An intersting article on the use of kriegspiel.

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Unknown said...: I would like to post pictures of the apparatus that is reported about in the excellent report. I also acquired The Ideale Kriegsspiel-plane ca. 1870, 9 maps on which the game is played.

Cheers,

Ernest; 14 October 2015 at 20:11
Vintage Wargaming said...: Ernest

You can email pictures to me using the link in "Contact Vintage Wargaming" on the menu at the top of the page and I will be happy to post them; 17 October 2015 at 16:54
Unknown said...: Hello can you send me your email address?; 17 October 2015 at 19:51
Vintage Wargaming said...: Hi if you click on "contacting Vintage Wargaming" (second from left in mnu at the top of the blog page) it contains a link. if you click on the link you will be able to send to an email address which will reach me.; 17 October 2015 at 20:16

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