Game: Defiance: 2nd Russo-Ukrainian War 2022-?

 Publisher: GMT Games
Article ID: 3 Date: 4/10/2024 8:05:00 AM Defiance Design Happy Hour: Modeling the Political Dimension of 2nd Russo-Ukrainian War
"If military operations are included in power politics games, they are heavily abstracted. What about the other way around? Military simulations including a strong political dimension?" Designers D. B. Dockter and Mark Herman offer the next in their series of articles on designing a simulation of an ongoing conflict, this time focusing on the impact of political elements on the struggle. Check out the factors that they feel "...will generate a strong narrative, provide players with a better understanding of political dynamics and, most importantly, create a 'richer' simulation experience."
Article ID: 1 Date: 3/27/2024 9:05:00 AM Defiance Design Happy Hour: Partisan/SOF Operations vs. Regular Russian Forces
"The 2nd Russo-Ukrainian War has forced us to re-examine how we model modern warfare." Designers D. B. Dockter and Mark Herman continue their series of articles on designing a simulation of an ongoing conflict, this time focusing on the fight's irregular element. Check out how they are designing on the fly: "After repeated playtesting, we concluded that neither [mechanic] really did a good job of modeling partisan/SOF encounters with regular Russian forces. So, we had to invent...".
Article ID: 2 Date: 12/1/2023 First Draft of History: Designing a Military Simulation of the Russo-Ukraine War 2022-2023
"A book? A movie? An HBO series? How about a military simulation ('wargame') of the heroic struggle of Ukraine? ... Wiser men and women would avoid. But not us fools." Designers D. B. Dockter and Mark Herman discuss their approach to creating Ukraine 2022!, addressing an ongoing conflict! Check out the insights and quips as they forge ahead: "Ukraine 2022! should go on preorder in December 2023, and, with any luck, be published in 2024. ... Or some other event on the Richard Berg random events table could pop up."

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