Conflict Simulation Group

A group dedicated to research on and the design of conflict simulations, currently based at the University of Würzburg

[Conflict Simulation Group @CoSimG]

A closer look at our Pluie de Balles which was developed nearly 15 years ago:
https://t.co/4ps9272Whc via @LinkedIn

[Conflict Simulation Group @CoSimG]

@AAExtrem @JoritWintjes @wargamingweekly Thank you for your interest; it is currently still under development and will take a couple of weeks to put the finishing touches on.

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30 April 1915 | A Czech Jewish woman, Anna Schönová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

Time to break out the big maps again! Preparation for this term's PdB starts at HSU Hamburg.

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

Some thoughts on the fundamental difference between Kriegsspiel-type wargames and "normal" wargames - in, one should add, educational contexts.

https://t.co/wH7TNOMeAe via @LinkedIn

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A few impressions of a recent game of "Muß!", the Conflict Simulation Group's naval wargame set in the age of sail and steam. In this case, assuming an outbreak of a major conflict as a result of the Russo-Turkish war in 1878, a small Royal Navy squadron on reconnaissance ...

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New maps have arrived for this term's big game of Pluie de Balles.

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@matabele_ant ... located there. We just wanted to add one additional element of chance to it.

In broad daylight the game would probably be over during turn 1... 😁

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@CoSimG's family of Mini-Kriegsspiele is growing - "Torpillage!", a Kriegsspiel about a French torpedo boat attack on Royal Navy ironclads in the Solent, set in 1883, is currently getting playtested.

[Conflict Simulation Group @CoSimG]

@matabele_ant Good question! So the overall idea is that this is a night attack, and that the 12.5in and 10in RMLs would not be able to engage small, fast moving targets like torpedo boats. By 1893, Hurst castle had 6 QF guns as well, so in reality the QF battery in the game would be ...

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

The family includes "Invasion 1883" (https://t.co/LrkAQvvYej), "Augusta" (https://t.co/xtgZyJZzQI) and "PVNICA" about naval operations in the First Punic War.
More to follow...

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The new issue of Mars & Clio, the newsletter of @BCMH_news has an article on an important yet often overlooked Prussian Kriegsspiel designer, Thilo von Trotha, by CoSimG's Pia Hofmann in it:

https://t.co/dvrw0aVzNT

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

A brief article on a typical Meckel Kriegsspiel as run by @CoSimG:
https://t.co/1BNuDvQMgS via @LinkedIn

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A brief introduction to @CoSimG's "Augusta", a naval-themed mini-Kriegsspiel has been published here:

https://t.co/xtgZyJZ21a via @LinkedIn

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

Students of @AlteGJMU playing @CoSimG's "The Med", a Micro-Wargame about naval combat in the Mediterranean in the 1880s.

Its main purpose is explaining how the French could manage to launch an invasion - which is the subject of "Invasion 1883", @CoSimG's Mini-Kriegsspiel.

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This week, a US colleague visited the wargames design course at @AlteGJMU; we played both Mini-Kriegsspiele by @CoSimG. Here are some impressions of Invasion 1883; the French side won in round 6 by capturing London.

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The end on the Wirral Peninsula appears to be in sight - heavy fighting for New Brighton, French forces desperately trying to beat back British attacks.

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

The British have recaptured Birkenhead!

At @HSUHamburg, this term's big game of @CoSimG's Pluie de Balles is underway.

With 40 participants, the wargaming course is currently among the largest wargaming courses regularly run at a Bundeswehr institution.

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

The British have recaptured Birkenhead!

At @HSUHamburg, this term's big game of @CoSimG's Pluie de Balles is underway.

With 40 participants, the wargaming course is currently among the largest wargaming courses regularly run at a Bundeswehr institution.

[Jorit Wintjes @JoritWintjes]

Yesterday, in my wargames design course, students of @AlteGJMU experimented with one of @CoSimG's simple facilitation-training games, in this case "Augusta" which is based on the naval war of 1870/71.

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A brief introduction to @CoSimG's "Invasion 1883", a Mini-Kriegsspiel used as an introduction to Kriegsspiel-type wargaming in PME contexts can be found here:

https://t.co/KdNA6Oy18r