Page Comparison

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A list of pages I have on various strategy games

• Chess
• Combat Mission
• Diplomacy
• Magic: The Gathering
• Risk (Game)

General principles for doing well at a strategy game

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• Lindybeige - Priorities in conflict - a possibly-new schema
  • My thoughts
    • As several commenters pointed out, this is very similar to SWOT analysis.
    • I think the 
  • Summary
    • There are four priorities in any sort of conflict (between individuals, groups, gaming, business).
    • I'll use a battle between two armies as an example.
    • First thing I need to do is look at my army and the enemy's army and think about four things: my strengths, my weaknesses, my opponent's strengths, and my opponent's weaknesses.
    • One priority is that I need my army to be able to use its strengths.
    • Another priority is to protect my weaknesses.
    • A third priority is to attack the enemy's weak spot.
    • A fourth priority is to make sure my opponent doesn't get to use his strengths.
    • If you can achieve all four priorities and still lose, then you never stood any chance in the first place.
      • (If you create a scenario where the weaker army can achieve all four priorities and still lose, it's not a balanced scenario.)
    • Within those four prioties, there are priorities. This is because it's unlikely you'll be able to achieve all four priorities. So you need to pick which of those priorities are higher than others.
    • The way to do that is to look at your army's overall strength relative to your opponent.
    • If your army is overall superior, your number one priority is to use your strength.
    • If your army is weaker:
      • your highest priority is to make sure your opponent doesn't get to use his strength.
      • If you think you are the weaker party, then your next-highest priority is to attack your opponent's weak spot.
      • "You can forget about" the other two priorities (protecting your weaknesses and having your army able to use its strengths) because it's "incredibly unlikely" you'll achieve all four priorities.
    • If you're the stronger party, your second priority is to protect your weakness.

Wargaming / Simulation gaming / Scenario gaming

• http://www.amazon.com/Ambiguity-Command-Organizational-Perspectives-Military/dp/0582988314/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk
• http://www.amazon.com/Open-Space-Technology-Users-Guide/dp/1576754766/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk
• http://www.amazon.com/Simulating-War-Studying-Conflict-Simulation/dp/1472533917/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51uZ-pwxorL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_&refRID=11NB0EN842TCYQP08GQH
• http://www.amazon.com/Wargaming-Leaders-Strategic-Battlefield-Boardroom/dp/0071596887/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=10FEZPTV70WXT2M5ZPNM
• http://www.amazon.com/Wargames-Handbook-Third-Edition-Professional/dp/0595155464/ref=pd_bxgy_14_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=10FEZPTV70WXT2M5ZPNM
• http://www.amazon.com/Scenario-Planning-Organizations-Berrett-Koehler-Organizational/dp/1605094137/ref=pd_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=51R88FvbJrL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR106%2C160_&refRID=11NB0EN842TCYQP08GQH
• http://www.amazon.com/The-Warning-Solution-Intelligent-Information/dp/0916159302/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk
• http://www.amazon.com/Business-War-Games-Outmaneuver-Competition/dp/1601632819/ref=pd_cp_b_1
• 2018.07.22 - YouTube - Lindybeige - The wargamers who won a real war
  • Misc interesting notes:
    • They would wargame out ongoing battles that were happening at sea (the battles would tend to last for a few days).
    • They would develop tactics that would then be used out in the field.
    • They would determine what tactics the Germans were using based on the observations that would come in.
    • An 18yo woman beat an admiral five times in a row.