CSIS China-Taiwan_USA wargame

[Duck Doc]

https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws. ... xC_gZQuSOQ

I guess wargaming is not really a frivolous waste of time.

Leaving out CMO what wargames on this topic are available? I am aware of GMT Next War Series Taiwan but none others.

[RooksAndKings]

Sebastian Bae's "Littoral Commander"

USMC also has an in-house game "OWS" (Operational Wargame System)

[bayonetbrant]

Sebastian Bae's "Littoral Commander"

The first game is in the Philippines, but they've worked on Taiwan scenarios. I don't think there's any in the initial box, though

There are other games that include Taiwan, even if it's not the focus, like South China Sea, If Dragons Fight, and Taipei: China Invades

[bayonetbrant]

also discussed over here, too

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... 1&t=391716

[bayonetbrant]

more discussions of wargaming & China

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/mid-s10-e7/

[bayonetbrant]

some follow-up


Enhanced DoD Wargaming According to GAO and Relevance to Hobby Wargaming
In late-April 2023, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to the House Armed Services Committee titled “Defense Analysis: Additional Actions Could Enhance DOD’s Wargaming Efforts” (GAO-23-105351). The timing of the report release is a bit interesting, coming in the same week the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party participated in a highly publicized wargame on the Taiwan Straits run by the Center for New American Security (CNAS). [The CNAS read-out is available here.] While the GAO report is certainly aimed at wargame practitioners, a study of the common quality principles identified can also be useful for hobby wargame designers, developers, publishers, and even players to consider.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/articl ... wargaming/

[Duck Doc]

bayonetbrant,

Really interesting stuff and a lot to digest. Thanks,

[ncc1701e]

Leaving out CMO what wargames on this topic are available? I am aware of GMT Next War Series Taiwan but none others.

Maybe this one?
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-688-flashpoi ... a-sea.aspx

[bayonetbrant]

Leaving out CMO what wargames on this topic are available? I am aware of GMT Next War Series Taiwan but none others.

Maybe this one?
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-688-flashpoi ... a-sea.aspx

not necessarily
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/articl ... gmt-games/

[bayonetbrant]

Leaving out CMO what wargames on this topic are available? I am aware of GMT Next War Series Taiwan but none others.

Fleets 2025 from VPG

South China Sea from Compass (also connects with Indian Ocean Region if you want a big game)
https://www.compassgames.com/product/south-china-sea/

2nd Ed of Breaking the Chains in dev now, but you can still find 1st ed on secondhand market
https://www.compassgames.com/product/br ... pay-later/

If Dragons Fight
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251 ... gle-taiwan

Red Dragon / Green Crescent (update of older Red Dragon Rising)
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/722 ... n-crescent


There's others, but that's just off the top of my head

[Duck Doc]

Lots of cool stuff to explore.Thanks,

[bayonetbrant]

first outputs from the recent wargame

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/20 ... stockpile/