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The Operational Wargame Series: The best game not in stores now

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2024 9:55 am
by BlueTemplar
I thought folks here might find this interesting. ;)

https://archive.is/c4XbV
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The Operational Wargame Series (OWS) is a tabletop game that allows the players to simulate combat between 2025 and 2050. The game is focused on the operational level of warfare and ties in the effects of military capabilities across all domains. The game developed by the recently Retired Col Tim Barrick and a team of designers at the USMCWL really gets to the flavor of the difficulties and myriad of decisions a commander of an operational campaign has to make.

To me the beauty of the game is that Col Barrick, who is an avid hobby gamer, took some of the best mechanics from the hobby world and created a game that service members can play as a part of military education, concept development and joint campaign planning.

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Re: The Operational Wargame Series: The best game not in stores now

Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:37 pm
by Lobster
Do you get the camos with the game? ;)

Not quite the table top type of game I envisioned but it looks good.
Definitely not for the weak of heart. A massive undertaking. But looks like lots of fun.