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Command: Modern Operations models a lot of that. I believe it is also used within the military. Wargames were used by the Prussian army and are credited with he

Command: Modern Operations models a lot of that. I believe it is also used within the military. Wargames were used by the Prussian army and are credited with helping them defeat the French in the Franco-Prussian War (after that most militaries adopted them).

dragontamer 5y ago
The Wargaming hobby is largely about logistics though. Wargamers play Hearts of Iron for a reason, as well as "Campaign for Africa" (and start counting your "pasta" tokens, which require an additional "water" token to cook, etc. etc.). If anything, the USA's obsession over logistics is pretty damn obvious when it comes to games we all enjoy. SimCity, Farmville, Cookie clicker, OpenTTD, Two Point Hospital / Theme Hospital, Rollercoaster Tycoon. Even Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 has a weight assigned to every object, rules for how much a cart can carry, the number of horses needed for your cart, the relationship of the strength of the horse multiplied by the quadruped bonus vs the dragging capabilities (not the lift-capabilities of the creature) + the large bonus applied to the creature. etc. etc. Yes, I'm that dungeon master who makes his players explain to me, in detail, how they really moved the 100,000 coin from the dragon hoard to their base. 50 coin is a pound, so that's 2000 pounds they have to move. Bag of Holding / Magic can only carry a few hundred pounds, and there's lots of other treasure around.