Not the original, wargaming appears throughout history. The Prussians used it as part of training in 1812: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsspiel_(war-game)

Not the original, wargaming appears throughout history. The Prussians used it as part of training in 1812: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsspiel_(war-game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsspiel_(war-game) Also it also appears in 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman' from 1759 (and the Steve Coogan film).