[2025] Buch-Kickstarter Eurowargames bei Nuts! Publishing

Heute im Kickstarter-Feed auf das folgende Buch aufmerksam geworden, das vielleicht auch andere hier im Forum interessiert. Bin selber kein Wargamer, doch schon interessiert, was die Autoren hier zu Buche bringen.

Von der Kickstarter-Seite:

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It’s a book about the specific nature of European approaches to wargaming and historical simulation. Across 17 chapters, the book collates together perspectives of simulation gamers, game designers, wargaming practitioners and scholars from various backgrounds. Collectively the articles highlight ongoing debates concerning the hobby, profession and science of wargaming all over Europe. EuroWarGames provides valuable insights into the vivid world of European wargaming, and will be a fascinating read for anyone interested in the growth and direction of wargaming in the 21st century.

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List of articles:

• Riccardo Masini - Attack of the Hybrids; Wargames and Eurogames-derived mechanics
• Daniela Kuschel - Conceptions of War in Board Games
• Caitlyn Leong - Modern Lessons from Wargaming at the Western Approaches Tactical Unit (1942-1945)
• Xavier Rubio-Campillo - A digital humanities approach to European presence in historical wargames
• Alfio Ferrara - The game of data; a data science approach to wargaming
• Salvatore Santangelo - Theater of Operations; Wargame and Image: Notes on Psychogeography.
• Maurice Suckling - Innovation and Inspiration in Contemporary Board Wargames: Discussions with Designers
• Brian Train - Analog Newsgames
• Stéphane Goria - Board design for business and other non-military wargames
• Andrea Angiolino - Detail vs Playability in board wargaming - My personal experience
• Giaime Alonge and Riccardo Fassone - Corteo, a very countercultural game
• Paul Hodson - What makes a wargame “historical” – a case study of the Peloponnesian War
• Zoltán Harangi-Tóth - Professional Wargaming in Hungary
• Lorenzo Nannetti - Communication between players
• Ranald Shepherd - Commercial Off the Shelf Wargames and Professional Development
• Volko Ruhnke - Bellotas; The Rise of Spanish Wargaming
• Giuseppe Tamba - The new Risorgimento of the Italian Wargame