I play games (it's my job) and I know things.https://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lp4nalp5y22hA bigger version of the Taiwan game... (Designed by @evandalessandro.bsky.social)14 May 2025 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp4nalp5y22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lniejn5h3s2fPlaytesting a Procurement Game add-on for Littoral Commander:23 Apr 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lniejn5h3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lklrj3dhec2yWargame Design Course... Component production the night before assessment...17 Mar 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklrj3dhec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lkb6lw4phk2jInteresting initiative... https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/12/playing-down-range-how-marines-are-taking-war-gaming-their-own-hands.html13 Mar 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkb6lw4phk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lji73dmwak2aGeneric Kriegsspiel counters for a UK battlegroup and near peer enemy...03 Mar 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lji73dmwak2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lihvmuqzxk2wRecent game purchase... Nothing to do with what is happening in world politics, I'm sure...18 Feb 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihvmuqzxk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3li2yvnsge22vWargaming some more - moving up a gear...13 Feb 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2yvnsge22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3li2tbjmkw22zMore wargaming - this time it is a "Simple Wargame" - Open game with a simple CRT...13 Feb 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2tbjmkw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lhwkmnhtf223Quite right.11 Feb 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwkmnhtf223https://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lhrfyepmek2dSobering stuff... https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/components-russias-undeclared-war-against-west09 Feb 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrfyepmek2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lhqucgwles2dSwag. Read it in a single sitting. Pure escapist fun. 😁09 Feb 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqucgwles2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lgzrzidnr22kThinking about Defence Procurement...31 Jan 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgzrzidnr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lgvesjvshc2eA friend of mine did a podcast... https://www.nasaga.org/blog/games-as-a-peacekeeping-training-tool-podcast29 Jan 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvesjvshc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lgtifzjiqk2vWargaming Taiwan at Oxford... Very interesting dilemma at the end... Great play from a lot of bright people...28 Jan 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtifzjiqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lgq4j6ivz226New wargame maps arrived, ready for Oxford University tomorrow...27 Jan 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgq4j6ivz226https://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lgdjr6qevc2eDay Two, finalising game research questions, aims, objectives, design, DCMP, etc., and on to playtesting...22 Jan 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdjr6qevc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lgbpyzwam22rWargaming at the Academy today...21 Jan 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbpyzwam22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lfzaozkxv22rWe have "Digital Skills Guy" at the Academy... At least I think it is a guy... Lantern jaw, slim hips and no boob armour...18 Jan 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzaozkxv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lfufhfdc2c27Wargaming "Divisional Commander" at the Defence Academy today...16 Jan 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfufhfdc2c27https://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lfahjaxibc2tWargaming at the Connections UK Conference (www.professionalwargaming.co.uk)...08 Jan 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfahjaxibc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lf7yrk7wis2tNew maps arrived for Littoral Commander...08 Jan 2025 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf7yrk7wis2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3lecofr3b5k2dWorth checking out... https://analoggamestudies.org/2024/12/roll-to-hit-comparative-mathematical-probability-in-tabletop-role-playing-games/27 Dec 2024 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lecofr3b5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3ldocwk6sek2mI want an AI app on my phone that recognises free WiFi, and automatically signs me up to a dummy account with a disposable email address, and registers me. All without me doing the boring stuff. And checks my VPN is up and running. Is it too much to ask?19 Dec 2024 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldocwk6sek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3ldjeugbsgc2p😢 https://www.state.gov/imposing-new-measures-on-russia-for-its-full-scale-war-and-use-of-chemical-weapons-against-ukraine-2/17 Dec 2024 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjeugbsgc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jim-dawson.bsky.social/post/3ldilesapu22uAlways a good commentator: https://cimsec.org/does-it-matter-if-you-call-it-a-wargame-actually-yes/17 Dec 2024 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:ucx2nc32ifi7yudp4ypmivpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldilesapu22u