The History Every New Wargamer Needs to Know
Sat, Jan 31
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Every wargamer starts somewhere. Join Matthew B. Caffrey Jr. for a guided journey through the history that shaped wargaming, and why it still matters today.
Time & Location
Jan 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
https://meet.google.com/eac-fgaa-tby
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About the event
About the Event
The hardest part of learning any new skill is getting your footing, understanding where it comes from, why it exists, and how people before you learned to use it. In short: getting context.
In this session, renowned wargamer Matthew B. Caffrey Jr. will guide participants through the deep history of wargaming, from its earliest origins to the traditions, figures, and institutions that shaped its development, and into its modern professional forms.
Drawing on decades of experience and scholarship, this talk explores how wargaming evolved, what problems it was designed to solve, and why its underlying logic still matters today. The session is designed to ground both newcomers and experienced practitioners, offering a shared historical foundation for understanding wargaming not just as a method, but as a craft, a community, and a way of thinking.
Speaker
Matthew B. Caffrey Jr. is one of the most influential figures in modern…