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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

however, the best part was giving my mom an unsolicited "wargaming 101" lecture just so she could understand why the acknowledgement i got in the rulebook is such a big deal to me! 🤣

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

From the maps to the cards to the cubes to the dice to the super-cool challenge coin, all the components have been such a joy to unbox! 🎁

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Look what finally came in the mail this week! 📩 "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" by @sebastianbae.bsky.social (2nd Edition), arguably the most popular educational wargame in the world 🎲

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"intrinsically motivated employees may also become demotivated by extrinsic motivators, such as rankings, should they perform poorly consistently. therefore, game elements must be carefully designed to avoid creating negative competitive pressure."

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Gamification in Logistics: Useful or Just a Gimmick?

From leisure to the working world: how gamification and serious games can boost efficiency in logistics by increasing employee motivation.

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

the shortest micro-wargame i know is now even shorter! 🎲 once I learnt the rules, the print 'n' play version took me about 5 minutes to play. i can play this digitised version in under 2 minutes! ⌛

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

i'm keen to make use of these print 'n' play files that i've been sitting on since last year before hexwar makes them irrelevant with their upcoming mobile app version later this month ⏳

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

About to try "Take That Hill!" 🎲 About a simple dismounted platoon attack, UK Fight Club's first manual wargame primer builds upon a previous version by Professor Phil Sabin of Kings College London 🪖 🔗 Download or purchase on the Fight Club website: www.fightclubinternational.org/take-that-hi...

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

"With Russia’s allocation of tankers to its two origin ports able to influence the West’s placement of its crucial patrol token in one of the two Monitored nodes, The Shadow Fleet enables executed deception (as opposed to modelled deception) as described by Rex Brynen..."

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Wargaming Weekly #066: Are you looking for a wargame about Russia’s shadow fleet?

Introducing “The Shadow Fleet” – my debut card-driven design, a sequel to my last wargame “The Shadow Lines: Russia”

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Wanna get a SPECIAL SALUTE in the next Wargaming Weekly newsletter? 🫡 Become a top-tier subscriber on Patreon for $25 per month! 💸 🔗 Sign up today: www.patreon.com/wargamingwee...

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Thank you to Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson for including my latest micro-wargame "The Shadow Fleet" in last week's Milstack Saturday 🙏🏾 🏴‍☠️ Read more about "The Shadow Fleet": wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/come-play-... 🪖 Read the full Milstack Saturday: tacticalnotebook.substack.com/p/milstack-s...

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

"A lot of businesses don't have a systemic way to plan their way through a problem. They're relying on "Hey, I've got lawyers here that I'm paying six figures for. The answer is in their heads, that's why I hired them. I don't need a process, I just need these lawyers.""

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Beyond Solitaire Podcast 156: Pete Pellegrino on Gaming at the Naval War College

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

amateurs play strategy professionals play logistics 😌

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

"twilight struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social yet another loss with the AI opponent (USSR) set at a +10 influence handicap 🤖 1st time losing by this wargames card, weirdly feels like a victory 🤣

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

in case you're looking for the perfect easter wargame, this is the one 🎲

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

"twilight struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲 another loss as the USSR against an AI opponent set at maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖 this one stung a little extra 'cause i made it as far as turn 8 only to be snuffed out by the africa scoring card 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

"games stop being fun and rivalries abound when individual focus is on personal end goals and winning at all costs. to avoid pitting employees against one another, it can be useful to create gamified processes that involve team building and collaboration, to be used alongside individual objectives."

siliconrepublic.com

Levelling up on gamification so work is more than a call of duty

Gamification is growing in popularity with employers, but is it a game-changer for workforces or a losing bet?

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

"contrary to our expectations, our findings showed that low gamification intensity resulted in higher perceived autonomy and better performance-related outcomes at a later point in time compared to high gamification intensity." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The power of play: gamification in virtual workplace training

Organizations face growing pressure to upskill their employees and provide effective and engaging training, leading to significant investments in virtual workplace training (VWT). However, the effe...

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

"...most measures that are done around games for their efficacy are very shortly after the player has played. there's very, very few, if any, long-term studies around the use and impact of a game." - paul darvasi www.youtube.com/live/aZKn7j0...

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Serious Game Arcade Panel 2: Playing with the challenges of games that have a more "serious" purpose

YouTube video by 4TH SPACE Concordia University

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

"I’ve noticed some people even doing it for high school students. Clint Warren-Davey teaches at a Catholic high school in Australia. I’ve seen him teach wargame design to his high school students. I can’t tell you how jealous I am!" - @rweizooba.bsky.social pod.link/1615629580/e...

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

this is not the first economic wargame i've come across but it's definitely the first that has been simple enough for me to play 🎲

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

"The best part about replaying this game with the Iraqi Security Forces stacking rule in effect is that the maneuver warfare lessons really shone through." - @rweizooba.bsky.social (freelance wargame researcher, analyst and designer) wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/battle-for...

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Wargaming Weekly #048: Am I ready to fight ISIS after playing this micro wargame?

What “Battle for Mosul” by Fight Club International has taught me about the essence of maneuver warfare

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

"twilight struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲 AI opponent (USSR) set at a +10 influence handicap 🤖 such a humbling loss delivered so early in the game 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

"games allow your customer engagement efforts to scale quickly and globally, and to reach millions of consumers through a dedicated touchpoint that you can shape to represent your brand and align with your goals. no other channel, not even social media, offers this." hbr.org/2025/09/your...

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Your Company Needs a Gaming Strategy

The rise of video games as a dominant digital medium has transformed consumer engagement, prompting companies across industries to adopt gaming strategies to connect authentically with modern audience...

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

i have played this game thrice so far and not once have i managed to not kill civilians with my air/drone/artillery strikes 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

no better way to spend a sunday afternoon than watching a kissinger mini-doc and then immediately diving into a hall-of-fame cold war wargame at full difficulty ☢️

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

"Twilight Struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲 1st time winning as the USSR with the AI opponent set at the maximum +10 influence handicap 🤖 Surprised that I managed to beat this level on my very first attempt! 🎯 2nd time winning by Held Scoring Cards... 1st time was my very 1st win as the USSR 🐻

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

the 1st birthday of my newsletter is less than one month away! 🎉 my new goal is to grow it to at least 365 subscribers by then so that i can claim a one-subscriber-per-day average! 🎯 help me hit my target by joining the hottest mailing list in professional wargaming: wargamingweekly.substack.com 💌

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 🙏🏾 Just clocked 300 subscribers on Substack ✍🏾 We reached 200 subscribers less than two months ago, so that's an average of over one new subscriber every day for September & October! NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER? 🧐 💌 SIGN UP HERE: wargamingweekly.substack.com

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

i finally got my debut wargaming podcast appearance! 🎲

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

"My mind is blown by the fact that games, which are the silliest thing — literal child’s play — are being used to investigate the most serious topics of our time." - @rweizooba.bsky.social www.riskgaming.com/p/the-presen...

riskgaming.com

The present and future of wargaming

Rwizi Rweizooba on game design, poker, and micro wargames

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

"It’s really coming full circle, like the most silly thing meeting the most serious thing in this synthetic environment. It all makes perfect sense at the end of the day, but when you step back a bit, it’s hilarious."

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

i finally got my debut wargaming interview! 🎲

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

"If you are trying to start out in wargaming/simulation in defence it can be super daunting and the examples with jobs are often over 50 and almost exclusively analogue gamers." - Major Edward Farren (co-director at @fight-club-intl.bsky.social) wargamingweekly.substack.com/p/interview-...

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Wargaming Weekly #046: Is this global wargaming community the most important pillar of the NATO alliance?

My debut interview, with Major Edward Farren (co-director at Fight Club International)

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

"Fight Club is a fantastic way to soft launch into the field and get practical experience before that all important first hire."

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

i entered turn 7 with 19 victory points (VP) and three possible ways to secure that one missing VP in the headline phase and seal the win: 1. camp david accords (1 VP) 2. duck and cover (3 VP) 3. middle east scoring (4 VP) so i was feeling quite cocky 😏

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Wargaming Weekly @wargamingweekly.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

"Twilight Struggle" by @gmtgames.bsky.social 🎲 1st time winning as the US with the AI opp at +9 influence handicap 🤖 Very dramatic end! Thought I had it in the bag with my Middle East Scoring but it got neutralized by Muslim Revolution! 🤯 Fortunately the USSR then played the Summit in my favor! 💪🏾

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

this is unironically what it feels like to run a startup (...to design a wargame too, to be honest)

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

“play is one way that nature incentivizes our species to learn. children learn through play. it’s a hyper-motivated way for them to engage in practices that are going to prepare them for participation in society.” - @pauldarvasi.bsky.social magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ide...

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Humans Are Wired to Learn Through Gaming | U of T Magazine - U of T Magazine

Educators are using everything from Minecraft to Dungeons and Dragons to enhance education for students of all types Read More

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

“you face rejection when recruiting, you face rejection when fundraising. even if a team seems successful, they've all gone through a lot of rejection.” - michael lingelbach, cofounder and ceo of hedra speedrun.substack.com/p/the-hardes...

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The Hardest Game in the World: Founding a Startup

Four successful a16z speedrun alumni share advice—and warnings—for others considering the path of the startup founder.

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Rwizi Rweizooba @rweizooba.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

this is the most deliciously difficult solitaire wargame i have played so far and the best part is that i have barely scratched its surface 🎲

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