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Three Moves Ahead 186: Playing at the World

Published: Sept. 19, 2012, 12:41 a.m.

This week, Troy and Bruce talk to Jon Peterson, author of the epic gaming history tome, Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People and Fantastic Adventures from Chess to Role-Playing Games. They talk about the turning points in the evolution of wargames, when a wargame becomes a role playing game and the important task of collecting and compliling gaming\u2019s long and often small scale history.