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The Ultimate Wargame?

RPGs hold the key.

I’ll repeat what I said earlier, having ‘investment’ in your army/characters, that’s what makes the real difference.  I recall the first time I played Mantic’s ‘The Walking Dead: All Out War’ and Rick’s wife Lori was threatened by walkers.  Playing Rick (after a few drinks),  I thought, ‘Stuff the victory conditions, I want to rescue her!”  I hadn’t felt so involved in a game since my first foray into RPGs in the early 70’s.

Some games are a nice intellectual challenge.  That’s enjoyable.  To add passion and get you thinking like the general/character you are playing, that’s special.  That’s the goal of the ‘Ultimate Wargame’.