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April 24, 2021 at 9:57 pm #1639326

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They’re all variations on the theme of a wargame, same as hypothetical and fictional games. A game based on a real historical battle is, for all intents and purposes, a scenario. You could play that scenario using any rules you want and, as long as the outcome of the endeavour is not predetermined then it is a game just as if you were playing a balanced/tournament game using bolt action or 40k. The term “wargames” refers to a subset of “games” that are specifically about war. There is no inference that it must somehow be based on a real battle save that which you draw yourself. In fact, given that wargames are actually used for military training and planning using hypothetical situations, fictional and hypothetical situations are an intrinsic part of the overall concept of wargaming.

Sometimes you might wanna refight the battle of Waterloo. Sometimes you might wanna just make it Sharpe’s Waterloo. instead.