External Resources

A curated guide to external resources pertaining to wargaming and crisis simulations

 

 

Library catalogs & archival guides

  • Stanford SearchWorks: "Wargame" search results across Stanford University Libraries' holdings
  • U.S. Naval War College Archives: Finding aid for the college's Naval wargaming records (Record Group RG-35)
  • National Security Archive: Founded in 1985 by journalists and scholars to check rising government secrecy, the National Security Archive combines a unique range of functions: investigative journalism center, research institute on international affairs, and library and archive of declassified U.S. documents
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord (OTAN): "Exercise" search results across NATO archival holdings
  • War on the Rocks: A platform for analysis and debate on strategy, defense, and foreign affairs. It features articles and podcasts produced by an array of writers with deep experience in these matters: top notch scholars who study war, those who have served or worked in war zones, and more than a few who have done it all
  • Paxisms: A wargaming blog devoted to the development and effective use of games and simulation-based learning concerning issues of conflict, peacebuilding, and development in fragile and conflict-affected states, as well as to the policy application of gaming and simulation techniques

 

 

Documentation of executed games and exercises

 

Maps & tools

  • Generating historical maps: Independent blog hosting tutorials and resources for printing Kriegsspiel maps
  • Online map creation: Online tool to create "military maps" 
  • Satellite map: Live view of SpaceX starlink satellite constellation and coverage (not affiliated with spaceX or starlink)
  • Roll Dice with Friends: A free, support tool for role playing or simulation games using dice
  • Tlk.io: A free, browser based chat tool. You can set up as many channels as you need for player communications
  • Jitsi Meet: A free, open source, video conferencing tool, usable on almost all web browsers