The unassuming entrance to Metropolitan Wargamers in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at the location the club has called home for more than 20 years.

The four-decade history and future of NYC’s trailblazing Metropolitan Wargamers

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This article is by Kimber VanRy, who has been president of the Metropolitan Wargamers club for 10 years. Below, Kimber explores the club’s history around its 40th anniversary this year, and also discusses what’s next for them. Background Metropolitan Wargamers Read More …

Luce Hall and the U.S. Naval War College Museum.

‘Nothing That Happened During the War Was a Surprise’: Teaching Strategy at the Naval War College Between the World Wars 

Posted onAuthorAndrew Bucholtz

This article is from Rob Doane, curator of the U.S. Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island. (Its Founders Hall location is seen at right above, next to Luce Hall at left.) The museum is the host for SDHistCon Read More …

Pete Pellegrino leading a tour of the U.S. Naval War College at SDHistCon East 2023.

Transcript: Pete Pellegrino of the U.S. Naval War College on the history of the college and wargaming

Posted onAuthorAndrew Bucholtz

Last year, ahead of the inaugural SDHistCon East at the U.S. Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, we held several Zoom sessions with notable gaming figures that were exclusively open to attendees. With SDHistCon East again set for Read More …

An image from the SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2024 wrap-up show.

Some highlights of SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2024, including full videos

Posted onAuthorAndrew Bucholtz

Thanks to everyone who attended SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2024 on Feb. 3! Here are a few of the highlights of an amazing all-day convention. Pre-convention discussion: Ahead of the event, Fred Serval interviewed Harold Buchanan about the Winter Quarters plans: Read More …