Definition of "wargame" []

• Alternative spelling of war game. (noun)

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• "Thus, a trebuchet is a form of catapult (as is the steam-powered unit that throws F14's off the deck of the Nimitz, but I digress) However in wargame usage the two (catapult and trebuchet) are totally different."
• "By today's standards, where a "successful" RPG might sell one-tenth that amount, 50,000 might seem like a lot -- and it was, for an untested and peculiar kind of "wargame" -- but Avalon Hill wasn't willing to take that gamble and so turned Gygax down."
• "OD&D self-identifies as a "wargame" on its covers and did so right up till the appearance of the Homes Basic Set."