Shifting Sands is a matrix game developed by James Hood and Chris Hunt at Assiniboine College. For the Environmental Legislation course, the Shifting Sands matrix game provides an interactive opportunity for students to evaluate the environmental, social, economic, and community impacts of development in the context of an extraction project. The proposed project presents opportunities […]| PAXsims
Games for Cities is a five day training programme that will be held weekly in Amsterdam from 25 September to 30 October 2025. In this five-day training, you will learn how to develop and strategically apply games to address complex spatial and societal challenges. Drawing on theory and latest technologies such as Urban AI, digital […]| PAXsims
Switzerland gets its first Connections wargaming conference, on 20-21 September 2025 in Pully and Lausanne, Switzerland. Full details below.| PAXsims
At Armchair Dragoons, Aaron Danis has written a report on the recent Connections (US) 2025 interdisciplinary wargaming conference:| PAXsims
The latest issue of Simulation & Gaming 56, 5 (October 2025) is now available. Editorial Research Articles| PAXsims
It has been a very busy summer and we’ve fallen a bit behind but updates. Do not worry, though—here is our usual periodic (if much delayed) collection of items on serious (and not-so-serious)…| PAXsims
6 posts published by Stephen Downes-Martin, Kit Barry, and Rex Brynen during August 2025| PAXsims
Email from the Swedish National Defense University:| PAXsims
A while ago, I got excited about Ace of Aces, a two-player First World War dogfight in a pair of books, and the extremely cool math that makes it possible. I’ve been thinking about this game a lot. What else can it do? The thing about Ace of Aces is that it works because you […]| PAXsims
The Royal Danish Defence College will be hosting a one-day professional conference on Educating Warfighters with Wargames in Copenhagen on 11 November 2025, addressing the use of wargames in professional military education across Europe. The agenda and contact information can be found below.| PAXsims
The following article was written for PAXsims by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel “Tyler” Brooks (United States Army). At the time of writing, LTC Brooks serves as an Army Strategist (FA59/W1A) and wargame designer in the Department of Strategic Wargaming (DSW) at the United States Army War College (USAWC) in Carlise Barracks, PA, where he teaches the […]| PAXsims
The 2025 Award for Contributions to the Advancement of the Art, Science, and Application of Wargaming was given to Col William Lademan, PhD (USMC) by Matt Caffrey just before Bill gave his keynote …| PAXsims
Posted on behalf of Archipelago of Design. Wargaming Community, We’re excited to invite you to take part in a new international initiative at the intersection of game design, climate adaptation, an…| PAXsims
