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Razor’s Edge: The Falklands War 1982 - Designer Diary #2

“Like Next War in scope, and Littoral Commander in style.” An extremely short elevator pitch I have come up with to describe Razor’s Edge is that it’s like Next War in scope, and Littoral Commander in style. Razor’s Edge plays quicker than Next War, and eschews the proceduralness of that system. The Next War comparison applies though to the integrated combined arms / multi-domain campaign elements of both games. I consider Razor’s Edge as a ‘system’, like Next War. Next Wa

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Sep 94 min read

Razor’s Edge: The Falklands War 1982 - Designer Diary #1

What is the razor's edge? I was wee when the Falklands War happened. Except for the headlines, I knew little about it. That changed a few summers ago when I participated in a professional wargame run for Royal Marine Commando officers. In the game the officers controlled the British task force, and had to gain air and naval dominance before an amphibious landing, climaxing with a land battle for the hills outside of Port Stanley. The crux of the exercise was the choice of am

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Jul 205 min read

Testing new Ukrainian tactics using Battlegroup Clash: Baltics

Can Battlegroup Clash: Baltics model Ukraine’s new approach to combined arms manoeuvre? I read with great interest this excellent new insight paper from Dr Jack Watling of RUSI. Titled ‘Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine’ it looks at how Ukraine forces are developing their own approach to combined arms manoeuvre, and what NATO forces might take from it. Aside from academic interest, I read with half a mind on how well Battlegroup Clash: Baltics (BC:B)

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Oct 27, 20256 min read