wargaming

In advance of Tabletop Scotland this weekend, here’s Robert Louis Stevenson & his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne, on the huge wargame they developed & played in Davos:

“the war game was constantly improved and elaborated, until from a few hours ‘war’ took weeks to play, and the critical operations in the attic monopolized half our thoughts”

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STEVENSON AT PLAY
With an Introduction by Lloyd Osbourne

An illustration shows a number of 19th-century toy soldiers, some standing upright, a few fallen. In the background a large ball sends several toy soldiers flying into the air. A number of dramatic medallions depicting generals accompany the scene. One is Napoleon, astride a horse, carrying a banner. Others show the less famous generals "Pipes{, "Piffle", and "Potty".

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