Over the last few months I’ve been reposting my old Tactical Decision Games (TDGs) from American Partisan. For those who are not familiar, a TDG is a mental wargaming exercise designed to get you practice making tactically sound decisions in a hypothetical scenario. The ability to make sound and timely decisions based off incomplete andContinue reading “Tactical Decision Games: Going Forward”
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TDG 16 Recap and Analysis
Originally posted on American Partisan on July 16, 2022 In “The Long Road Home,” we have another very hairy situation. Our convoy has taken several security measures and still has fallen victim to an ambush. This is an example of a situation where, despite us doing everything right, we still end up on the short end ofContinue reading “TDG 16 Recap and Analysis”
TDG 16: The Long Road Home
Originally posted on American Partisan on July 12, 2022 A TDG is a Tactical Decision Game, a mental wargaming exercise designed to get you practice making tactically sound decisions in a hypothetical scenario. The ability to make sound and timely decisions based off incomplete and imperfect information is a critical skill to have, especially asContinue reading “TDG 16: The Long Road Home”
TDG 15 Recap and Analysis
Originally posted on American Partisan on June 29, 2022 No matter how much effort you put into planning for combat operations, the enemy still gets a vote on what actually ends up happening. In TDG 15: The Best Laid Plans, you are suddenly thrust into a situation where your original plan has gone out theContinue reading “TDG 15 Recap and Analysis”
TDG 15: The Best Laid Plans
Originally posted on American Partisan on June 28, 2022 A TDG is a Tactical Decision Game, a mental wargaming exercise designed to get you practice making tactically sound decisions in a hypothetical scenario. The ability to make sound and timely decisions based off incomplete and imperfect information is a critical skill to have, especially asContinue reading “TDG 15: The Best Laid Plans”
TDG 14 Recap and Analysis
Originally posted on American Partisan on June 15, 2022 Another tough situation with no perfect options, TDG 14: Personnel Recovery hit you with ethical decisions as well as tactical decisions. We have an imperfect plan cobbled together without force multipliers, an enemy with unclear capabilities, potential compromise, and on top of all that we have something ofContinue reading “TDG 14 Recap and Analysis”
TDG 14: Personnel Recovery
Originally posted on American Partisan on June 14, 2022 A TDG is a Tactical Decision Game, a mental wargaming exercise designed to get you practice making tactically sound decisions in a hypothetical scenario. The ability to make sound and timely decisions based off incomplete and imperfect information is a critical skill to have, especially asContinue reading “TDG 14: Personnel Recovery”
TDG 13 Recap and Analysis
Originally posted on American Partisan on June 1, 2022 TDG 13: Quick Reaction Force presented an urgent scenario that still required careful planning. There was a healthy mix of known, suspected, and unknown factors at play, which can be confusing to juggle. Let’s start with what we do and don’t know for certain: We KNOW thatContinue reading “TDG 13 Recap and Analysis”
TDG 13: Quick Reaction Force
Originally posted on American Partisan on May 31, 2022 A TDG is a Tactical Decision Game, a mental wargaming exercise designed to get you practice making tactically sound decisions in a hypothetical scenario. The ability to make sound and timely decisions based off incomplete and imperfect information is a critical skill to have, especially asContinue reading “TDG 13: Quick Reaction Force”
TDG 12 Recap and Analysis
Originally posted on American Partisan on May 25, 2022 In TDG 12: Rock and a Hard Place, you were faced with a pretty messy situation. An intimidating foe appearing where you weren’t expecting them, orders that restrict your options, and communications went down when you needed them most. Today I will analyze the situation in depthContinue reading “TDG 12 Recap and Analysis”