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Isle of Misfit Events
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NSDM MegaGame: Israel in the Post-BiBi Era
Geopolitical-military RPG, taking a senior position in the world of today with familiar problems. Explores Israel in a post-BiBi era, navigate the nation and its policies to author its next chapter.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 67 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
NSDM MegaGame: Europe, Russia, and Ukraine
Geopolitical-military RPG, taking a senior position in the world of today with familiar problems. Explores European issues, e.g. Russia-Ukraine, and potential actions and policy options.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 41 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Contemporary NSDM MegaGame
Geopolitical-military role-playing game, players taking senior positions in a real nation. It's the world of today. Here are the real issues, and some big problems looming. Can you fix it? Start now.
- Wed 24 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
ColdWar-1960s Sci-Fi Variant NSDM MegaGame
Sci-Fi variant of the geopolitical-military-economic RPG set in the 1960s. You're a superpower leader. Just history as we know it, but then some "peculiar" things happen. Fix it. Or exploit it.
- Wed 0 tickets
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- Sat 17 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
American Revolution Crisis
What brought American colonists from being loyal British subjects to revolution in 10 years? Role play events leading to Revolution from their perspective. Military-geopolitical game by NSDMG staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
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- Fri 11 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Doomsday Scenario NSDM Megagame
Fast-paced, 2-hour version of NSDMG's geopolitical-military RPG in a simple, intense, "friendly" game of international thuggery, intrigue, tricks and mayhem.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 9 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
"Near Future" Science-Fiction NSDM MegaGame
Near-future variant of the geopolitical, military and economic role-playing game. Crazed dictators, space pirates, environmental crises, malignant AI, genetic breakthroughs, and other surprises.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 5 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
ColdWar-1980s NSDM MegaGame
Cold War variant of the geopolitical-military RPG set in the Reagan-Brezhnev-Thatcher years. You're a superpower leader. Just history, but then some potentially catastrophic events happen. Fix it.
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- Sat 2 tickets
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Aftermath of the Seven Years' War
The 1756-1763 conflict changed the world balance, but left issues, some of which brought Britain's thirteen American colonies to rebellion and war. Presented by Merle Robinson of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 107 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Designing the American Revolution
Discusses modeling of the state of affairs, events and personalities that incited the American Revolution for RPG play. By Merle Robinson, lead game designer on the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
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- Fri 63 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Boston Massacre, 250 Years Ago: Roots, Outcomes
Boston Massacre as a root of the Revolution. The basis for conflict. What happened that night, and how things evolved from that. Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., on NSDM staff.
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- Fri 61 tickets
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- Sun 0 tickets
Washington Naval Treaty 100th Anniversary
The Washington Naval Treaty averted an arms race, limited capital ship, carrier & cruiser design & production, shaping naval forces at the start of WW II. Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., on NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
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- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 60 tickets
Dieppe 1942 Raid Revisited
After 80 years, more details are coming to light about this disastrous Allied raid. Did Intelligence interests or personal ambition overrule common sense? By Michael Tucker of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 60 tickets
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- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Causes of the American Revolution
Examines factors and events that transformed the American Colonists from mostly-loyal British citizens to the brink of armed revolt in eleven years. By Merle Robinson of the NSDM staff.
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- Thurs 59 tickets
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Mechanics of Secrecy: Military Cipher Machine Demo
Learn how historical military cipher machines like the German Enigma work. See historical specimens and replicas from the Civil War to the Cold War. By Ryan of the NSDM staff.
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- Fri 57 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Global Hotspots 2022 Q&A
National Security Decision Making Game staff-led discussion of global hotspots, things to watch out for next year, including hotspots: Russia, Europe, China, Iran, Israel, North Korea.
- Wed 0 tickets
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- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 57 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Zero-Point Energy (ZPE), Fact versus Fiction
ZPE, energy quantum theory says is all around us. It may not be real, but SciFi writers use it as limitless "free" energy. What's real vs. SciFi? Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., physicist on NSDM staff
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 49 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
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War Magic, How Armies Work
Past seminars discussed how armies fight, this examines how armies are raised, organized, fed, paid, etc., who, what, where, when and how armies do what they do. By Robert Mosher of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
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- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 47 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
War Magic, Aerial Combat
This seminar discusses what the history of air warfare, aerial combat, air-to-ground/sea warfare, and Isaac Newton, can tell us about the use of magic in air war. By Robert Mosher of the NSDM staff.
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- Sat 45 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Global Hotspots 2022
The National Security Decision Making Game staff reviews recent changes and things to watch next year, including hotspots: Russia, Europe, China, Iran, Israel, North Korea. What's CNN missing?
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- Sat 37 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Putin and Russia
A Great Power or a wannabe? The role of Russia and the goals of Putin in the current international system are examined and its unique position discussed. By Dr. Craig Greathouse, NSDMG staff.
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- Thurs 34 tickets
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Vacation Memories of Sunny Chernobyl
Two nuclear explorers share photos, videos and stories from their trips to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, including a peek inside the Sarcophagus. Ryan and Elizabeth of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 32 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Ukraine in History
History of Ukraine in context of European international relations, diplomacy, natural resources and strategic position. By Merle Robinson of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 23 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Cyberwar, Contemporary Issues and Explanations
Framework for grasping cyberwar & issues critical to understanding this new domain of war. Dr. Craig Greathouse, Professor of Political Science specializing in Security & Defense Policy, NSDM staff.
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- Fri 18 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
James Webb Space Telescope
The JWST is designed to view objects 100x fainter than Hubble. We'll discuss the telescope's planned mission of observing the oldest and most distant objects, and look at images if available.
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