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"Near Future" Science-Fiction Crisis NSDM: National Security Decision Making Game
Fast-paced version of NSDMG's geopolitical-military RPG. It's the world of today or just a few years from now. You're a key leader in a major nation. You're called in after hours. What's wrong now?
- Wed 120 tickets
- Thurs 120 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Contemporary NSDM: National Security Decision Making 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 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 120 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Doomsday Scenario NSDM: National Security Decision Making Game
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 0 tickets
- Sat 120 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
"Near Future" Science-Fiction NSDM: National Security Decision Making MegaGame
Near-future variant of the geopolitical, military and economic role-playing game. Crazed dictators, pandemics, environmental crises, malignant AI, genetic breakthroughs, aliens, and other fun stuff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 120 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
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
American Revolution Crisis, a National Security Decision Making (NSDM) MegaGame
What brought American colonists from being loyal British subjects to revolution in 10 years? Role play events leading to Revolution from their perspective. Geopolitical-military RPG by NSDMG staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 50 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
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Military Logistics in Ancient & Medieval Times
Logistics, fall of Rome through 1300s. How armies & navies moved, ate, sustained operations. Primer on military history, source of RPG ideas. Panel by Merle Robinson & Mike Tucker of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 120 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
25th Anniversary, Sinking of Kursk
Russian nuclear sub Kursk sank 25 years ago. Nature of the sub, history, details of the accident & its aftermath. Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., former nuclear submarine officer, on NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 120 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
The Upcoming Financial Crisis of 2025
A financial crisis looming? Market manipulation, e.g. ultra-low interest rates & draining strategic petroleum reserve to lower oil prices, may lead to disaster. What symptoms? Louis Desy, NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 120 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Proposed Lunar Projects
Examines approaches to sustainable lunar presence, proposed projects, their requirements, & what humanity's future on the moon could hold. Panel by NSDM staff moderated by Maj. Scott Macmann, USA/ret
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 120 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Current Operational/Tactical Uses of Drones
Review of current capabilities and uses (primarily on land) of small and mid-sized drones on today's battlefields. Merle Robinson, retired DoD analyst, lead simulation designer on NSDMG staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
FLQ Crisis of 1970: Canada Declares Martial Law
What happened in 1970 that pushed Canada to declare martial law? How did a Marxist independence terrorist group provoke a response that saw troops in the streets? By Mike Tucker of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
US Civil War, the First Modern War
First war decided by factory output. Trains, telegraph, gatling guns. Just a few of the features of the Civil War being the first industrial war. Panel by NSDM staff moderated by Dr. Craig Greathouse.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Chernobyl Closing, 25th Anniversary
The Chernobyl reactor site shut down in 2000. The accident, physics, what was done to keep operating, RBMKs still in service. Capt. Mark McDonagh, physicist, retired nuclear sub officer, NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 120 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
American Revolution Outbreak 1775, 250th Anniversary
Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, Ft Ticonderoga, Montreal, Quebec City. Continental Army formed w/ Washington as Commander. George III: Colonies in rebellion. Moderated by Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 120 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Global Hotspots 2025 Update
The National Security Decision Making Game staff reviews recent changes and things to watch next year, including hotspots: Israel, Russia, China, Europe, Iran, North Korea. What's CNN missing?
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 120 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Space Combat in Movies, Books and Games: Getting It Not Wrong
Movies usually get things wrong when depicting space combat. Realistic ship movement, zero-G hand-to-hand combat, & unique aspects of space warfare for writers & game devs. Izaac Falken, NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Impact of Tariffs on the International Economy
A front-page topic, but much reporting is biased. Objective discussion, tariffs' history & use. Dr. Craig Greathouse, Professor of Political Science specializing in International Relations Theory.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Mercenaries, Non-State Actors, Hybrid and Grey-Zone Warfare
Modern war evolving. Examines hybrid & grey-zone war, mercs & non-state para-military units, and the reasons for these choices. Dr. Craig Greathouse, Professor of Political Science, of the NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 120 tickets
- Sat 0 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets
Europe in Crisis, What the Heck Happened?
Even with the Ukraine War, the European security environment was stable. Panel explores chaos that has emerged in 2025. Dr. Craig Greathouse, Professor of Political Science, on NSDM staff.
- Wed 0 tickets
- Thurs 0 tickets
- Fri 0 tickets
- Sat 120 tickets
- Sun 0 tickets