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"Near Future" Science-Fiction NSDM MegaGame
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?
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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"Near Future" Science-Fiction Crisis NSDM Game
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.
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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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.
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- Fri 120 tickets
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Doomsday Scenario NSDM 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.
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- Sat 120 tickets
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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.
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- Sat 120 tickets
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American Revolution Crisis, a 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.
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- Sat 120 tickets
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Explore 'The Singularity'
Singularity from AI's predictions to future possibilities. Intelligence explosions & societal impacts. Will we ride this wave or be left behind? Science vs Science Fiction. Izaac Falken, NSDM Staff.
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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Directed Energy Weapons
Laser, high powered microwave & particle beam weapons: fiction yesterday becoming reality today. Fact vs. fiction, what is the near-term potential? Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., physicist, NSDM staff
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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The I's Have It: Japanese Submarine Development in the Interwar Years
Japanese inter-war submarine program. Japan made a major investment in these I-boats, but got little return on it. What went wrong? Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., former submarine officer, NSDMG staff
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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Hackers in the Movies: Sometimes They Don't Get it Entirely Wrong
Movies usually get things wrong when depicting hackers & their capabilities. A look at some popular movies & what they might have gotten not-wrong. By Izaac Falken of the NSDM staff.
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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Addressing the Dire Shortage of Nuclear Waste
"Nuclear waste" isn’t always what it seems. Some waste isotopes are needed, & are scarce! Explore a surprising shortage of materials like Pu-238, vital for space exploration. Izaac Falken, NSDM staff.
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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Space Combat in Movies, Books and Games
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.
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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Hunley and the First Sinking by a Submarine
Confederate sub Hunley, concept origins, prototypes, operations leading to attack on Housatonic. The crew. Sister ships. What it meant to submarine warfare. Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., NSDMG staff
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- Fri 120 tickets
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Global Hotspots 2026 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?
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- Sat 120 tickets
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250th Anniversary, 1776 and the Revolution Widens
250 years ago: key military, political, diplomatic, economic events as the American Revolution entered its second year. NSDM staff panel discussion moderated by Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret
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Politics and Procurement, 1903: The Ross Rifle
Canadian Army needs a new rifle. They made the Ross. Many problems, some fixed but some not, it saw service into WW I. What drove their persistence with a questionable weapon? Mike Tucker, NSDM staff
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- Thurs 120 tickets
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Suez Crisis 1956
Egypt nationalizes Suez Canal & blockades Israel. Israel invades. Britian & France join in. An often-overlooked affair in Cold War & Arab-Israeli history. Maj. Scott Macmann, USA/ret., NSDM Game staff
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- Fri 120 tickets
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Piracy and Law of the Sea
Piracy off the Horn of Africa. US attacking purported drug cartel boats. The international framework for maritime law. Panel by Merle Robinson, Capt. Mark McDonagh of the NSDM staff
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- Fri 120 tickets
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25th Anniversary, How 9/11 Changed America
How the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 changed US policy and changed the world. Panel by NSDMG staff, moderated by Merle Robinson with Capt Mark McDonagh, USN/ret. and Maj Scott Macmann, USA/ret.
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Europe Today and Tomorrow
European challenges: Russia/Ukraine, economy, immigration, evolving US relations. Overview of the next 20 years, how will this affect the continent & the world? Panel by Merle Robinson w/NSDM staff.
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- Fri 120 tickets
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