War Game

War Game

War Game or War Games may refer to:

; Simulations
* Wargaming, a recreational game that simulates a military operation
* Business War Games, an adaptation of the art of simulating moves and counter-moves in a commercial setting
* Military Simulation, live or computer warfare simulations to develop real world military strategies

; Literature
* "War Games" (novel), a 1966 novel by James Park Sloan
* "War Game" (short story), a short story by Philip K. Dick
* "War Game" (novel), a 1993 children's novel about World War I

; Film and television
*"WarGames", a 1983 live action film directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick
*"The War Game", a 1965 BBC film for television
*"War Games" (Space 1999), a first-season episode of "Space: 1999"
*"The War Games", a "Doctor Who" serial
* "War Game" (film), a 2001 animated film based on the novel
*"", a 2008 sequel to the 1983 film

; Music
* "War Games" (album), an album by Grave Digger
* Wargames (Rob Swift album), an album by Rob Swift

; Other
*"WarGames" (video game), a Colecovision video game
*, a 1998 video game for the PC and PlayStation, also known as "WarGames: Defcon 1"
*"", a Batman story arc dealing with a gang war in Gotham City
*WarGames match, in professional wrestling, a gimmick match used originally in the old National Wrestling Alliance


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  • war-game — [wôr′gām΄] vt. war gamed, war gaming to examine or plan by a war game vi. to engage in a war game …   English World dictionary

  • war game — war games 1) N COUNT: usu pl War games are military exercises that are carried out for the purpose of training, and that are designed to imitate a real war as closely as possible. 2) N COUNT A war game is a game in which model soldiers are used… …   English dictionary

  • war game — war ,game noun count 1. ) usually plural a military training exercise in which soldiers practice for a real war 2. ) a game in which people use images or models of military forces to pretend to fight battles on a computer or a table …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • war game — war .game n 1.) an activity in which soldiers fight an imaginary battle in order to test military plans 2.) a game played by adults in which models of soldiers, guns, horses etc are moved around a table, or a similar game played on a computer …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • war game — ► NOUN 1) a military exercise carried out to test or improve tactical expertise. 2) a simulated military conflict carried out as a game or sport …   English terms dictionary

  • war game — war′ game n. mil Often, war games. a simulated military operation carried out to test the validity of a plan or theory • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • war game — n. 1. KRIEGSPIEL 2. [pl.] practice maneuvers involving actual troops, sailors, etc. and military vehicles and equipment 3. the testing of a plan or hypothetical situation, as in devising military strategy, by the use of a computer, simulated… …   English World dictionary

  • war-game — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb ( s) : to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game war gamed an invasion Newsweek intransitive verb : to conduct a war game • war gamer ˌgāmə(r …   Useful english dictionary

  • war game — noun 1》 a military exercise carried out to test or improve tactical expertise. 2》 a simulated military conflict carried out as a game or exercise in personal development. verb (war game) N. Amer. engage in (a campaign or course of action) using… …   English new terms dictionary

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