Moreover, many of the games are more about negotiation, politics and economics , than war. Diplomacy, Pax Britannica, Canadian Civil War, and Republic of Rome . Furthermore, the use of the term wargames, over historical simulation games, turns off many potential gamers. Most people don't realize that chess really is a game about war. Historical simulation is really what they are about after all.
History involves many things, only oneof which is war.
My point with this diatribe isn't to argue that we don't play games about war, but rather, why do we need to artificially emphasize this with the name, and deter people who might otherwise game with us, when many of the games we play aren't truly wargames. Indeed, they are historical games, and that is what I hope to learn about, when I sit opposite you, and roll the dice.