In January 1977, the French Situationist Guy Debord founded the Society for Strategic and Historical Games. The Society had an immediate goal: to produce Kriegspiel, a game of war that Debord had already designed in his head years before. The game was played by two opposing players on a game board of 500 squares arranged in rows of 20 by 25 squares. Now, developer RSG has recently released a computer edition of Kriegspiel. This version is an attempt to translate Debord’s game to the contemporary landscape without interfering with the simplicity and depth of the original creation. Essentially a board game played top-down or in 3D mode, Kriegspiel is very impressive, not only visually. Unfortunately, there is currently no single-player mode, no computer opponent – which makes it online only. Enjoy!
Download it for Mac and PC here.
You know, it’s quite odd, but I’ve been interested in finding out what Kriegspiel was like for ages and now I don’t have the bloody time to enjoy it. Oh, well, the I.S. lives!
Yeah, I know what you’re talking about. But it does look very competent. Maybe some other time, eh?
It’s a bit of an unfortunate name, as there is already a game called Kriegspiel (from the 19th century).