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sambeau on Oct 21, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Little Wars

Not the original, wargaming appears throughout history.

The Prussians used it as part of training in 1812: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsspiel_(war-game)

Also it also appears in 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman' from 1759 (and the Steve Coogan film).

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