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Wargaming has been done recreationally for centuries. The modern incarnation of wargaming dates back to the founding of The Avalon Hill Game Company in 1958; commercial board wargaming at the tactical level (see the FAQ link above if unclear on the definition of "tactical") began in 1969 with the publication of Tac Game 3 , the forerunner of PanzerBlitz . The early tactical level board games struggled to give expression to what miniatures players had been doing for decades in their own depictions of "modern
In the 1980s, personal computers and video game consoles both arrived on the scene, competing for hobby dollars, and there was even the occasional role playing game title devoted to modern military combat. Several PC titles vied for the status of being " Squad Leader for the computer", beginning with Avalon Hill's own Under Fire! No title succeeded; some died off quietly, others carried on in their own way and forged successful series, some of which have concluded now. And in the 21st Century, we see not on