What board or card games simulate psychological warfare?

I use the term psychological warfare in the sense in which it was defined
for example by Paul Linebarger, in his book Psychological Warfare (1948),
as the use of propaganda - organised non-violent persuasion - against an
enemy, together with such physical operations as may supplement the
propaganda.

I'm not asking a general question about games that are psychological in
nature, such as Prisoner's Dilemma, Mafia and Resistance. I am wondering
what board or card games have been invented in which the moves principally represent the offensive and defensive use of the tools and methods of psychological warfare.

Given that psychological warfare isn't fought on a battlefield, nor is
there direct engagement with enemy operators, there are difficulties in representing it on a board. But have game designers ever implemented such representation, either using a board of a type used for wargames
representing physical conflict, a different type of board, a board combined with cards, or perhaps just cards?

Thanks in advance.

Harry

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On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 9:52:42 AM UTC-6, Harold Davis wrote:

What board or card games simulate psychological warfare?

This was really interesting to me, but I have no idea...other than some of the election games (1960) but I don't think that's what you are looking for. I posted your request on board game geek as you articulated it, as I couldn't have done any better.
I guess I should have asked before doing so, but I got so excited. Please let me know if you'd rather I take it down.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/199036/games-simulate-psychological-warfare

Tim

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Tim Moore <timothy.alan.moore@gmail.com> wrote in news:aa294ef9-922e-44bf-a12e-c2b7dee656a2@googlegroups.com:

On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 9:52:42 AM UTC-6, Harold Davis wrote:

What board or card games simulate psychological warfare?

This was really interesting to me, but I have no idea...other than
some of the election games (1960) but I don't think that's what you
are looking for. I posted your request on board game geek as you
articulated it, as I couldn't have done any better. I guess I should
have asked before doing so, but I got so excited. Please let me know
if you'd rather I take it down.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/199036/games-simulate-psychologi cal-warfare

Hi Tim and many thanks for re-posting this at Boardgamegeek.

I'll have a look at the games that are getting mentioned in the thread
there. I don't think the 1960 election games are what I'm after either, but I'll have a look at them too.

Harry

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On Tuesday, 3 November 2015 05:46:43 UTC+11, Harold Davis wrote:

Tim Moore <timothy.alan.moore@gmail.com> wrote in news:aa294ef9-922e-44bf-a12e-c2b7dee656a2@googlegroups.com:

On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 9:52:42 AM UTC-6, Harold Davis wrote:

What board or card games simulate psychological warfare?

This was really interesting to me, but I have no idea...other than
some of the election games (1960) but I don't think that's what you
are looking for. I posted your request on board game geek as you articulated it, as I couldn't have done any better. I guess I should
have asked before doing so, but I got so excited. Please let me know
if you'd rather I take it down.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/199036/games-simulate-psychologi cal-warfare

Hi Tim and many thanks for re-posting this at Boardgamegeek.

I'll have a look at the games that are getting mentioned in the thread
there. I don't think the 1960 election games are what I'm after either, but I'll have a look at them too.

Harry

I was going to suggest Brian Train's games - I have played Shining Path several times.
There is also the COIN series by Volko Ruhnke.

It would help if you had a specific conflict in mind Harry


cheers
Richard

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Richard Vickery <Richard.Vickery@unsw.edu.au> wrote in news:58a5f3e0-ee65-4390-a86b-c5dd78aa3cca@googlegroups.com:

On Tuesday, 3 November 2015 05:46:43 UTC+11, Harold Davis wrote:

Tim Moore <timothy.alan.moore@gmail.com> wrote in
news:aa294ef9-922e-44bf-a12e-c2b7dee656a2@googlegroups.com:

On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 9:52:42 AM UTC-6, Harold Davis
wrote:

What board or card games simulate psychological warfare?

This was really interesting to me, but I have no idea...other than
some of the election games (1960) but I don't think that's what you
are looking for. I posted your request on board game geek as you
articulated it, as I couldn't have done any better. I guess I
should have asked before doing so, but I got so excited. Please
let me know if you'd rather I take it down.

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/199036/games-simulate-psychol
ogi cal-warfare

Hi Tim and many thanks for re-posting this at Boardgamegeek.

I'll have a look at the games that are getting mentioned in the
thread there. I don't think the 1960 election games are what I'm
after either, but I'll have a look at them too.

Harry

I was going to suggest Brian Train's games - I have played Shining
Path several times. There is also the COIN series by Volko Ruhnke.

It would help if you had a specific conflict in mind Harry

Hi,

I'd be interested in any conflict really, including ones where the
physical conflict hasn't started or has already finished.

A physical conflict that comes to mind is WW2 (any theatre), and, of
cases where it's just PW without a physical conflict, three I'd be
especially interested in are post-VE-Day PW by the western allies against Germany; the Cold War; and the current PW between the West and Russia.
The last of these would be fascinating.

I will have a look at the games you mention. I'm not very knowledgeable
about wargames - the question occurred to me while I was reading about
PW.

Harry

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