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When did the U.S. Naval War College begin using war games?
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Stephen Luce, c. 1888.
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) introduced an elaborate program of war-gaming in 1887. Following this implementation, the college became an internationally recognized laboratory for military operations and war planning, where tactical, operational, and technical problems were routinely submitted for analysis and solution.1