Politics is a continuation of war by other means

April 12, 2008 1:01 AM

The Game of War is a kriegspiel by the late Guy Debord and Alice Becker-Ho. The first English edition of the game was published last year, and there is now also a ‘massively two-player’ on-line version, which, alas, recently prompted a cease-&-desist letter from Ms Becker-Ho.

There is a glimpse of the game being played in Debord’s 1978 film In Girum Imus Nocte Et Consumimur Igni.

posted by misteraitch (7 comments total)

The only winning move is not to play.
posted by Poolio at 1:15 AM on April 12, 2008

Much as I love this game and topic, I must point out that it's a double.
posted by heresiarch at 1:33 AM on April 12, 2008

It's no "The Russian Campaign".
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 1:59 AM on April 12, 2008

This Kriegspiel - it's interesting but I can't figure out the optimal Debordling rush tactic. I keep running out of minerals and I never have enough Vespene gas to upgrade my Unitary Urbanlisks with Detournment.

(This Starcraft / SI joke brought to you by my lack of shame and gaming addiction)
posted by thedaniel at 2:23 AM on April 12, 2008

Shit. I just lost the game.
posted by hypersloth at 3:01 AM on April 12, 2008

> it's a double

Oops—my apologies. I've flagged it and am working on pretending like it never happened.
posted by misteraitch at 4:37 AM on April 12, 2008

I think the c&d is a striking enough development to warrant a new post, since the old one is closed. So much for those wild and crazy Situationists. When they get pissed off, they reach for a lawyer just like the bourgeois oppressors.
posted by languagehat at 5:55 AM on April 12, 2008