Notes

Thinking out loud

Shorter pieces on game design, analysis and method.

• 22 Oct 2026Show your workingWhere do you lose the trust of your participants — when the machine shows its working, or when it doesn't? Notes on the design of Strategy Soup's Taiwan Strait report.
• 22 Oct 2026Start hereWhat this site is for and how to read the reports.
• 20 Oct 2026What wargames really show usThe most valuable output of a wargame is a clear view of how people make decisions. AI helps us scale and test that — but whether people trust it is the real challenge.