Sticking to Biblicals, for now

This Wargaming Life seems to be returning to pre-holiday (and COVID) levels of activity.  Meaningful painting sessions are becoming more regular and three games are on the docket for this week.  The Lake Trasimene battle sees run-outs on Tuesday and Friday with a Samurai game sandwiched in between on Thursday.  One game is F2F while the other two are remote.  

Following up on the kallipani emerging from The Lead Pile last month (see Biblical Mounted Infantry), painting Biblicals remains in focus.  Off the table today are 22 Wargames Foundry Chaldean archers spread across three units to reinforce recent efforts on fielding a Babylonian/Chaldean/Elamite army.

While WAS/SYW Piedmontese, French, and Hanoverian cavalry will likely muster out next, more Biblicals are in the painting queue.  Expect more Babylonians and Sumerians.  With a Newline Designs' order from the January sale on its way, I need to clear out a little room in The Lead Pile. 

Up next from the Georgetown University Wargaming Society's continuing series of lectures, is a lecture on

In this workshop, the innovative integration of formal scientific experiments with experimental game mechanics will be explored, focusing particularly on wargames. The discussion will revolve around how traditional wargaming elements can be effectively utilized in scientific settings to enhance experimental outcomes. We will delve into the additional benefits of incorporating game mechanics into formal experiments, what modifications are required in traditional gaming styles to facilitate scientific inquiry, and the potential of this interdisciplinary approach to reshape experimental research.

Rather than applying scientific methods to wargaming in order to improve understanding (such as my simulation studies), this lecture looks to invert my process by using wargaming mechanisms to improve formal, scientific experiments.  It may be worth a listen.  This event is 20 February.  I plan to attend.

Link: Experimental Games