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WarGames: The Dead Code

Meanwhile, R.I.P.L.E.Y. is led to believe that Philadelphia has been hit by a bioterrorist attack and decides to halt the spread of the bioweapon by hijacking a Predator drone with missiles and a nuclear warhead on board and use it to destroy the city.


A Piñata Named Desire

Back home Roger taunts Stan over his failure and Stan finally admits that he can't act, with Roger recommending an acting coach (who, as Stan correctly predicts, is another of Roger's personas.) Stan shows progress by acting out a scene from WarGames, but refuses to perform the love scene with Roger as the "leading lady".

Aggressor

Aggressor squadron, a United States military unit acting as an opponent in wargames

DEF CON

The term DEF CON comes from the movie WarGames, referencing the U.S. Armed Forces defense readiness condition (DEFCON).

Deterrence theory

Third, diplomatic misunderstandings and/or opposing political ideologies may lead to escalating mutual perceptions of threat, and a subsequent arms race that elevates the risk of actual war—a scenario illustrated in the movies WarGames (1983) and Dr. Strangelove' (1964).

First Time in New York

Later, Barney tries to use stories from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Risky Business and WarGames as his "first time" stories, but his friends call him on it (with Ted pointing out that WarGames didn't even have a sex scene in it).

Impulse-based turn system

It can be considered a fairly complex mechanic, but has been used in three games that have enjoyed long-term success, the wargames Star Fleet Battles and Car Wars, and the Hero System role-playing game (also known as Champions or Fantasy Hero).

International Wargames Federation

The International Wargames Federation, which was founded by the Derby Wargames Club and Mind Sports South Africa in 1991.

Jane Greer

She remarried in 1947, to Edward Lasker (1912–1997), a Los Angeles lawyer and businessman, with whom she had three sons: Alex, Steven, and Lawrence, a movie producer (WarGames, Sneakers).

Jerry Taylor

He is also a board game designer who has released three wargames, Hammer of the Scots, Crusader Rex, and Richard III.

John Skyler

Skyler along with Jon Malus, Cedric Alexander, and Brady Pierce would lose in an Extreme Warfare (Wargames Style) Cage Match against Team Impact Wrestling's Gunner, Crimson, Chase Stevens, and Luke Gallows.

Larchmont, Los Angeles

The 1983 film WarGames utilized a home at Lucerne and Second Street as a major backdrop and set.

Marine Doom

In 1996, General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps issued a directive to use wargames for improving "Military Thinking and Decision Making Exercises".

Philip Barker

Phil Barker (born 1928), British wargames designer and pioneer, co-founder of the Wargames Research Group

SARAH

In the same episode, it becomes known that SARAH is programmed on top of another AI, BRAD, which itself is programmed on top of the original WOPR AI from the movie WarGames.

Skirmisher Publishing

Skirmisher Publishing LLC is a Spring Branch, Texas-based publisher of wargames, roleplaying games, and historic reprints.

Strategic Simulations, Inc.

The company was founded by Joel Billings, a wargame enthusiast, who in summer 1979 saw the possibility of using the new home computers such as the TRS-80 for wargames.

Terminal Entry

The Manhattan Project, and WarGames, two other movies from the 1980s which covered similar topics dealing with the dangers of technology.

Tom Vasel

Originally, Vasel represented players who prefer designer games, while co-host Joe Steadman advocated for those who prefer wargames.

Since May 2005, Vasel has co-hosted The Dice Tower, a podcast about board games and wargames.

TSR, Inc.

That same year, TSR released a wargame based on Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October, which became one of the biggest selling wargames of all time.

WarGames match

After no WarGames match was held in 1999, Vince Russo brought back WarGames in a new format he called "WarGames 2000", with the tagline "Russo's Revenge".

Rob Black's Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion also capitalized on the popularity of the WarGames match by holding one of their own, called "Genocide," with the same rules.

Warhammer Ancient Battles

It is a rulebook for historical wargames developed from the popular Warhammer Fantasy Battle by Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestley and the Perry brothers.

ZOC

Zone of control, the tiles adjacent to tiles occupied by objects in board wargames


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