Posted on: October 7, 2014 Posted by: Richard Barbrook Comments: 0

Class Wargames book launch party

Join us to celebrate the publication of Richard Barbrook’s new book: Class Wargames: ludic subversion against spectacular capitalism. “In a world become ‘game-ified’ against its will, Class Wargames provides the field manual for the only game that matters – that of history.” – McKenzie Wark Friday 24th October 5.00-7.00pm: collective games playing 7.00-7.30pm: screening of Ilze Black’s The Game of War film 7.30-9.00pm: talks by Richard Barbrook, Fabian Tompsett and…

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Posted on: October 5, 2014 Posted by: Richard Barbrook Comments: 0

Class Wargames at the Anarchist Bookfair

The Situationists Outflank the Bakuninists “An organisation is either democratic or it is not. In content, this means that there can be no other power of decision outside the general assembly itself, and the execution of decisions must not be done in any way that the body carrying out decisions becomes a separate power. The theory now returns with greater coherence. Let our practice now unite with that theory, and…

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Posted on: September 17, 2014 Posted by: James Comments: 0

CLASS WARGAMES PRESENTS GUY DEBORD’S THE GAME OF WAR

Unpopular Books has published the extended version of Richard Barbrook and Fabian Tompsett’s script for Ilze Black’s film – Class Wargames Presents Guy Debord’s The Game of War – along with the group’s communiqués and a specially written preface by Fabian Tompsett. Click here for a free download of the Class Wargames pamphlet. You can purchase the hard copy of the pamphlet in person or on-line from: Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road King’s…

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Posted on: September 17, 2014 Posted by: James Comments: 0

CLASS WARGAMES: LUDIC SUBVERSION AGAINST SPECTACULAR CAPITALISM

CLASS WARGAMES: LUDIC SUBVERSION AGAINST SPECTACULAR CAPITALISM Why should radicals be interested in playing wargames? Surely the Left can have no interest in such militarist fantasies? Yet, Guy Debord – the leader of the Situationist International – placed such importance on his invention of The Game of War that he described it as the most significant of his accomplishments. Intrigued by this claim, a multinational group of artists, activists and…

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Posted on: September 17, 2014 Posted by: James Comments: 0

IMPERIALISM IN SPACE

Imperialism in Space is a board game that is at once both fun and exciting to play and designed as an educational tool. By playing Imperialism in Space, people can gain a critical understanding of the political and theoretical arguments of Vladimir Lenin’s famous 1916 pamphlet Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism. Imperialism in Space is a 4 person game: players explore space, expand, colonising new worlds, and exploit their…

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Posted on: September 17, 2014 Posted by: James Comments: 0

COMMANDS & COLORS: NAPOLEONICS

View Thumbnails Richard Borg’s Commands & Colors: Napoleonics is not overly complex by design. It is based on the highly successful Commands & Colors game system, where the command cards drive the movement while creating a “fog of war.” The battle dice resolve combat quickly and efficiently. The scale of the game fluctuates, which allows players to effectively portray epic Napoleonic battles, as well as small historical actions. In some…

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