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Sebastian Bae

@sebastianbae.bsky.social

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Senior Game Designer at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). Adjunct Professor at Georgetown. Former US Marine. Opinions own.

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · Mar 12

This represents why I designed "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" -- to enable educational #wargaming at the tactical level. We need more #wargames to enable enlisted and officer leaders to engage with a range of problems. The mind is the first and foremost weapon of any leader.

US Marines playing "Littoral Commander Indo-Pacific" on the USNS Guam

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 1h

As one should! I think we need more adversary POV games personally

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 3h

Not sure.

Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 4h

Also, I will note that more professional DoD funded wargames are exploring a wider variety of scenarios beyond an invasion only premise. If you're interested, hit me up on the high side.

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 4h

I love the idea of wargame design centered on China's perspective and decision space in a Taiwan contingency. So it's disappointing that they didn't discuss the design or execution more. Personally, I want to do a #wargame centered on TWN will to fight.
warontherocks.com/2025/10/a-wa...

A Wargame to Take Taiwan, from China’s Perspective

In August 2025, 25 international experts gathered at Syracuse University to do something unusual: plan China's invasion of Taiwan. For two days,

warontherocks.com

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 13h

Please do

Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 18h

Not a matrix game. Actually more card driven

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Ian TB @iantb.bsky.social · 22h

#ManeuverWarfare is finally hitting the streets! If you pre-ordered from @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social, copies are going out as we speak. And now that I’ve got my own official copy, I finally get the @sebastianbae.bsky.social card back that mysteriously wandered off at Modern Day Marine!

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 2d

Since we're getting a crash course in DoD reprogramming authority, CRS has a good report on it linked below. Some important points:

Congress gives DoD reprogramming authority because when you're dealing with a trillion dollars, some stuff is probably going to need to be changed over 12 months

👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 2d

DoD usually has thresholds for reprogramming.

www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

www.congress.gov

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 1d

Designed by CNA, "LEXICON" is an in-the-box #wargame designed to help military staffs to explore & learn about capabilities in the #information and #influence environment. It is immensely valuable to get feedback from IO planners to help refine the game design. #wargaming

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 1d

Marine Corps University is facilitating a session of the coveted Operational Wargame System (OWS) for @guws.bsky.social Spots are limited, sign up quickly. #wargaming
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October 22nd GUWS/MCU OWS Game Day

Join the Georgetown University Wargaming Society in conjunction with Marine Corps University on Wednesday, October 22nd from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM for a special game day! We will be playing the Operation...

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 1d

Haha 😆 spam's place in Korean food is a deep legacy of the war and it is so fascinating

Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a suit and tie is laughing while sitting at a table .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is laughing while sitting at a table .

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 2d

Budae jjigae or "Army stew" is essentially a stew composed of various random ingredients from instant noodles and spam. The dish is a legacy of the food scarcity after the Korean War and the influence of the American military on the culinary evolution of Korean food.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 4d

Co-signing @ckunzelman.bsky.social saying @chasecarter.bsky.social has been working on this, and Charlie Hall was before the Polygon purge. GAMA for sure has been yelling, as have most publishers. Even TTRPG publishers are worried their books might get reclassified as games.

Tabletop industry in full panic as Trump tariffs are poised to erase decades of growth

‘Devastating consequences’ on the way, says trade group

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 3d

Seoul art. 🎨 🖌️

Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah too soon

Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 3d

Urgh let's not

Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 3d

My old stomping grounds

Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 3d

Makes me miss the Bay

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 4d

Day 1 #FallAssembly2025 went great
- Fading Glory (Borodino)
- BoAR (Savannah)
- Simple GBOH
- Traces of Hubris
- Combat Commander
- Great War Commander
- Off The Line
- Bell of Treason
- and a rollickin' 6-player game of World At War '85 w/ Bruce Maxwell & Mike Nagel as players

More fun today!