Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of ancient warfare answers with me, Murray, your regular weekly fix of 10 minutes of ancient warfare concentrated stuff to distract you and take you away completely from the modern world.

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Now, today's question is from Jamie Peter 3567.

Hi, Jamie.

Or Peter.

Or Jamie Peter?

Not sure.

Okay.

So here's one for ancient warfare answers, which Uncle Murray, thank you, Uncle Murray. No, talking to myself. What was the first war game? Did it really start at Wattu, or are there examples of ancient generals playing games to practice for war, an ancient equivalent of a modern war game.

Now, of course, Wattu is the Western Approaches Tactical Unit, W-A-T-U, and I'm not even sure

it's said as a word.

One of the things, of course, about acronyms is are they said as words or are they said

as letters?

One of those tricky things around the world.

Some are said as words, some are not.

Anyway, for that, now when you ask this question, Jamie,

I immediately thought tabletop wargaming, not wargaming as in practical wargames with actual armies.

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