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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SBSVC, post: 545861, member: 136&quot;]Well, my husband is a military historian - a writer and a game designer. He has about 30 military strategy games on the market. He also occasionally is contracted to present &quot;strategy sessions&quot; at military bases, using games (usually live action) to illustrate the history and tactics of war and diplomacy to both enlisted troops and officers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked him about this particular game, and he laughed. He said that this was a version intended to &quot;help&quot; the military, and that it was considered a total flop. Whether it is &quot;valuable&quot; in any way is anyone&#039;s guess (but the non-military version holds very little monetary value.)</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a site online with a tiny bit of info. If you scroll down to the 4th title, <i>Real War, </i>at this link, you&#039;ll find a little about it.</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/war-is-boring/four-times-the-army-has-tried-to-turn-war-into-a-game-859d64bb3d35" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://medium.com/war-is-boring/four-times-the-army-has-tried-to-turn-war-into-a-game-859d64bb3d35" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/war-is-boring/four-times-the-army-has-tried-to-turn-war-into-a-game-859d64bb3d35</a></p><p><br /></p><p>DH says that the guy who wrote the line: <i>If you really want to play it, you can pick up a sealed copy for $999.99 on eBay </i>must have been referring to this listing, from 2013, which was ended by the seller:</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Joint-Forces-Chief-Of-State-Employment-CD-ROM-DC-Military-War-Game-3D-/290830954219" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Joint-Forces-Chief-Of-State-Employment-CD-ROM-DC-Military-War-Game-3D-/290830954219" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Joint-Forces-Chief-Of-State-Employment-CD-ROM-DC-Military-War-Game-3D-/290830954219</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the OCLC World Cat (library) listing for it:</p><p><a href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/joint-force-employment/oclc/44417292" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/joint-force-employment/oclc/44417292" rel="nofollow">https://www.worldcat.org/title/joint-force-employment/oclc/44417292</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s all I can add.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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