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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To engage in a war game.
  • intransitive verb To simulate (a military operation or a proposed plan of action) in order to test validity or effectiveness under actual or assumed conditions.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See kriegspiel.
  • noun Military strategy; war.

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