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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian18 Apr 2023 7:46 p.m. PST

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Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP18 Apr 2023 7:50 p.m. PST

The Campaigns of Napoleon III

smithsco18 Apr 2023 8:55 p.m. PST

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Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP19 Apr 2023 2:51 a.m. PST

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Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP19 Apr 2023 3:28 a.m. PST

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How to Vent Your Wargaming Losses on Family and Friends
The Tactical Benefits of Poor Personal Hygiene
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How to Cyberstalk the Opponent Who Just Destroyed You at the Table
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Dice Hate You? Learn to Use the Force

Actually that last one might not be bad if you interpret "Force" as in the forces on your board. So it would be specific strategies to counter runs of low-probability outcomes.

Shark Six Three Zero19 Apr 2023 4:08 a.m. PST

How drones are overrated

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Cree197819 Apr 2023 5:43 a.m. PST

Component interaction with wormholes and other advanced model making techniques

troopwo Supporting Member of TMP19 Apr 2023 8:38 a.m. PST

"The Art of The Deal" by Percival.
"Timing Your Departure and Retirement Just Right" by Wainwright.
"How To Avoid Being Trapped By Accurate Intelligence" by MacArthur, in two volumes.
"Oppurtunities" by Mark Clark.

"Avoiding Your Contemporaries Pratfalls" by Benito Mussolini.
"This Always Works" by Neville Chamberlain.
"Asking the USSR to Act as An Intermediary" by Hirothito.

This could go on a bit,,,.

Grattan54 Supporting Member of TMP19 Apr 2023 10:11 a.m. PST

Sounds like we are listed book titles more than a course taught at a military academy.

troopwo Supporting Member of TMP19 Apr 2023 10:43 a.m. PST

How to clear coat your figures to be snack-erosion proof.

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Physical Workout Routines for Wargamers.

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The Historicon Diet.

Eumelus Supporting Member of TMP19 Apr 2023 11:38 a.m. PST

"Dress with Understated Elegance" by Joachim Murat.

JMcCarroll19 Apr 2023 3:07 p.m. PST

Having a two front war is a good idea.
The friendly, loving German people of the 20th century.
EVERYONE is happy under a dictatorship.

Personal logo gamertom Supporting Member of TMP19 Apr 2023 4:08 p.m. PST

"How to Conduct a Land War in Asia" as given by the L. B. Johnson Foundation of Hysterical Research

Zephyr119 Apr 2023 9:12 p.m. PST

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Personal logo David Manley Supporting Member of TMP20 Apr 2023 1:56 a.m. PST

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Personal logo Mserafin Supporting Member of TMP20 Apr 2023 10:27 a.m. PST

Physical Workout Routines for Wargamers

I object – those of us with large armies of metal figures need to keep our strength up so we can carry them!

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP20 Apr 2023 1:47 p.m. PST

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They might teach the last one, but nobody would register.

robert piepenbrink Supporting Member of TMP20 Apr 2023 1:53 p.m. PST

The Campaigns of Napoleon II.

The Wars of Louis XVII.

Armies of Tsar Nicholas III (Actually, I think should be a Dodo--like an Osprey except it doesn't actually exist.)

Frederick Supporting Member of TMP20 Apr 2023 4:34 p.m. PST

Effective Techniques in Painting Eyeballs at all Scales

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Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP20 Apr 2023 5:58 p.m. PST

WH40K is the bargain wargamer's dream. They change the rules so often that people get frustrated with the armies they build and sell them second-hand for cheap. My price point is $1 USD per regular infantry figure.

Mark J Wilson21 Apr 2023 3:18 a.m. PST

@ Frederick I'm pretty sure the painting eyeballs course is part of the national curriculum.

whitphoto Supporting Member of TMP21 Apr 2023 8:19 a.m. PST

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