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		hangonhn on Jan 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year ... Didn't the Prussian general staff basically invent the idea of table top gaming/simulations?

radicalbyte on Jan 18, 2023 [–]

The Chinese were doing it >2000 years ago - I expect that such games were a common tool.

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