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A Game of Strategic Choices
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- Military Strategy,
- United States Department of Defense,
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U.S. defense strategists and policymakers have the perennial challenge of developing capstone documents that can coherently articulate and guide how the U.S. Department of Defense will deliver and maintain combat-credible military forces to deter war and provide national security in alignment with national strategy. These forces must be ready to fight and prevail should deterrence fail against a variety of threats in an evolving and uncertain global security environment, and they must be able to do this with acceptable risks — both in the present against today's threats and in the future against threats that might emerge. Key audiences for these capstone documents include defense planners, programmers, budgeters, managers, analysts, and policymakers who support the development and management of forces that can be postured and employed in alignment with a given defense strategy to accomplish objectives.
Against this backdrop, RAND researchers developed Hedgemony, a wargame designed to teach U.S. defense professionals how different strategies could affect key planning factors in the trade space at the intersection of force development, force management, force posture, and force employment. The game presents players, representing the United States and its key strategic partners and competitors, with a global situation, competing national incentives, constraints, and objectives; a set of military forces with defined capacities and capabilities; and a pool of periodically renewable resources. The players are asked to outline their strategies and are then challenged to make difficult choices by managing the allocation of resources and forces in alignment with their strategies to accomplish their objectives within resource and time constraints.
A short video featuring interviews with U.S. defense professionals who played Hedgemony and the RAND researchers who developed the game is available here.
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.7249/TL301
- Document Number: TL-301-OSD
- Year: 2020
- Series:Tools
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A Game of Strategic Choices
- Related Topics:
- Global Security,
- Military Strategy,
- United States Department of Defense,
Download
Download Free Electronic Document
Rulebook
| Format | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PDF file | 18.7 MB | Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher for the best experience. |
Player Guide
| Format | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PDF file | 2.4 MB | Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher for the best experience. |
Abbreviations and Glossary
| Format | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PDF file | 1 MB | Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher for the best experience. |
Purchase
Purchase This Item
| Format | List Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Add to Cart | Tabletop Game | $250.00 |
U.S. defense strategists and policymakers have the perennial challenge of developing capstone documents that can coherently articulate and guide how the U.S. Department of Defense will deliver and maintain combat-credible military forces to deter war and provide national security in alignment with national strategy. These forces must be ready to fight and prevail should deterrence fail against a variety of threats in an evolving and uncertain global security environment, and they must be able to do this with acceptable risks — both in the present against today's threats and in the future against threats that might emerge. Key audiences for these capstone documents include defense planners, programmers, budgeters, managers, analysts, and policymakers who support the development and management of forces that can be postured and employed in alignment with a given defense strategy to accomplish objectives.
Against this backdrop, RAND researchers developed Hedgemony, a wargame designed to teach U.S. defense professionals how different strategies could affect key planning factors in the trade space at the intersection of force development, force management, force posture, and force employment. The game presents players, representing the United States and its key strategic partners and competitors, with a global situation, competing national incentives, constraints, and objectives; a set of military forces with defined capacities and capabilities; and a pool of periodically renewable resources. The players are asked to outline their strategies and are then challenged to make difficult choices by managing the allocation of resources and forces in alignment with their strategies to accomplish their objectives within resource and time constraints.
A short video featuring interviews with U.S. defense professionals who played Hedgemony and the RAND researchers who developed the game is available here.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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News Release
New Game, the First Offered by RAND to Public, Challenges Players to Design Defense Strategies for Uncertain World
Research conducted by
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The initial research and development of Hedgemony was sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD).
This report is part of the RAND Corporation tool series. RAND tools may include models, databases, calculators, computer code, GIS mapping tools, practitioner guidelines, web applications, and various toolkits. All RAND tools undergo rigorous peer review to ensure both high data standards and appropriate methodology in keeping with RAND's commitment to quality and objectivity.
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The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.
Document Details
- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Available
- Format: Tabletop Game
- List Price: $250.00
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.7249/TL301
- Document Number: TL-301-OSD
- Year: 2020
- Series:Tools
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