When comparing games with books and films, one of the most striking differences is the number of verbs.
Quotes about books
Books tell you what happened; games can tell you what might have happened: a much broader and deeper picture of the historical reality.
I love to identify with a story hero… but honestly, board games are not the strongest medium for this. A good book or movie offers this more efficiently.
It may seem odd to describe books, articles and lectures on war as “models”, but that is exactly what they are.
With most books and movies, one doesn’t spend much time and energy asking oneself how to read, how to watch—one just reads or watches. With games, most of the time is spent thinking of tactics, of strategy, of opponents’ psychology, which leaves little time and brain power for dealing in depth with a serious topic