Riskgaming The present and future of wargaming
Oct 22, 2025
Rwizi Rweizooba Ainomugisha, the editor of Wargaming Weekly and a dynamic wargaming designer from Uganda, shares his fascinating journey from building an underground casino in high school to shaping modern wargaming. He discusses the significance of gamification across various fields, the potential of solitaire and microgames to attract newcomers, and the challenges of making wargaming mainstream. Rwizi also emphasizes the balance between serious play and strategic decision-making, advocating for a cultural shift to embrace wargaming as a vital tool for leadership.
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High School Underground Casino
- Rwizi ran an underground poker-style casino in his Ugandan Catholic high school to create a level playing field for friends.
- He learned rudimentary game design by adapting rules from library books and dealing the games himself.
From Gamification Consultancy To Fintech
- Rwizi worked for Octalysis Group writing about gamification across industries and saw games applied beyond entertainment.
- That research helped him apply gamification to a fintech app he was building to make it engaging.
How Wargaming Hooked A Newcomer
- Discovering RAND's Cold War wargames led Rwizi from gamification into professional wargaming research.
- He consumed webinars aggressively and took extensive notes to build domain knowledge.
