IDAHEX: A Maneuver-Oriented Model of Conventional Land Warfare. Version 1.0. Volume 3. Player's Manual.

摘要

IDAHEX is a model of warfare implemented as a computer program. Usually, no distinction is drawn between the model and the program; this manual refers to them both as 'IDAHEX'. IDAHEX can be regarded as a system that is used by the 'game designer' to design a war game and then by the players to play it. There are two sides in the war, 'Red' and 'Blue', inducing a 'Red player' role and a 'Blue player' role. Although both roles may be assumed by a single person, IDAHEX is careful to distinguish them and to prevent one player from giving commands to the other's forces. Although IDAHEX can be played in batch processing mode, interactive use is far more convenient. IDAHEX can be played interactively with each player on a separate terminal or with both players sharing a single terminal.