TRAX I was a wargame developed by the U.S. Army
Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences in the
mid-1980s. It was designed to support the training of tank platoon
leaders. The game modified the Dunn-Kempf terrain board and components
to create a simplified, faster-paced training tool.
The game was set at platoon level, with models to
represent individual tanks and sections. Any modern wargamer familiar
with the work of WRG would have recognised a TRAX 1 game in progress.
TRAX I focused on low-cost methods of leader
tactical training and aims. The game was a ‘multiplayer’ solo game with
the players representing American forces against an umpire controlled
Warsaw Pact enemy. It was targeted at maximising training and included
four exercises with detailed lesson plans.
This book includes extensive notes about the game
design and are still of relevance to any developer working on developing
their own tactical wargame.
This book is published by the History of Wargaming
Project as part of ongoing efforts to document the development of
professional wargaming.
The book is available
for purchase via online book stores such as Amazon.
