by Rulesjd
cferejohn wrote:
Which of course transitions the argument to "was the Cold War a war"?
I think the more interesting question is still the one I brought up: what is the point of categorizing stuff at all? It's not like there is a single right place where every game obviously and unambiguously fits. The *point* is to organize the database so people can find games that are likely to appeal to them. It is reasonable that fans of wargames may find Twilight Struggle worth a look? Definitely. Ergo: wargames is a reasonable place to place Twilight Struggle.
Note: this does not mean wargames is the *only* reasonable place to put Twilight Struggle.
All excellent points. As an academic question, I tend to fall against the notion that TS is a wargame. However, if I were to try and sell it on Ebay with it's category system, I would probably include it in the wargames section for the reasons you mentioned.