Stratagem promoting thinking skills and historical study by playing stratagy games

Stratagem
promoting thinking skills & historical study by playing strategy games

Welcome to the Groupsite for Stratagem and Stratagem Solutions.  James Istvanffy created both these organizations and any questions, suggestions or useful observations regarding their operation should be sent to him directly.

This site is a public meeting place that provides those who wish to be associated with Stratagem with a shared calendar, discussion forums, photo gallery, files and member profiles or information.  Anyone may join this site, however to be recognized as contributing member of Stratagem a donation of money (minimally $10), volunteer work and/or in-kind products are expected. 

Stratagem is dedicated to fostering fellowship among wargamers and promote lasting friendships.  Good manners, appropriate behavior and toleration for other people's point of view are expected.  We are Head Quartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

Stratagem sponsored regular monthly meetings were held for many years on the 2nd Saturday of the month; however a new (and independant of Stratagem) has taken the time and space where Stratagem once met. 

Additionally Stratagem has been a sponsor of a once a year Convension called Strat-Con (held on the first weekend in February each year) usually at the Military Museums.

Stratagem sponsors Tournaments for specific games - such as Diplomacy, Machiavelli, Hannibal, and others as the need / interest arrises.

Stratagem Solutions and Stratagem also offers political consulting and training including help in nomination races and election campaigns.  Stratagem is fully commited to the free, democratic and just society based on a brotherhood of mankind.

Stratagem has other special events (in partnership with other organizations) at the Military Museums, the Glenbow Museum, the University of Calgary, Cal-Con (Calgary Games Convension), Fall Con (cornucopia of games), Fort Calgary, the Mewata Armories, the Calgary Public Library, the Calgary Comic and Engertainment Expo, the Highland Games, the Aero Space Museum, the Lougheed House, the Sentry Box, Community Colleges, High Schools, and other community events.  All of these activies are meant to increase the historical strategy gaming hobby and have fun doing so.

For many of our events we had prizes (or gifts from Stratagem) and we list who won these prizes (or gifts) and for when they were awarded, see below:

2011 Prize Winners
January - Bob Sielaff, Brian Mitenko, Stuart Jickling, James I, Avram L, Christopher Clark
February - Bruce Beckett, Jonathan GB, Evan C., Gord J., John I., Joseph Jones, plus others
March - Rodger Nilson, Shaun Fullerton, James I
April - Alexander Hill,
May - Calgary Dollars, Robert Sielaff,
June - Bob, Ian, Bruce Beckett, Chris Clark (some confussion because no sign up sheet)
July - Avram L, Norm Zinkham, Ian Duquette
August - Chris Toltesi, Justin A., Bruce Bekett, Jonathan Gartshor-Baxter, Norm Z.
September - prizes may possibly be stopping soon
October -
November - Prizes have definitely stopped, such is life in the big city
December -

2010 Prize Winners
January - Bob Sielaff
February - everyone gets a Calgary Dollar
March - Kent Stuckert
April - Avram L.
May - Christopher Clark
June - Norm Z., James I ()
July - Marcus Laija (?). Charlie Kivi (?),
August - Bruce Beckett, Avram L., Brent Pollock (??)
September - ? (I was away - I think Avram but unsure)
October - Kyle Gurnsey, Chris Clark, Ian Duquette, Chris Toltesi
November - Norm Z.
December - Avram L., Chris Clark, Ian D., James McCallion, and others

2009 Gift Cirtificate Winners (thank you Sentry Box!)
January - Avram L.
February - Todd Honkala
March - Chris Toltesi
April - Norm Z.
May - Ian D.
June - Christopher Clark
July - Bob S. (& James I)
August - Avram L.
September - Bruce Buckett
October - Rob Vollman
November - Charlie Pester
December - Bob Sielaff

Stratagem will no longer giving out prizes due to the serious contention and hard feelings that sometime ensued from such gifts nor will Stratagem support any form of gambling.

Please contact James Istvanffy if you have any questions or would like to help us build and improve the strategy gaming culture in Calgary or if you want to be involved in the political process. 

As we sometime say... "Meet me in the war room - with an attitude!!"

Cheers.