Introduction: The Atrocities of War In the past centuries, war has repeatedly reduced civilizations to rubble and turned human lives into statistics. From the trenches of World War I to the burning cities of the Thirty Years’ War, more than 150 million people have died in conflicts driven by ego, ideology, miscommunication, and strategic blindness. Civilians are often the first victims—through famine, genocide, displacement, and disease. These wars were not inevitable—they were preventable. And if leaders had paused to think, align, and act strategically, millions of lives could have been saved.

This simulation invites you to step into the shoes of a strategist, not a soldier. What if diplomacy had prevailed over pride? What if decision-makers had replaced reaction with reflection?