View Full Version : What's an AAR?


deeno
Aug 19, 2004, 07:30 AM
What is it?

Sorry for the akward question but I couldn't find the answer. Is it a game? is it a program? It looks fun :D.

kamleungc
Aug 19, 2004, 08:26 AM
It is "After Action Report"

Dell19
Aug 19, 2004, 08:58 AM
So basically it is just a story detailing what happened during a game. The usual appearance of the term has been for Victoria AARs detailing the progress of creating an empire.

MikeH
Aug 21, 2004, 08:49 AM
Yes, it's originally a military term that transferred first into wargames and then into general strategy games (I'm old enough to remember reading board wargame AARs in magazines like Fire and Movement)

damunzy
Aug 21, 2004, 12:19 PM
I went to a few AARs while I was in the Army - not much fun but a good learning experience. Which is exactly what they are used for in games.