• Military exercise
  Military exercise
  A military exercise is the employment of military resources in training for military operations, either exploring the effects of warfare or testing strategies without actual combat...
  
  
• Military simulation
  Military simulation
  Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities. Many professional contemporary analysts object to the term wargames as this is generally taken to be referring to the civilian...
  
  , live or computer warfare simulations to develop real-world military strategies
• Video game
  Wargame (video games)
  Wargames are a subgenre of strategy video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map, as well as historical accuracy.-History:The genre of wargame video games is derived from earlier forms of wargames...
  
  , a genre of video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map
• Wargame (hacking), a challenge related to security and the target, to exploit a given vulnerability
• Business simulation
  Business War Games
  Business war gaming or business wargaming is an adaptation of the art of simulating moves and counter-moves in a commercial setting. Unlike military war games, or fantasy war games which go back hundreds of years to the days of Prussia and H.G...
  
  , an adaptation of the art of simulating moves and counter-moves in a commercial setting

Literature

• War Game (Philip K. Dick short story)
  War Game (Philip K. Dick short story)
  War Game is a 1959 short story written by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction, in 1959, and has since been re-published in two anthologies and at least twenty-four collections-Plot Summary:...
  
  , a 1959 short story by Philip K. Dick
• War Games, a 1966 novel by James Park Sloan
  James Park Sloan
  James Park Sloan is a noted American author, critic and academic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago...
  
  
• War Game (novel), a 1993 children's novel about World War I

Film and television

• The War Game
  The War Game
  The War Game is a 1965 television documentary-style drama depicting the effects of nuclear war on Britain. Written, directed, and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC's The Wednesday Play anthology series, it caused dismay within the BBC and in government and was withdrawn from television...
  
  , a 1965 BBC film for television
• "The War Games
  The War Games
  The War Games is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in ten weekly parts from 19 April to 21 June 1969. It was the last regular appearance of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, and of Wendy Padbury and Frazer Hines as companions Zoe...
  
  ", a 1969 Doctor Who serial
• WarGames
  WarGames
  WarGames is a 1983 American Cold War suspense/science-fiction film written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes and directed by John Badham. The film stars Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy....
  
  , a 1983 film by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick
  • WarGames: The Dead Code
    WarGames: The Dead Code
    WarGames: The Dead Code is a 2008 sequel to the 1983 thriller film WarGames. It was written by Randall M. Badat and Rob Kerchner and was directed by Stuart Gillard. Production began on November 20, 2006 in Montreal, and the film was released on DVD on July 29, 2008...
    
    , its 2008 direct to DVD sequel
• Our War Game!, a 2000 Digimon film
• War Game (film)
  War Game (film)
  War Game is a 2001 animated short film made by the British animation company Illuminated Films, and based on the Michael Foreman novel of the same name...
  
  , a 2001 animated film based on the 1993 children's novel
• "War Games" (Space: 1999)
  War Games (Space: 1999)
  "War Games" is the seventeenth episode of the first series of Space: 1999. The screenplay was written by Christopher Penfold; the director was Charles Crichton. The final shooting script is dated 15 October 1974...
  
  , a 1975 episode of Space: 1999
• "War Games" (Foyle's War), a 2003 episode of Foyle's War

Music

• War Games (Grave Digger album), 1986
• War Games (Rob Swift album)
  War Games (Rob Swift album)
  War Games is the eighth album by turntablist, Rob Swift. The album was released on September 6, 2005 for Coup De Grace Records and was produced by Rob Swift, DJ Melo D and DJ Quest. Three singles were released "A Terror Wrist", "Military Scratch" and "A Ghetto Poem".-Track listing:#"Intro"-...
  
  , 2005
• "War Games" (song), a 1983 song by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Other

• WarGames (video game), a 1984 Colecovision video game
• WarGames: Defcon 1
  WarGames: Defcon 1
  WarGames: Defcon 1 is a video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Although both versions possess the same missions and content, the PlayStation version is a tactical vehicle-shooting game while the PC version is a real-time strategy game...
  
  , a 1998 video game for PC and PlayStation
• Batman: War Games, a Batman story arc concerning a gang war in Gotham City
• WarGames match
  WarGames match
  The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling , usually at their Fall Brawl pay-per-view event in September.-History:...
  
  , in professional wrestling, a gimmick match used originally in the old National Wrestling Alliance