TRAX I was a wargame developed by the U.S. Army Research
Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences in the mid-1980s. It was
designed to support the training of tank platoon leaders. The game modified the
Dunn-Kempf terrain board and components to create a simplified, faster-paced
training tool.

The game was set at platoon level, with models to represent
individual tanks and sections. Any modern wargamer familiar with the work of
WRG would have recognised a TRAX 1 game in progress.

TRAX I focused on low-cost methods of leader tactical
training and aims. The game was a ‘multiplayer’ solo game with the players
representing American forces against an umpire controlled Warsaw Pact enemy. It
was targeted at maximising training and included four exercises with detailed
lesson plans.

This book includes extensive notes about the game design and
are still of relevance to any developer working on developing their own
tactical wargame.

This book is published by the History of Wargaming Project
as part of ongoing efforts to document the development of professional
wargaming.