Connections Online 2026

CONNECTIONS ONLINE 2026

Wargaming Soft Factors

UPDATE 4/14 - All events are entered. Individual event ticketing is also open. Buy your badge, build your schedule, settle in for a great week of Connections Online!

Wargames have traditionally focused on “hard factors” — movement rates, firepower scores, penetration values. But all wargamers (especially professional wargamers) understand that there is more than just the kinetics. Command and control, morale, and even cognitive factors are tremendously important — yet are often given short shrift. Connections Online 2026 will explore soft factors in wargaming.

The conference is structured around 3 days of core events, covering 6 hours each. Outside of these core event hours, extended events may include additional seminars, game sessions, or social events.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Early bird badges available

Registration cost includes:

• All presentations, panels, and keynotes (unlimited seats for participation), including ability to ask questions / interact with the speakers during their presentations
• Access to the Connections Online Discord server
• Ability to register for any extended conference events (such as game sessions), on a first-come, first-served basis for limited-seat events

As a reminder, all Armchair Dragoons Patreon supporters at the Regimental Captain level get a free badge for Connections Online, and any other events sponsored and operated by them.

About Connections Online

Connections Online is an all-volunteer non-profit online conference dedicated to advancing and preserving the art, science, and application of wargaming (including business and non-war topics) by bringing together wargaming professionals and dedicated hobbyists interested in the theory and practice of wargaming for analysis, education, training, and fun. We charge a nominal fee to cover the cost of our online collaboration tools.

We have been the premier online/distributed conference for the wargaming practitioner community, running for half a decade (so far!). We are a part of the Connections series of international conferences, which includes regular events in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, as well as occasional events in other parts of the world.

The conference is structured around 3 days of core events (covering 6 hours each). Outside of these core event hours, extended events may include additional seminars, game sessions, or social events.

Connections Online has upgraded our social media presence and will be sharing a variety of links and information throughout the year, including information about our 2026 conference as we get closer to it. You can follow us on your social platform of choice, and find all those links on our Linktree here.

Please note that all panels, presentations, and other events are limited to registered attendees of the conference. Core event videos will be made public after the completion of Connections Online 2025

There are 2 'steps' to registration for the conference. Purchasing a badge gets you access to the conference Discord server, and the ability to add tickets for individual events. The tickets cover your individual events. Core events are available to every badge holder, but some extended events have limited capacity, and for those, you must have a ticket.