Most of these have me going “argh, physics/game theory/evolution doesn’t work that way!”, but there’s a few good ones in there. I liked this one and this one in particular, though the former has a fair bit of evolution fail in it.
Agreed, they can definitely get a bit absurd. This one is one of my favourites:
http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/13-TheBalticWarCD/TheBalticWarCD/The%20World%20Turned%20Upside%20Down/0743498747__24.htm
The short story “The Road Not Taken” by Harry Turtledove is also a good one if you can find it.
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Most of these have me going “argh, physics/game theory/evolution doesn’t work that way!”, but there’s a few good ones in there. I liked this one and this one in particular, though the former has a fair bit of evolution fail in it.
Agreed, they can definitely get a bit absurd. This one is one of my favourites:
http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/13-TheBalticWarCD/TheBalticWarCD/The%20World%20Turned%20Upside%20Down/0743498747__24.htm
The short story “The Road Not Taken” by Harry Turtledove is also a good one if you can find it.