AITC Award winning – Advance to Contact received the AITC Innovation and Improvement award 2026
What Is Advance to Contact?
Advance to Contact is a physical military training board game designed to reinforce essential soldier knowledge through competition, teamwork and soldier-led delivery.
Built on a foundation of real-world military experience and tested in live phase 1 training environments, it transforms downtime into structured, high-impact learning. The game is already enhancing engagement and knowledge retention among Soldiers.
Why a board game?
Removes screen fatigue
Encourages face-to-face interaction
Builds real team cohesion
Student-led controlled learning environment
Easy to deploy anywhere
A military training game by soldiers - for soliders
British Army
FOUNDER
CAPTAIN SCOTT BOLTON
Advance to Contact was developed through direct experience of training Soldiers, identifying the need for a simple, effective and engaging training solution that works in real environments.
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Advance to Contact is available for Unit-level purchase.
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Minimum order quantities apply
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Pricing available on request
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Bulk orders supported