[quote=Maykxor]
...anybody know if there's an actual name given to those strategic map/board pieces that I was trying to describe in my post? You know the kind you always see in movies that looks like they're moving with a casino stick?
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I would assume that the term, "Icon" would be relevant; Unit Icon.
You know, I spent 21 years in the military, not the navy mind you, but I have never heard a name for those widgets, doodads, gizmos, or icons.