Longshot: does anyone in the UK have a copy of Square Mile (MB Games, 1962) that I could have a look at?

The tabletop freelancer survey closes on Monday, if you want to make sure IWGB has the info to fight for fair freelancer wages share it and fill it in now! forms.gle/efLP5CLxskse...

Wonderful admission from the cops that non violent action is effective and really really makes them sad.

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Non-Breaking Space and developer Joe Dewhurst: "Cross Bronx Expressway: A Solo Urban Planning Sandbox" @nbsp1618.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social insidegmt.com/cross-bronx-...

CHICAGO! Join us at Haymarket House for a radical board game night featuring CHICAGO '68 game designer, @yoyoni.bsky.social Wednesday, September 10th at 6:30pm CT RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

For those interested, here is the official trailer for Cross Bronx Expressway, a boardgame designed by Non-Breaking Space. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5aZ... @nbsp1618.bsky.social

I found this article by @jdragsky.bsky.social incredibly interesting and compelling, and I think many of my current (boardgame design) and ex (philosophy) colleagues will too: possumcreek.medium.com/does-super-m...

I created a thread where I share the link to the zine I made on bgg for the new codenames. Surely there will be transphobes who come to attack me for it—so please help support me on there! boardgamegeek.com/thread/35536...

An important response to the IHRA debate - many Jewish staff at Edinburgh (myself included) believe it must be scrapped.

I wanted to share a few thoughts recent discussions around CGE’s decision to partner with JKR for their upcoming @codenamesgame.bsky.social game have prompted. Thankful to those who spoke early to this issue (Marceline, Tiffany, @nopunincluded.com et al) for helping this get the needed attention.

I had a great time chatting with Ben, and I hope people enjoy listening to it!

My guest this week is game designer and developer at GMT Games, Joe Dewhurst. We talk about philosophy, game development and the evangelisation of games...but which games did he choose?

Some interesting thoughts on the possibly unintended consequences of the government proscribing Palestine Action: pagandillon.substack.com/p/palestine-...

We just demo'd Chicago '68 for new players last night. Really interesting game state emerged when the Demonstrators super charged their improvised barricades on round 1. They rerouted the police away from the Convention and led rapid marches through multiple interconnected rally points. #boardgames

Just received this perfect not-Scully and not-Mulder from @crookeddice.bsky.social, I love them!

Tonight I got a chance to play Cross Bronx Expressway, and, wow, I cannot say enough great things about it! We played 1940-1960, and it was such a rich experience navigating the competing institutions and urban development that affected the Bronx population. So much history! Can't wait for my game!

Origins Day 1 highlights include A Gest of Robin Hood, Cross Bronx Expressway, In the Shadows, and Microverse! I love meeting new people and teaching these games, especially to gamers who don’t expect them out of @gmtgames.bsky.social.

I got to play @nbsp1618.bsky.social’s Cross Bronx Expressway with folks in the open play area at Origins. It was cool to see all the folks stopping to look and ask questions about the game. @gmtgames.bsky.social - I will have it out a few more times this weekend!

Got my advance copy of @nbsp1618.bsky.social Cross Bronx Expressway from @gmtgames.bsky.social - I will have this at @originsgamefair.bsky.social. Events are full but I will be running demos in the open play area so drop in!

I'm very proud of this design, and so pleased with how great its ended up looking! It's been a real labour of love by everyone involved, not least the talented (and only occasionally infuriating) designer @nbsp1618.bsky.social, who I've had the pleasure of getting to know well while working on it.

history in the making #RepBX @gmtgames.bsky.social

Tonight at 9pm I'm super excited to host a strategy chat about A Gest Of Robin Hood, released by @gmtgames.bsky.social with a few of the top players on BGA. youtube.com/live/vEeC70Z...

Our interview with Adam Blinkinsop designer of Echo from the Dark from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2025/06/09/i...

Just finished @djackthompson.bsky.social's War Story: Occupied France and really enjoyed it! We got a good result but lost five team members, and it was a thrilling and tense experience the whole way through. Very excited for any sequel, and trying to convince @fredserval.bsky.social to play next.

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

I never thought this would happen... I entered the top 100 wargames on @boardgamegeek.com with Gest. Thanks so much to @joedewhurst.bsky.social for helping me make this game actually good, Chechu and Robert for making it look awesome, and @gmtgames.bsky.social for believing in me.

Fresh out of PunchedCon, with @pierrevj.bsky.social @ericvulgaris.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social we did a video debrief featuring awesome games such as Napoleon's Triumph, @gmtgames.bsky.social The Pure Land, Merchant of Venus, and many more... 🤩 youtu.be/Z8WVrNMBjps?...

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Won this beauty by @djackthompson.bsky.social in the PunchedCon raffle, looking forward to digging into it! Thanks also to @ospreygames.bsky.social for donating it and @jsbuckley.bsky.social for organising, it was a great weekend!

PunchedCon day 2, we are playing @colewehrle.bsky.social award winning Wargame Arcs with @ericvulgaris.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social and @pierrevj.bsky.social 🌠

It's been a real pleasure working with Nils on this map – his historical knowledge and attention to detail are both fantastic, and he's managed to make something truly beautiful here. I've been working on this game a very long time now, and Nils has managed to make me feel excited about it again!

A few snippets from a very unexpected commission to work on a COIN game. Total freedom to come up with a map for the next volume in the COIN Series: The Ōnin War, Muromachi Japan. A game by Joe Dewhurst. A tribute to Kisai Risshō (Hiroshige II). @volko.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social

One more reminder--please vote for me for Golden Geek Best Podcast! I am approaching Episode 200 and I'm as proud of the pod as ever. :) Voting closes May 4.

I'm proud to announce that A Gest of Robin Hood has been nominated for both best 2-Player Game, and best Wargame of 2024 on @boardgamegeek.com. Every vote counts, so I count on you! 🫵 Poke @joedewhurst.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/b...

last year @nobordersbooks.bsky.social sent 600+ books to Rikers; this year our book drive is for teens who are incarcerated in Brooklyn. please purchase a book if you can—most of these are requested titles, and a $7 Goosebumps book would mean A LOT to a kid in detention bookshop.org/wishlists/70...

There are a lot of bad things happening all at once, and it’s overwhelming to think about how to meet moments like this. Jean says to focus on 1 or 2 things that you care about, understand fairly well, and are either local or involve a topic where you’re likely to have influence and find community

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 15,1947

after a wonderful introduction from Gene about the history of Combat Commander: Vietnam (insidegmt.com/for-everythi...), last week kicked off our series for InsideGMT on the design. Stephen and I did a lot of research on both CC and Vietnam to bring the two together. RSG is the glue.

Amazing work by @ccxvii.bsky.social & Co. at RTT (especially Joël Simoneau). Such a high quality implementation, and free! rally-the-troops.com/vijayanagara

Vijayanagara by @sespagnolie.bsky.social and friends is now out for RTT! A thousand thank yous to Joël Simoneau for programming it. rally-the-troops.com/vijayanagara

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from co-designer Non-Breaking Space: "A Vietnam RSG: Capturing the Core of the Combat Commander System" @nbsp1618.bsky.social insidegmt.com/a-vietnam-rs...

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Yann de Villeneuve "A Fading Star #3: On Designing a Game About an Ongoing Conflict" insidegmt.com/a-fading-sta...

Surely...you Gest of Robin Hood...? Join us at 1230EDT for @gmtgames.bsky.social @fredserval.bsky.social @maudineormsby.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social A Gest of Robin Hood! Should be a Merry Time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=heIh... & Twitch.tv/heavycardboard

It's raining, overcast and generally nasty outside here, so I thought I'd spend some time with y'all perusing @gmtgames.bsky.social P500 list with y'all. Come join me at 1300 EDT as I show y'all what it is & why you might care about it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RITS... & Twitch.tv/heavycardboard

I've just arrived back in Scotland after a fantastic two weeks in the US, including a whistle-stop tour of Nevada and Arizona, a week in New Mexico, then a few days in DC. In spite of everything I still love visiting the US, and more importantly spent some quality time with both family and friends.

Hey! You can play Land and Freedom right now for free on Rally the Troops! And the game will even do the rules for you, so learning is a breeze. www.rally-the-troops.com/land-and-fre... #antifascism @ccxvii.bsky.social

I had a great time at @fortcircle.bsky.social's Circle DC convention this weekend, demoing several games and meeting up with people I only see once a year, but the highlight has to be getting brutally massacred in about 15 minutes in Psycho Raiders. Thanks @chaosgoat.bsky.social!

@pierrevj.bsky.social I think this about sums up our chat on civic pride today?

Last games of the convention, this was amazing.

Hey all! It’s Sunday. Go subscribe to my friend Fred! youtube.com/@homoludens1... he runs one of my favorite channels. If you asked me what channel I’ve consumed the most regularly on YouTube over the past couple years… here it is! @fredserval.bsky.social