Our unboxing video for Iwo Jima 1945 from Worthington Publishing. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/09/u...

Our unboxing video for Greek Tragedy: The Greek Civil War 1944-1949 from Blue Panther. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/08/u...

Map, and components of the Chinese edition of Partizan, WW2 in Yugoslavia, first published in 2011 by Decision Games. @playersaidblog.bsky.social @desafioaguilas.bsky.social @rexbrynen.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social @flanker33.bsky.social @guws.bsky.social @huoltoreitti.bsky.social #wargame

Our video review for The Soft Underbelly: 1943-1945 from Dissimula Edizioni. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/07/v...

The next entry in The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming! Series is up and sees us highlighting the beautiful work of Tom Dalgliesh for Alliance: Multiplayer Napoleonic Wargame from Columbia Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/06/t...

Here's what will be in our annual fall sale, which begins November 7 at 0001 EST. Rather than post the list here, which would be about 20 pages, here's a link to the post on @boardgamegeek.com boardgamegeek.com/thread/36013...

Essen SPIEL 2025 Recap: I met @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social @playersaidblog.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social...

Look at all those hours upon hours of gaming in this stack of games from @gmtgames.bsky.social

I am always interested in where our views on the blog come from. Today, you can see that China is a big viewer. My question is what are the other 1.4 billion people doing? Why aren't they reading The Players' Aid?!?

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #53: The World Turned Upside Down from Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection from GMT Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/05/m...

#Wargaming ICYMI #1–check out my interview w/ @playersaidblog.bsky.social on the design philosophy, development, and gameplay of my #ManeuverWarfare #cardgame from @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social: theplayersaid.com/2025/10/27/i...

Our interview with Martin Melbardis designer of Thermopylae: Last Stand Print and Play from Solo Wargame currently on Kickstarter. But it’s the last day so hurry! theplayersaid.com/2025/11/04/i...

The November Wargame Watch sponsored by Blue Panther is up and includes 32 games from publishers like Renegade Game Studios, Neva Wargames, GMT Games, Matt White, SoloWargame, Flying Pig Games, Salt & Pepper Games, VUCA Simulations and more! theplayersaid.com/2025/11/03/w...

Our unboxing video for Alliance: Multiplayer Napoleonic Wargame from Columbia Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/02/u...

The box of games we shipped from SPIELE Essen arrived yesterday intact and full of gaming goodness!

October was an amazing month for the blog with 68,081 views, 27,422 visitors, 280 likes and 68 comments. This was up 15.7% over views in September (57,382). Thanks for stopping by!

Our unboxing video for Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition from GMT Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/01/u...

Our video review for Total War: Rome – The Board Game from PSC Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/31/v...

In a continuing series of Event Card spoilers for the upcoming The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland from Compass Games in today’s entry we take a look at #13 1966 The Times: John Bull’s Political Slum. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/30/t...

Grant shares his thoughts on the October 2025 Monthly Update from GMT Games – Ancients Take Center Stage! theplayersaid.com/2025/10/29/o...

All of these games arrived over the past few weeks when we were in Europe on our trip. Lots of gaming goodness to explore!

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #52: Advanced Sensing from 2040: An American Insurgency from Compass Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/28/m...

The final day of our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show we played Assault Sicily ‘43 - Primosole Bridge Expansion from Assault Games, Europa Universalis Defying Destiny Expansion from Aegir Games and Punica: Rome vs. Carthage from PHALANX. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/25/e...

Our interview with Ian Brown designer of #Maneuver Warfare from The Dietz Foundation. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/27/i...

Gamefound countdown now active 🎉 gamefound.com/en/projects/...

It was a huge honour to play our new modules together with Grant and Alex. And great fun. @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social

Day 8 of our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show saw us playing several games including Verdun from Dragon Dawn Productions and 1920: Nest of Eagles from PHALANX. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/24/e...

Day 7 of our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show saw us making an appearance at SPIEL Essen and playing and buying lots of good games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/23/e...

Always good when we meet a wargame designer at a convention like SPIELE Essen. Yves Rettel did Red Strike from @vucasimulations.bsky.social

Day 6 of our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show saw us following the route of the Allied advance into Holland and the 3 bridges at Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/22/e...

Day 5 of our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show saw us visit Mons and Waterloo. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/21/e...

And finally to Arnhem the Proverbial “bridge too far!”

The Players’ Aid has made it to Nijmegen Bridge!

Goedemorgen from Eindhoven Bridge! Not much at the 101st Airborne Memorial as the insignia has been removed but it says “For those who here fell”.

A Belgian waffle after lunch here in Mons, Belgium. The chocolate was to die for.

Day 4 of our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show saw us visit Sainte-Mère-Église, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach and Brecourt Manor. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/20/e...

Operation Overlord had to be called off today! We made it to Pointe du Hoc but were unable to make much progress due to heavy rains.

Day 3 of our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show saw us enjoy Paris and the Palace at Versailles. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/19/e...

When in Paris…

Day 2 was an amazing one for our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show. Here is a recap of the events of the day where we were in Belgium at Bastogne and Sedan in France. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/18/e...

Good morning from Riems, France! A beautiful view of the Riems Gothic Cathedral.

As we progress on our Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show we will be doing a Daily Debrief Series on the blog. Here is a recap of Day 1 where we saw Hackenburg and Verdun in France. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/17/e...

Getting ready to board for our 8+ hour flight to Frankfurt, Germany! I’m prepared to learn more about The Proclamation of 1763.

Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show Daily Debrief Series. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/16/e...

In the final entry in a series of Event Card spoilers covering the recently released Chicago ‘68 from The Dietz Foundation in this 11th post we take a look at Boss Daley. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/15/c...

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #51: A New Painting for Graf Spee from The Hunt from Salt & Pepper Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/14/m...

Our interview with Gregory M. Smith designer of Insurgent Tide: Counter-Insurgency in Iraq 2003-2008 from Compass Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/13/i...

Got this all setup and the rules read and ready to go today. Hope to get a few plays in tomorrow. SPQR: The Battle of Alesia 52BC from Art of Wargames and Blue Panther.

Our unboxing video for Gettysburg 1863 from Worthington Publishing. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/12/u...

ICYMI The October Wargame Watch sponsored by Sound of Drums is up and included 26 games from publishers like VUCA Simulations, GMT Games, Compass Games, Princeps Games, Worthington Publishing, Wharf Rat Games, Neva Wargames and more! theplayersaid.com/2025/10/01/w...