@battlebrushstudios.bsky.social has published his report of our latest Battletech Aces: Scouring Sands game. Things went very well for Tanit's Talons: tabletopstories.net/language/en/... The cooperative mode and the storytelling mechanisms really are an enjoyable way to play Battletech. #battletech

I just had an absolutely fantastic talk with Sean Livingston, author of a recent biography of Canadian Coastal Forces hero Tom Fuller. This interview will be released together with a free bonus scenario upon release of my upcoming coastal forces wargames rules Torpedoes and Tides #navalwargaming

Former students of mine are running a Kickstarter to publish their RPG about queering Slavic mythology. Great people and great project! #ttrpg #indierpg www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

Cpt. Tanit personally joined the fight in yesterday's Battletech: Aces game! Here you can see her Command Lance making an outflanking manoeuvre. We managed to successfully defend the city and protect the inhabitants from the pesky clanners. Another great game with Sigur and Christoph. #battletech

Revisiting an old favourite and playing the Royal Navy in a solo scenario of Atlantic Chase. A German surface raider tries to break out. Why not take the whole home fleet out to intercept it? #wargaming #navalwargaming #gmtgames

@battlebrushstudios.bsky.social has published the first AAR of the Battletech: Aces campaign he, @cgoepa.bsky.social and I started playing: tabletopstories.net/language/en/... #battletech

I don't like being this vulnerable in public but I also felt like I had to say something. youtu.be/1qlEn8ob2ns

Siege Works is a clever little solo roll & write game about conducting a siege during the Napoleonic Wars. I bought the print & play variant and just tried (and won!) the first scenario. Sieges are always difficult to transform into a game and this is an innovative approach. #solowargaming

This is a fabulous range, check it out if you don't already know it!

Played a fun Battletech scenario today. Martin has already destroyed one of his objectives (the burning building) while I fuss around. However! #battletech

After reading @jamesmanto.bsky.social's AARs, I caved in and ordered a copy of Snorkers! (Good oh!). After a quick glance, I already like the designer's perpective and many of the mechanisms used in the rules. Looking forward to playing a game! #navalwargaming

Playing around with the ultra-simple Dominion of the Spear rules, using my early medieval spanish figures which haven't seen the light of day for a long time. The scenario is based on the Battle of Bairen 1097. Interesting concept, but not sure yet what to make of them... #wargaming

Its rare to pull off such a perfectly timed double envelopment in Sharp Practice. I managed it yesterday in a hard-fought game against @battlebrushstudios.bsky.social. And I even managed to win, although it was a very close run thing! #spreadthelard #sharppractice #wargaming

Applications are now open! Register now for MA Experimental Game Cultures at the University of Applied Arts Vienna @dieangewandte and upload your application until 13:00 CET on January 22. #gamedesign #games #ludic #play #experimental #gameart #artgame #vienna #austria #PoliticalGames #DarkPattern

Brian's coastal terrain shows that even very small scale naval wargames tables can look spectacular. Also check out his other terrain builds on his blog. Very inspiring stuff! #navalwargaming

Happy New Year! I've just published my traditional review of my gaming year 2025 on my blog: wargamingraft.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/m...

The cat ensures that the British win the end-of-year game of Torpedoes and Tides. #navalwargaming #torpedoesandtides

The yearly Librarything report hints at something that could become a problem when living in euclidean space... (although for some reason I got acquired less book in 2025 then in 2024, so I guess there's no need to worry).

It's not all giant robots around here. I just finished scratch-building two armed freight barges in 1/1250 for a scenario of Torpedoes and Tides. The Germans used such river barges as coastal transports in the Adriatic. About 120' in reality, the models are only 3cm long. #navalwargaming #modelling

The traditional postprandial walk on Boxing Day revealed a veritable winter wonder land in Lower Austria.

Doing some pre-Christmas reading and really enjoying the latest issue of WS&S. Great theme, interesting articles and, best of all, there is also a naval scenario included! If you don't have one, get yourself a subscription, it's the best wargaming magazine out there.

First game of Aces: Scouring Sands, the new cooperative supplement to Battletech Alpha Strike with @cgoepa.bsky.social and @battlebrushstudios.bsky.social. Very interesting game, works quite well and was fun to play. Looking forward to the full campaign! #battletech

Exploding robots! What can it be? I'm successfully spreading the Battletech gospel of @cgoepa.bsky.social and have converted another new player to Alpha Strike. I'm really having a lot of fun with this at the moment. #battletech

Battletech Alpha Strike with @stephan-ja-der.bsky.social in Sweden - that is, he is in Sweden, not me. It's good to be able to play remotely, because the alternative would be not playing together at all, which would be much less fun. #battletech

We had the second session of our Wildsea RPG campaign yesterday. I really enjoy the world, with ramshackle ships sailing over treetops in a world covered by a gigantic forest. And I'm playing a spider colony! Looking forward to further discovering the ways of this strange place. #wildsea #ttrpg

To get a little variety from painting ships, I joined the local Battletechmania initiated by @cgoepa.bsky.social. And I've finally settled on a colour scheme for my mercenary force, Tanit's Talons. This Catapult is from a box Christoph kindly gave me. More mechs will follow! #battletech

As the release date of Torpedoes and Tides approaches, I have filmed material for a playthrough video. Now for the editing... worst part is going to be hearing my own voice over and over again while putting the video together. #torpedoesandtides

Battletech Alpha Strike with @battlebrushstudios.bsky.social and @cgoepa.bsky.social at a friend's house yesterday. Maybe I found the Battletech game I actually enjoy playing. Classic Battletech is far too procedural and slow for my taste. Alpha Strike gives a fast, furious and fun game.

2 German S-boats use the Hearty Knoll light vessel as cover to approach an East Coast convoy. I've just finished my convoy mini-campaign with mixed results: Of 12 freighters, 4 were sunk by the E-boats and one by a mine. One of the freighters was an easy target because she had run aground... 1/3

Mayhem on the East Coast! A southbound convoy is attacked by E-boats off Cromer. I'm trying out a mini-campaign/scenario generator for Torpedoes and Tides. Will I be able to safely escort the sluggish merchantmen through E-boat Alley? 1/2

Look what I found at my parents' house. We didn't play either much, to be honest. I must have been 13 when I bought D&D on a holiday trip to England. Didn't find people to play it with though. Two or three years later, I had found some and we played GURPS instead.

A small and quick scenario for Torpedoes and Tides: In the night of 17 July 1943, Italian cruiser Scipione Africano encountered four British MTBs while through the Straits of Messina. In a high speed encounter that lasted three minutes, she sank one MTB and heavily damaged another.

Some of my students were involved in this huge charity bundle for legal aid in the US. Lots of stuff in there, from indie RPGs to video games: itch.io/b/3276/hello...

Some East Coast Colliers and a tanker. Scratch built in 1/1250 out of cardboard, balsa wood and plastic, as I'm working on a short campaign (or series of linked scenarios) about East Coast convoys for Torpedoes and Tides. I'm especially interested in exploring the escort's side. #navalwargaming

The next installation of @kaptainkobold.bsky.social's coastal forces sage is here! Lt. Harvey Knight is doing well indeed: hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #navalwargaming #torpedoesandtides

Very interesting thoughts on game design by Avery Alder: bsky.app/profile/half...

This #Torpedoes&Tides scenario was based on a historical action: in the early morning of 19 June 1942, three Steam Gun Boats of the 1st SGB flotilla, reinforced by the Hunt-class destroyer HMS Albrighton, attacked a German convoy. In our game, the first torpedo attack by SGB 8 missed the freighter!

Just finished scratch-building two French CH-5 class sub chasers in 1/1250. The proportions are off, but the things are tiny - only 3cm long. Commerical models are available, but I need them for a game on Friday, so no time for ordering. Tomorrow I'll paint them and then off we go. #navalwargaming

A S-boat is covering two battered comrades with smoke while British MTBs are closing in for the kill. Playtest of the "Hunting the Hunters" scenario for Torpedoes & Tides - one of four generic scenarios to be included in the book. I'm approaching the finishing line! #torpedoes&tides #navalwargaming

Yesterday, we played Mythic Bastionland for the first time. I admit that I was a little sceptical (although I suggested & ran the game), but it worked quite well. I had some difficulties merging the mechanical and the narrative levels of the game, but I'm sure it will be better next time. #rpg

Those are incredible! Honestly, there are commerical models that look worse.

Campaign mania! Last week, I also started a Torpedoes & Tides campaign. Three games in, I finally achieved success and increased my character's reputation! Read all about it here: wargamingraft.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/t... #torpedoes&tides #navalwargaming

The saga of Lt Cdr Harvey Knight continues with another Torpedoes & Tides campaign game played by @kaptainkobold.bsky.social: hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #torpedoes&tides #navalwargaming

The gallant @kaptainkobold.bsky.social has begun to playtest the campaign rules for the upcoming coastal forces rules Torpedoes & Tides. Read all about the exploits of Lt. Cdr. Harvey Knight and his flotilla of MTBs and MGBs on his blog: hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #navalwargaming

Another great Torpedoes & Tides AAR from the good Kaptain!

Great tutorial on how to make coastal forces model out of household material by @kaptainkobold.bsky.social: hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/maki... #navalwargaming

Another fantastic AAR of Torpedoes & Tides!

Playtesting 'Torpedoes & Tides' - fast-play rules for WW2 coastal actions based on Galleys & Galleons #wargames #wargaming #nerdlings hordesofthethings.blogspot.com/2025/08/torp...

We had an absolutely fantastic gaming event yesterday. With four games it was almost like a mini-con! ‪@cgoepa.bsky.social‬ presented a spectacular Guards of Traitor's Toll table, Martin game-mastered Sellswords & Spellslingers, I did an ancient Roman gang fight with Song of Shadows and Dust 1/2