Another kind of ugly one but I’ll take the win for the @buffalo-bills.bsky.social #GoBills

Began the day with an 11am viewing of Lord of the Rings (1978) at Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. The last time I saw this animated classic in the theater was when my mom took nine-year-old me to see it some 47 years ago.

Saturday at the club with a classic game of Third Reich, the still new Chicago ‘68 from @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social and some Chain of Command from @toofatlardies.bsky.social #wargaming #boardgaming #miniatureswargaming #spreadthelard

Oof — closer than I’d like @buffalo-bills.bsky.social but #GoBills!

Got my Jalen Kimber #38 @buffalo-bills.bsky.social jersey — #GoBills!

Great day in New Jersey and a win for the @buffalo-bills.bsky.social #GoBills

Go Bills!

The club has long been an incubator of new ideas and games. Yesterday was a big first playtest of a new WWI game. Each unit is a corps, so each player controls two armies in the beginning and an army group by the end.

On the 57th anniversary of start of the Chicago Democratic National Convention on August 26th, 1968 I revived one of my most highly anticipated games of the year — Chicago ‘68 from Toni Goldstein and The Dietz Foundation.

Back from a week exploring some of coastal Maine, and snagged a great book focusing on the conflicts among British, French and Wabenaki nations along the 17th and 18th centuries frontier of what would become Maine.

It’s the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, August 27th 1776, the largest battle of the American Revolution and the largest British amphibious landing until DDay. Check out my videos walking the sites of the battle fought where I live in Brooklyn, NY today. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

More players at the club are getting onboard with Baron’s War from @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social — another game on the table this week. #wargamesatlantic #baronswar #miniatureswargaming #historicalminiaturewargaming #historicalminiatures

Sunday night weekend wrap up with a few games of Legedary: 007 and some take out with Sterling, Konrad and Jules

Received the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated with a free sprue from @warlordgames.com Black Powder Epic Battles Revolution! #warlordgames #warlordgamesepicbattles #americanrevolution

One Hour World War II from Worthington Games hit the table for the first time at the club today for a couple back-to-back games

Some friends gathered at the club today for a long-time member’s birthday for a frenetic day of Five Minute Dungeon and a chaotic game of the classic RoboRally.

Big 1000 point six-player game of @atomicmassgames.bsky.social Star Wars Legion at the club today with an overwhelming Separatist victory #starwarslegion

Deep Regrets and a nail-biting win in @gmtgames.bsky.social Plum Island Horror at the club tonight

More Baron’s War Second Edition from @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social on the table at the club tonight. #wargamesatlantic #baronswar #miniatureswargaming #historicalminiaturewargaming #historicalminiatures

Progress on some 28mm British French and Indian War era artillery tonight at @metrowargamers.bsky.social

Midweek games of the classic Quebec 1759 and Robotech on the table at the club tonight.

Out recruiting for our local Scout Troop tonight

A view from around the neighborhood this morning in Brooklyn, NY.

Friday night at the club. Popped one of the tables open for the ongoing Empires In Arms campaign this weekend, played a bit more Baron’s War from @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social and capped the night with After The Empire from Grey Fox Games.

Baron’s War Second Edition from @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social hit the table for the first time for a learning game on a sweltering NYC night. #wargamesatlantic #baronswar #miniatureswargaming #historicalminiaturewargaming #historicalminiatures

Famed Cold War-era songster and satirist Tom Lehrer passed away this weekend. I listened to him as a kid on the Dr. Demento Show, which along with SNL, Monty Python and MAD Magazine shaped my early comedic worldview. RIP Tom. #tomlehrer youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...

The classic Avalon Hill Rise and Decline of the Third Reich from 1974 was on the table at the club today. #avalonhill #wargames

Chipping away at the @warlordgames.com Revolution! box with some more Continentals completed to my “good enough” tabletop gaming quality this weekend. Found some temporary storage at @metrowargamers.bsky.social in an empty flat map drawer which should hold the entirety of my initial 2000+ forces.

Saturday afternoon games at the club with Root, Bloodstones and Dog Park

Getting caught up on a backlog of videos from recent trips to Yorktown, Lexington and Jamestown from the past few months. Check them out on my YouTube channel. #americanrevolution #americanhistory youtube.com/@brooklynwar...

Took a break tonight from my American Continental infantry to paint up some artillery for @warlordgames.com Black Powder Epic Revolution! #warlordgames #blackoowderepicbattles #americanrwvolution #wargamingminiaturea #historicalwargamingminiatures

Another Tuesday Night Painting event at the club with over a half-dozen members and guests hunched over the table armed with their brushes and paints. #wargamingminiaturea #historicalwargamingminiatures #scifiminiatures #miniaturespainting

Top movie going experiences of the year so far — startling imaginative and original filmmaking. #sinners #28yearslater #eddington

First test stand of American Continentals completed for @warlordgames.com Black Powder Epic Revolution! #warlordgames #blackoowderepicbattles #americanrwvolution #wargamingminiaturea #historicalwargamingminiatures

Back from a week at Scout camp and got my copy of Onoda in the mail. Great little tense solo game from @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social and @fgradaille.bsky.social with beautiful artwork and history of a Japanese soldier refusing to surrender for decades after the end of WWII.

My sons decided to take over the apartment for a Magic Final Fantasy draft this afternoon #magicthegathering #finalfantasy

Weekend gaming at the club with Space Empires, Saga, Terraforming Mars and War of the Roses

At almost 10 years old my mom took me to see Superman (1978) in one of the best movie experiences of my life. Years later I sat next to title opening sequence designer Richard Greenberg at an awards banquet where I prattled on as a huge Superman fanboy. One of the best suoerhero movies of all time.

270 years ago today the Braddock Campaign met its fate in the wilderness of today’s Western Pennsylvania at the Battle of the Monongahela. Check out my videos of the campaign here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Tuesday Night Painting at the club with a small group painting up miniatures in multiple scales on a steamy and rainy Brooklyn night #miniaturespainting #historicalminiaturespainting #scifiminiaturespainting #starwarslegion #starwarsminiaturespainting

Popped into @millenniumgames.bsky.social in Rochester, NY to check out the biggest game store in the US with some Marvel Crisis Protocol and Star Wars Legion games on the table over the 4th of July weekend.

Some outdoor 4th of July 28mm AWI gaming.

New club dice from Chessex look fantastic in four colors and will no doubt never roll a ‘1’ #chessex #dice #wargaming #wargames #boardgaming #boardgames

Arrived home to the huge Revolution! box from @warlordgames.com Black Powder Epic Battles with 2000+ figures.

In Raleigh, NC for work for a couple days and took a hot late day walk around the State Capitol grounds.

A trip to FDR’s childhood home and final resting place this past weekend. So much history in small rooms and tight hallways.

A visit to Rhinebeck Reformed Church, the resting place of dozens of Revolutionary-Era soldiers. I was taken with John H. Pawling — born in Philadelphia, PA 1733 and dying in Rhinebeck, NY in 1819. Pawling fought in both the French & Indian War and American Revolution.

On the 250th anniversary of Bunker Hill this week, here’s a great video from @littlewarstv.bsky.social. I’ve played a few of game master Jim McGuaghney’s 15mm AmRev games, including this one earlier this year. #americanrevolution #miniaturesgaming #historicalminiaturesgaming #wargaming

Tuesday Night Painting at the club with over a half dozen members and guest painting historical, fantasy and sci-fi miniatures #miniaturespainting #historicalminiatures #fantasyminiatures #scifiminiatures #miniatures

Our first order of club dice arrived! We’ll be selling these among members and guests, and we’ll be giving them away at some events and upcoming conventions. #dice #wargaming #wargames #boardgaming #boardgames