Because a discussion I had elsewhere, a quick thought about theme: I think we should use "setting" more. Example: Lets take the fictional game "Punhchline", a game about being a Comedian. Its a heavy, Worker Placement game, where you have to manage your time, gigs, money, touring the country...

Wow we’re having “games are art” discourse again! Just gonna leave this here. From my dissertation:

I just got my game reviewed by a muppet....... and he did a much better job than most of understanding the game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYm1...

Number 1 in sales for GMT the last year!

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?

Eric Lee Smith is partnering with Revolution Games to redo his classic Civil War game, originally published by Victory Games. pushingcardboard.com...

Armchair Dragoons have set the date for this year's Fall Assembly convention. pushingcardboard.com...

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from @nbsp1618.bsky.social: "Putting the Operation in TacOps" insidegmt.com/putting-the-...

Proofing counters for @markherman54.bsky.social’s Army of the Potomac. Weeks from sending it to print.

📆 SAVE THE DATE Our Fall Assembly is coming up ‼️ We'll see you 10-12 October in Cary NC for a weekend of wargaming fun 🖋️ Event submission opens early August <-- ‼️NOTE slight delay from early announcement 🎟️ Registration opens late August 🐣 Early bird specials tinyurl.com/acdfa25

We're at it again! @colewehrle.bsky.social @nbsp1618.bsky.social and I are running the absolutely wild John Company RPG during Gen Con. This time, we'll play The Company Archives as a 25+ player mega game with an 8 ft board and model ships?! It'll be something ➡️ www.gencon.com/events/277585

Today's video is a small box historic game that packs a lot of punch. Both in terms of its amount of gameplay and is weight as a historic game. Find out why this might be one of the best 2 player games on the market today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw7L...

This is a playthrough of SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD. The stream had the wrong title, but it is, in fact, SpaceCorp in action! twitch.tv/videos/24877... @gmtgames @IGN @pcgamer @BoardGameGeek @clemmygames

Here are a few component photos of The Bell of Treason, designed by Petr Mojžíš. To see more photos or to order, go to the game page here: www.gmtgames.com/p-949-the-be... All component photos were taken by Scott Mansfield.

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!

This cover is amazing! Last game of tonight is Cross Bronx Expressway from @nbsp1618.bsky.social. Thanks @maudineormsby.bsky.social for teaching!

Last game of Origins is Cross Bronx Expressway with @meeplelady.bsky.social and a group of spectators! @gmtgames.bsky.social

Having a great time learning Microverse! It's a card-driven 4x game that plays relatively quickly!

6 player Multiverse with @meeplelady.bsky.social!! @gmtgames.bsky.social

@nbsp1618.bsky.social Cross Bronx Expressway at Origins 2025. Coming soon from @gmtgames.bsky.social

First game of the day at Origins is Microverse! There is an open spot to play on Saturday evening if you want to give it a shot!

The calm before the storm.

#RedDustRebellion by @3mbg.bsky.social from @gmtgames.bsky.social on the table in the @armchairdragoons.bsky.social section at #OriginsFameFair #Origins #originsgamefair2025 #Origins2025

Back at Origins and the @armchairdragoons.bsky.social #WargameHQ bright and early for another Microverse demo. You - yes you - should stop by in the game hall and check out the awesome games being demoed at WargameHQ!

Some more pictures of Cross Bronx Expressway. @gmtgames.bsky.social @nbsp1618.bsky.social Preorders: www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-...

Getting ready for another demo of Cross Bronx Expressway in the @armchairdragoons.bsky.social area at Origins! Come say hi!

More Microverse at Origins today. Lots of requests to get more games of this run so I’m trying to meet demand!

Lots of @gmtgames.bsky.social at origins in the @armchairdragoons.bsky.social area this morning!

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!

If you’ve been wanting to try Microverse from @gmtgames.bsky.social there’s one ticket left for my demos at Origins this week! tabletop.events/conventions/...

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!

There are still seats for some Microverse games, and we'll have room for drop in players of In the Shadows at every time slot. Hope to see you there!

There has been a lot of talk about tariffs and the board game industry, so I thought I would walk through how tariffs affect Fort Circle. ludorum.substack.com/p/tariffs-an...

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

Tsar has passed 500 orders on our P500 list and thus has made the cut! Congrats to designer Paul Hellyer, developer @maudineormsby.bsky.social, and the rest of GMT team, and thanks to all of you who have supported us with your orders and spreading the word about the game!

CSR Ballot is out for public voting docs.google.com/form...

The ballot for the 2024 Charles S. Roberts Awards is now live. It will remain open until June 1, 2025. forms.gle/Wyy9u6MgN2ZA... We would like to thank all who assisted with the Awards, including the members of the Board of Governors and the members of our Nominating Committee.

Happy to see some projects I've helped with on here, and so many good games!

Today’s work: text tweaks to cards for Rebellion: Britannia, preparing revisions to the prototype before it goes into the art pipeline for GMT. (What we have so far is all temporary art just for internal playtesting.)

If you've ever been curious about COIN games but don't care for historical settings, you should definitely check out Red Dust Rebellion by @gmtgames.bsky.social It covers a Martian uprising and wouldn't you know it, I've just released a tutorial! youtu.be/lI5Y-0jm_uY

The follow-on volume to Coast Watchers - this one set on the Western Front in World War I - has hit GMT's P500. www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...

On Episode 16 of GMT Talk, Rachel and Luke chat with designer Ananda Gupta about Twilight Struggle 20th Anniversary Hall(s) of Fame Edition, Imperial Struggle, and Mr. President Digital. We hope you enjoy!

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

Final unboxing video of the day is In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943-1944 from @gmtgames.bsky.social What a fantastic little package that has a lot of game contained within.

In the Shadows emphasizes the heroism of French resistance to German occupation, while also cluttering some of the romantic notion of the "French Resistance." It is a solid, and unfortunately timely, little board game. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/04/03/i...

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

We had a great start to our 7-day Spring Sale yesterday! Best-sellers were: Wolfpack, Fields of Fire: Bulge, Holland '44, Red Dust Rebeliion, & all 3 of the Great War Commander series from Hexasim. Plus lots of counter trays & accessories. Day 2 commences. Get your 40% off games today!

CircleDC is getting started off right! @maudineormsby.bsky.social

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from Gene Billingsley: "For Everything There is a Season: The Origin Story of Combat Commander: Vietnam" insidegmt.com/for-everythi...