Really digging Deadball (2E). Baseball with dice!!! I’m playing as 3rd place team making a pennant run in last 9 games of season, playing second place team. Was down 6-1 in top 7 and had huge rally to tie and win in 11.

First game of Deadball. Playing modern era 9 game Circuit from the rulebook to get bearings. A pitching duel but my Charlottesville flycatchers lost 2-1 to an 8 inning 3 run gem pitched by Broad Street’s Pam Casey!

Getting ready to try Deadball 2E. Neat little pencil and paper baseball simulation using polyhedral dice! Looks great!

I’m SICK of everyone bringing politics into boardgames. #boardgames #bgg

Still slowly working through the main scenario of All Are Brothers. Finished turn 7 and Austrians starting to get moving snd have reinforcements stepping up. At the point though that corp morale might play a factor soon. Here is last couple turns:

All Are Brothers Solferino end of turn 2, Austrians can’t get moving except Benedek VIII Corps on the right flank. Sardinians need to get some help on that flank bad.

All Are Brothers! Battle of Solferino 1859 by Brian Armor published by Legion Wargames

Napoleon III and MacMahon again! Basically the “Prequel” to At Any Cost. Boy those counters look sharp!

Been on a Blind Swords kick. Last week worked on At Any Cost Metz 1870 Gravelotte/St Privat scenario, Franco-Prussian War

Alliance from Columbia. 7 player block game with shifting alliances! Good fun

The “beast” (as my wife and daughter call it) with a gentle soul!

Christmas racing with the Fam!

cross bronx expressway box cover art @gmtgames.bsky.social www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-...

Delighted to announce that my game Ermine has just hit @gmtgames.bsky.social p500! www.gmtgames.com/p-1153-ermin... It’s the latest entry in Richard Berg’s Men of Iron series, and I hope my entry lives up to his previous entries!

New game arrival day! Battles of the Old Northwest Series Volume VI: A Most Resolute Action, Fort Meigs, 1813 from High Flying Dice Games designed by Paul Rohrbaugh and illustrated by @zweigefuhle.bsky.social Beautiful game!

We're proud to announce Liz Davidson's @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social podcast as the 2024 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award recipient, for exceptional gaming media reflecting Bobby's enthusiasm in discussing important cultural issues in historical gaming. More info: sdhist.com/liz-davidson...

This took a while to come together, and is weirder than usual as a result: a joint review of Halls of Hegra by Petter Schanke Olsen/@tompetgames.bsky.social and Lanzerath Ridge by @djackthompson.bsky.social, @zweigefuhle.bsky.social www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/halls-of-hegra-and-lanzerath-ridge

Review: My PAX Unplugged illness

Today's video is Comancheria. A super heavy weight solo game about the Comanche Empire. It's a fascinating and ambitious game, a historic sandbox that takes you from their start to the reservation act and the encroachment of the USA. Definitely different. youtu.be/NwgVTSOnm-g

A good few games from GMT’s P500 list have Made the Cut over the last few weeks! Thanks to all of you who have supported these games with your orders thus far. See the latest games that have made the cut in the thread below:

After Ohio, 1813 - back to the 16th century, woodcuts and Sea-monsters.

Land and Freedom is a great game! Everyone I’ve taught to has had a great time with it. @alexknight.bsky.social did a fabulous job! Totally worth checking out if you haven’t already!

Congratulations to Alex for this well deserved win for his fantastic design. @sdhistcon.bsky.social

A friend of mine from way back is looking for donations to help the museum on early computers that he manages move to its own building. If you're a fan of early computing and/or interested in preserving old tech, consider throwing him a donation, it'd be a big help! givebutter.com/bloopholiday

I'm so delighted this is now Fully Offical; Drew, Joe, and Cole have already been doing so much awesome work, Matilda and I couldn't ask for a finer team!

Hey, uhh, anyone out there wanna do some graphic design work for The Players’ Aid? I’m trying to do some logo things and it’s just a bit beyond me.

Alright, I'm going to get into good trouble for this! For each like and repost I get on this I'll donate $1 dollar to the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social. I'll keep counting until Monday. @frankcifaldi.bsky.social & @philsalv.bsky.social wish me luck! Hopefully the org gets some decent money from this.

YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!!!

New release RTT! Come and play Maria online. rally-the-troops.com/maria

SEASON FINALE: Joe Schmidt and I discuss co-designing In the Shadows, his Levy & Campaign game Henry, solo design for Weimar Republic and more. www.buzzsprout.com/1993070/epis...

We are happy to announce that our new game, Crown & Courage, will hit Kickstarter next year! For more info you can check out the link below. Tompetgames.no

Started work on a new design today with @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social. Exploring the American Civil War for the first time. Initial design session went surprisingly well.

2024 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award finalists: - @amabel.bsky.social, video essays - @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social, interviews - @danthurot.bsky.social, Space-Biff work - "We Intend To Move On Your Works" (@drcrossbows.bsky.social, @pierrevj.bsky.social, @fredserval.bsky.social, Alex Fontaine-Rousseau).

We hit 500 pre-orders on Hammer and Sickle! If you like asymmetric historical games that are easy to learn, fast-paced, and with lots of player interaction, this is for you! www.gmtgames.com/p-1081-hamme...

Tis the season!!!! (Softball tournament next weekend so had to get it done now!)

Badge and lodging for Buckeye Game Fest secured!!! It’s nice to not be scrambling to get logistics mapped for once!!! Lol

Final part of our Hammer and Sickle preview - with strategy tips for each of the 4 factions! Very close to our P500 goal: www.gmtgames.com/p-1081-hamme...

🚨 EuroWarGames is live on Kickstarter! 🚨 Explore 17 chapters diving into the unique world of European wargaming, with insights from designers, scholars, and practitioners. Support the campaign and help us celebrate this rich tradition! 🎲✨ www.kickstarter.com/projects/nut...

I'm happy to share that a week ago I was part of the San Diego Historical Games Convention @sdhistcon.bsky.social for the first time. My main objective was to show my game, Palmares, to players, publishers, and designers to help determine which direction I should pursue next. #sdhist2024

Want to find accounts of folks who write about, podcast, stream, or review #BoardGames? Here's a #StarterPack for #BoardGameMedia! go.bsky.app/14FHW6F

Prepare thyself for the latest episode of Into the Greenwood! This week we discuss how adapting medieval source material for modern audiences works in the realm of historical wargaming with @fredserval.bsky.social, designer of the new game 'A Gest of Robin Hood' from @gmtgames.bsky.social!

w00t! (note, do *not* watch this at a higher speed unless you take some dramamine first) www.youtube.com/watc...

Currently on GMT's P500. A game lovingly designed by Brian Berg Asklev, with the most cunning and crafty @joedewhurst.bsky.social on 'development'. A few more samples of the current work in progress on 'Baltic Empires'.

Board Wargamer new to Bluesky? Here's an Historical Board Gamer Starter Pack of Designers, Developers, Publishers, Organizations, and Content Creators currently on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/BtYDoBn 60+ at the moment. See someone/something missing? Let me know! #wargaming #boardgames

This is a wonderful recap on all of the great gaming that went down in San Diego last weekend. Check out giant John Company being played and other historical games of all sizes. One of the our favorite cons too!

Visiting the Mormon Battalion monument in San Diego.

My post Con debrief. Had a blast!!! cardboardconflicts.com?p=1126

First of all new series aimed at those new to the hobby or those on the fence and curious about getting in deeper. This one dives into what clicked for me when it came to wargaming! cardboardconflicts.com?p=1104

Back with Agnadello scenario of Arquebus from GMT! This one looks to be a bloodbath with a ton of French units bearing down on Venetians. Took a bit to dig out all these units from the trays but primed now!

Battle of Fornovo was next on the list for Arquebus! Wild scenario, was super fun. league of Venice tried to cut off French retreat but paid dearly. French had to all but abandon baggage train and continue their withdrawal. Rising River helped give them time to make the Venetians pay