A mockup of Operation Overlord by Clem. Files went to the printer these days. More info should be available soon.

Played Rivoli as our second visit, corking game. Thanks @fredserval.bsky.social

‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links. Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Dernière lecture de 2025 : Gaelle Audéon remet à leur juste place les souveraines et les aristocrates qui de 1137 à 1226 participent du pouvoir politique. Trop longtemps invisibilisées dans l’historiographie. Soumises à beaucoup de violences elles gouvernent pourtant leurs fiefs

Just cut this one out, it covers the 1792-1797 and uses sticks and boxes (and has some nice cards). A lot of the range is in the commanders (this is really an Austrian-French affair) and the range of other states. All the time a young Corsican is getting bolder.

An excellent book on the opening part of the wars up to Towton. Grummitt prefers to work from contemporary sources and sometimes to reach no hard conclusion at all. His discussion of Towton is especially useful possibly being split into three battles all closely attached.

Today’s movie:

Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago. His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship." He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Second outing. French have a Near calm sea with the hint of a Southerly breeze. Main English sail trio are far off, but the Red Galley is returning from the Brittany coast and is in the way.

Art of the day Two girls racing sheep on a farm in Cornwall, England (colorization), 1969 - by John Drysdale (1925 - 2016), English

Coming next spring! ”The Business of War in the Early Modern Baltic Sea Region 1530–1765” Description in comments @profmurdoch.bsky.social @anulah.bsky.social

Two more of the over sized Napoleonic battles by Hourtoulle. They may be big but they are beautiful with amazing illustrations inside. 📚 🇫🇷 #histbookchat

Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.

For anyone interested in vikings: a symposium on the impact of the viking Great Army, to be held at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge on 24 April 2026.

You know you’re getting a little too into the 18th century Habsburg when you start to buy books on Maria Theresia’s government and economic policy! But I really do want to know how you finance a war against Frederick the Great (especially once the UK is no longer on side). 📚 #histbookchat

Plaque for Scottish Holocaust victim to be unveiled in Edinburgh. Outside St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, where a service was held for Jane Haining before she travelled to Budapest to work as a matron. Later murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz in 1944. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

3/3 I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social Lots of interesting things to look forward to. Thanks Javier! Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social

#dnd #funfact Gygax often claimed that Tolkien and his books had just a "superficial" influence on D&D. According to him, such authors as Anderson, Sprague de Camp and Pratt, Leiber, Lovecraft, Merritt, Moorcock, Vance, and Zelazny were used as inspiration more than Tolkien. #ttrpg #mtg #gamedev

Marisol (Escobar) with Dinner Date, 1963 by John D. Schiff

"Race to Rabaul 1943" is a forthcoming addition to the "Race to the Rhine" series by PHALANX. Volko Ruhnke made an excellent game where players have to wrestle with the push and pull of logistics in the Pacific theater. The adversarial gameplay is great. #wargaming @volko.bsky.social

The newest addition to Commands & Colors system - Battle of Hoth - quickly gained our interest. After two months of intense play I am sharing my experiences and suggestions. Enjoy! Link 👇 theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/11/09/s... #daysofwonder

Fun was had playing Foxes & Lions today!

Today’s game: Statecraft: Age of Elizabeth - a prototype in early development giving us the Elizabethan Age in 3 hours, for 2-6 players.

I'm looking forward to learning more about this Falklands title from NAC Wargames. Operational level game where recon plays a large role.

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

A great man and one of my subbers!

And done. Pre next playtest need to comb through rules to check matches to paragraphs and move the playbook along.

Always a great day when there is a new Rally the Troops release! Thanks @ccxvii.bsky.social! #boardwargames #boardgames

The new game Punicus from Carlos S. Olivares and @gmtgames.bsky.social uses Craig Besinque's formula and drops it into the Second Punic War - the one where Hannibal crossed the Alps. Looks terrific.

I just came across this mind-blowing reconstruction of the #Pantheon … in Lego. Not only does it accurately reflect the architecture, but it reconstructs everything with suggested polychrome decoration. The statues are ‘painted’, as are parts of the architecture. Bravo! 👏 🏺 flic.kr/s/aHBqjCxeQ1

Hoshoryu was gifted a giant soy sauce after becoming Grand Champion in London.

What if Disney Villains were just normal people but then they worked in food service and they lost all faith in humanity.

More project items in the mail. These are for the Tudor Battle System that can be bolted on to 1549 or 1536 or stand alone. For theWestern Rosing there are real battles to go on, but hypothetical in 1536 for Grace.

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education. America’s children deserve better than this.

This is all kinds of wonderful.

"AI"

Grace project tweaks: minor text alterations for clarity (such as there can be when some of it is Tudor English) plus three revised symbols for forcing a Narrative onward, Pausing until the aftermath, and Stop for that's it in this area for now.

Uno de mis tipos de canción preferida: música animada, letras desgraciadas... youtu.be/FRAA-EIM4d0?...

Current extent of play area. The three Rising Narratives drop down from L, N & B a la Lost Cities flanked by associated Tudor Cards.

DRACHEN playtest continues via TTS. This was a French defensive win in Situation B "Kronprinz", as historical German gains on the left bank came at too great a cost in men. ...

The Federal Government may close but there is no stopping Wargame Wednesday! Joins us Labyrinth Games at 6:00 pm to preview the exciting IADs the Game (Integrated Air Defense System) by the husband and wife team Madonna & Ric Rebulanan! See you there!

As usual, this is Techbro policy that is simply beyond hypocrisy. Can you imagine a single billionaire who could survive a fraction of such scrutiny?

Joke from the Soviet Union: Why do KGB officers travel in threes? One can read, one can write, and the third one keeps on eye on the two intellectuals

This Starfighter reminds me that I have the Turkish version kit waiting to be done. Midland Air Museum. They also have a Super Sabre and a Sabre here!

ICYMI: Here's my book/game pairing on Prussia in the Seven Years' War!

Excellent volume as the Laconians take a beating. The battle itself is prefaced by an top-hole discussion of hoplite warfare that comes near to (IMO) the savage nature of the blood red game: boxing armed with a stick and a bin lid.