Got to check out Queen of Spies by @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and @djackthompson.bsky.social at @sdhistcon.bsky.social! Who doesn't love a female spy network? 🐦‍⬛🕵🏽‍♀️

War Story: Occupied France is the winner of this year's @sdhistcon.bsky.social Summit Award! Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏 Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk

SDHist is proud to announce War Story: Occupied France as the recipient of the fourth annual Summit Award: sdhist.com/war-story-oc.... Congrats to designers Dave Neale and @djackthompson.bsky.social and publisher @ospreygames.bsky.social!

A very special video for me: Finally a setup for one of my own games! Tutorials to follow. @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social Queen of Spies Prototype + Setup youtu.be/juXR8-A0RGA

Leaving for @sdhistcon.bsky.social tomorrow and I'm super excited to be taking an ultra, mega top secret project that I'm working on with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social. It's totally unlike anything else I've ever worked on.

Tagging also great friends (@playersaidblog.bsky.social, @cliosboardgames.bsky.social, @playersaidalex.bsky.social) I met at Essen and prolific designers (@trzewik.bsky.social, @djackthompson.bsky.social, @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social) whose games I could play!

General Orders WW2 von @djackthompson.bsky.social und @ospreygames.bsky.social. In diesem sehr flotten, area control wargame nutzen wir Standard- und Kartenaktionen, um die Map zu beherrschen. In nur 4 Runden hat man 20+ Aktionen, um das Ziel zu erreichen. Sehr intensiv 👍 #Brettspiele #boardwargames

From Normandy to the moons of Jupiter, @ospreygames.bsky.social's Undaunted is one of the best wargame series of recent years For WS7 @danthurot.bsky.social spoke to @djackthompson.bsky.social, @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social's & Roland MacDonald about its evolution shop.wyrd.science/products/wyr...

There's a whole game about this battle from the excellent @djackthompson.bsky.social boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31...

It’s here and it is a real game and everything!!! @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social

In the house! The upcoming Queen of Spies, a solo game of espionage set in World War I, designed by Liz Davidson and David Thompson. I'm looking forward to exploring this one! :) #boardwargames #boardgames @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social

@djackthompson.bsky.social & @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social - thanks for another great design. I just had a chance to play For the Gods at @SPIEL_Messe - a lot of fun and can’t wait to see it at Kickstarter!

Queen of Spies is coming to Gamefound Dec. 4, and there is a banner for it at Essen! The number of people who have sent me photos warms my heart. @djackthompson.bsky.social @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social

The folks over at Hopeless Games are doing a livestream of War Story: Occupied France tonight (Thu, 16 Oct) at 9 Eastern. I'm hoping to stop by when it kicks off. Should be fun! @ospreygames.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/hopelessstream

CAN. NOT. WAIT. First ever co-design with the amazing Brett J. Gilbert (and 48,237th co-design with the similarly awesome @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social). Also my first collaboration with @mightyboards.bsky.social, and it's been fantastic. 2e0yc.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/cl/f/sh/1...

The design diary for General Orders: Sengoku Jidai hit @boardgamegeek.com last week! Missed it? Now find the deep dive from co-designer @djackthompson.bsky.social on our website blog as well: https://bit.ly/42qIsTP // AVAILABLE NOW // https://bit.ly/4jeCg8d

Wow - what a great mail day! @thesecretcabal.bsky.social

Going on a family vacation this weekend to Mohican State Park. Hot Streak just arrived - perfect timing. @thesecretcabal.bsky.social @sowronggames.bsky.social

Just finished my fifth game of the excellent new General Orders: Sengoku Jidai! Beautifully produced (cute wooden ships!), intensely tactical, and well paced. Thanks to @djackthompson.bsky.social, @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social, and @ospreygames.bsky.social for another wonderful design.

Had a great 2p game day with my local gaming buddy yesterday. @ospreygames.bsky.social @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social A couple of classics (A Few Acres of Snow and Targi), my new hotness (Toy Battle), and one my co-designs (General Orders: Sengoku Jidai).

⚔️Play General Orders: Sengoku Jidai @ SPIEL Essen! We'll have 4 demo tables every day of the show, running 1hr slots with new sign-ups opening each morning. // STAND 3.M600// ✏️Check out the game's design diary from @djackthompson.bsky.social on @boardgamegeek.com: https://bit.ly/4pOoOeB

A new review up on @meeplemountain.com today, looking at David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin's General Orders: Sengoku Jidai, which refines the mixed results of the first game into an excellent experience. @ospreygames.bsky.social www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/gene...

Of course featuring the incredible work of @djackthompson.bsky.social @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social Brett J Gilbert, @kwanchai.bsky.social & Harry Conway~

Can Monique and Naveen overcome the sinister Fomorians? Who will become High Ruler of Ancient Ireland?! Find out in this new playthrough of Moytura! (Now on Kickstarter 🚀) @beforeyouplay.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social youtu.be/MQohSeB4B2c?...

Just posted our review of Moytura & Azure, @bitewinggames.bsky.social’s two great new duelers by @djackthompson.bsky.social, @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social & Brett J Gilbert. I really like that these broaden the publisher’s line in some surprising ways. youtu.be/TeGl3j2E7Cw

Got a chance to play Sniper Elite last night, once as the hunters, once as the sniper. It’s a pliable & snappy system making a pretty great blend of tactical combat and hidden movement, even if the modern warfare aesthetic has never really done anything for me. #boardgames @djackthompson.bsky.social

This week in sports the Falcons beat Minnesota, the Fever advanced to the semi-finals, and the Braves went 7-0. My three favorite teams crushed it - what a week!

I assume this was made specifically for @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and @djackthompson.bsky.social

This week we’re working on coverage for Azure & Moytura, two cool new games from @bitewinggames.bsky.social launching next week. Both proved fun in some surprising ways, catching me off guard with the accelerating rhythm with low overhead, and of course their usual fantastic production. #boardgames

It’s coming! @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @bitewinggames.bsky.social youtu.be/4nXERtgt-so?...

Played my first game of General Orders: Sengoku Jidai by @djackthompson.bsky.social and @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social with my daughter. She won on the tie breaker. Such a compact, but deep game. Thank you for the reveiw copy, @ospreygames.bsky.social. Review to follow. 😃👍 #ProudDad #boardgames

Beautiful, elegant, compact & quick to play - this is General Orders: Sengoku Jidai. Let us learn more about the newest game from @djackthompson.bsky.social & @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social. Enjoy! 👇👇👇 theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/09/12/i... @ospreygames.bsky.social

I could not be happier to finally have a Gamefound landing page to call my own! Check out Queen of Spies, co-designed with @djackthompson.bsky.social and published by @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social, with art/graphics from Meeple Foundry. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

A new game joins the 2026 lineup. Queen of Spies, co-designed with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social and published by @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social

I can't wait for this to become a reality. My second co-design with @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social, brought to life by @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social and Meeple Foundry! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

One of the most recent acclaimed wargames series, @djackthompson.bsky.social & @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social's Undaunted took us from Normandy's beaches to the Eastern Front, the skies above Britain & even space For WS7 @danthurot.bsky.social spoke to its creators to get the story behind the game 🔗⬇️

Totally agree. Matt provides exceptional insight. Great for novice and experienced designers alike.

It's been a while since I've posted this. All of the co-designs that have come out of the Cambridge Cabal. Does not include our solo work or designs outside of the Cambridge Cabal. @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @matthewdunstan.bsky.social

Today we're sharing a Publisher Diary and photos of our upcoming Kickstarter game, Moytura, including this beauty! Check out the post here: boardgamegeek.com/thread/35700...

It was an honour to help illustrate the game board for Moytura (by @bitewinggames.bsky.social) They've got a cool dev diary on the design process, and you can see some of Harry Conway's incredible mythology illustrations as well boardgamegeek.com/thread/35700...

🎲 Don't be *that* gamer ‼️ For 2 years, *after* we posted the results of the solo/solitaire wargaming survey, we'd get a pile of comments lamenting that "No one told *ME* about this!!" Well, here's your 2025 invite – go vote for your favorites! #solowargaming #wargames forms.gle/EhWGK33YVc...

(🧵1/3) The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II. @djackthompson.bsky.social

New addition to the 2026 lineup. The kickstarter for War Chest: Shock Tactics is live. It was a really exciting opportunity to expand the War Chest line with this new expansion. The "shock" mechanism we added really changes the feel of the game. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ald...

General Orders: Sengoku Jidai by @djackthompson.bsky.social and @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social improves on the original game in nearly every way, producing tense battles in a half hour. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/08/27/g...

2026 is looking very exciting right now! @mightyboards.bsky.social @floodgategames.bsky.social @bitewinggames.bsky.social @rebellionunplugged.bsky.social @fortcircle.bsky.social @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social

Well, KPop Demon Hunters was just as amazing as you’d think it would be in the theater. A special movie - perfect for the whole family.

For a bit of distraction from the flooding remediation, I took a couples hours off and played the first mission from @djackthompson.bsky.social ‘s WAR STORY. I don’t play solo games often, but this might change my mind. So fast to get into, and then all the choices you make impact the end. Fantastic

Let’s go! Ribbit, ribbit! @thesecretcabal.bsky.social

Ok, I’ve signed up to be notified when tickets go on sale for the K-Pop Demon Hunters sing-along theatrical release! It’s rare that a movie comes along that everyone in the family is excited about. :)

Moytura co-designer @djackthompson.bsky.social is teasing out more information about this 2-player Irish Mythology game. Have you been following the designer diary? Check out today's update! Part 7: Expanding the Myth – Special Enemies and Map Variants ⬇️ boardgamegeek.com/thread/35227...