If these guys had even the tiniest shred of capability for self-reflection they’d realize they were used as props by people who are literally putting words in their mouths but alas

How big is too big? How small is not worth your time? Livestream Tonight 9e/6p Join us!

The US men's hockey team won gold but ended up being the biggest losers at the Olympics.

Live Cardboard 26 - Size Matters! How do we judge how big a game is? The number of pieces? The size of the rulebook? How big is too big? What about game length? Conversely, what is too small to bother with?

I think this one may have been confused with the unboxing I did the day before, so I'm sending it out again. It's an overview of the gameplay of Neva's Steel & Sea: Columbus' Voyages Check out how this solo game works!

Crisis 1914 Unboxing Have a look at this great game from Maurice Suckling and Worthington Games. It plays with 1-5 players, but only the 1 player version uses any sort of special rules. It's a push your luck game with a twist: you want to be 2nd highest!

Not that I do that many conventions, but I got a new sign to hang up in my booth.

Good night Canada, We Ride at Dawn, join us! 🍁

The NY Times dutifully reporting that the Supreme Court sided with Trump only 42% of the time and with Biden 54% of the time sort of leaves out the necessary context that Biden was doing normal, completely legal presidential stuff, and Trump was doing insane crimes

Be prepared to start seeing a lot of shitty AI content from creators. Youtube started pushing a suite of AI tools. The good news is that so far they've only made it available for Shorts. But man, I'm baffled by how many people think generative AI isn't stealing.

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

AEG moved fast. Good.

Help us finalize Kursk: Rotmistrov's Offensive—join our playtesting wave now! 🎖️ nevagamepress.com/2026/02/18/k...

Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds. The files reveal it was something far darker Extraordinary read by @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for the Nerve on Epstein, academia and eugenics www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...

Coral Sea Unboxing Coral Sea is the second volume in the Campaign Commander series from Francisco Ronco and Belliga 3G. Check BGG for a semi-official corrected rulebook, or Judd Vance's homemade corrected rulebook.

I'll be on Pushing Cardboard tonight, should be interesting!

Two hours until showtime! Live Cardboard 25 features Tim Densham of Catastrophe Games! 9e/6p Thursday Feb 12

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Today’s the 89th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike, which led to GM recognizing the @uaw.org for the first time. I remembered to wear my shirt with images from the strike and plug my game about it, Striking Flint, on the actual date this year. hollandspiele.com/products/str...

Trump's approval ratings are low so... they're going to stop reporting his approval rating. Can't make this complict shit up any more.

This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.

Sea & Steel is an introductory level game in terms of rules, but it's not simple

Congratulations to the folks at Wharf Rat Games! Their project has already made its goal. (But the early bird price is still in effect)

Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold

New Hermann Luttmann solo game on WWI from Wharf Rat now on Backerkit

Live Cardboard 25 features Tim Densham of Catastrophe Games! 9e/6p Thursday Feb 12

Sea & Steel OVERVIEW Check out one of the first two games from Neva Game Press. Sea & Steel: Columbus' Voyages is a game of colonization, but in this instance, the indigenous population is an equal player. Perhaps they won't be colonized after all?

What, and I cannot stress this enough, the actual fuck?

Unboxing Sea and Steel Check out one of the first two games from new Spanish publisher Neva Game Press. Sea & Steel: Columbus' Voyages is a 2 person game of attempted colonization. youtu.be/TwcvdG7uHuM Neva Game Press

AAR: Mission Push Back. Desperate counterattacks, burning tanks, collapsing lines, heroism, and victory decided late. Read more... gamefound.com/en/projects/...

I haven’t got Albuera played yet but it looks so good I might have to bite again.

Would JD allow such shameless acceptance be allowed for Team USA?

"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."

The Live Cardboard livestream happens bi-weekly, Thursdays at 9e/6p How would a date/time change affect your likelihood of viewing?

The Washington Post is getting rid of its Books section. We’re losing the institutions—journalism, middle-class artistic and intellectual culture—that once made life bearable. Those things were a threat to the super-rich who increasingly govern us. Democracy dies in illiteracy.

Yaah! Magazine #16 KS launched!

From the woman who was shot six times by the feds and then arrested (and all charges dropped as they were bullshit): "If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government." Yes. Yes. Yes.

With our pre-launch teaser, we’re offering a first look at Assault: Red Horizon ’41 – Revised Edition. Step into the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa. Choose your troops. Make decisions under pressure. The campaign is coming soon on Gamefound. Follow now. youtu.be/aFdGkZ1y9BQ

Curious about innovation in board wargaming? Free this Saturday at 5pm EST? Join designers Volko Ruhnke & Jerry White, as well as podcaster Pushing Cardboard & me as we discuss the topic as part of SDHistCon's Winter Quarters online convention. Link: youtube.com/live/Cmdy7Hs... #boardwargaming

Apolitical is just a one word way to say "I have right wing political beliefs but I don't want people to judge me for them." No one ever feels the need to apologize for having empathy, kindness, honesty, and progressive political leanings.

I will be the loose wheel on a panel that includes Volko and Jerry White where we discuss innovations in wargaming. I look forward to being gently corrected and learning a lot. Check it out.

Man who wouldn’t wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them

For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn (Size small)

Live Cardboard #24 - 1977! Star Wars, Close Encounters, Saturday Night Fever, Slap Shot, A Bridge Too Far, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo...a great year for films but also a great year for games! We will take a look at the class of 1977

Jose Neva Interview This is a video excerpt from the PC podcast, episode 50. It contains the entire interview with Jose Neva, founder of Neva Game Press.They are a new publisher from Spain, with two games now out and several more in the production queue.