Essen SPIEL 2025 Recap: I met @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social @playersaidblog.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social...

Broke out my copy of A Bridge Too Far from @phalanxgames.bsky.social absolutely phenomenal job. Scott Moore did a great translation and the game is intense, and difficult, well worth the experience. I lot of replay value as well. So many branches upon branches.

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

Exhausted but proud to be back from Essen. We really stepped it up again compared to last year. Successful days in Essen. Thanks to @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social for the great organisation. Thanks to @playersaidalex.bsky.social for visiting and spending time with us. It will remain unforgettable

It was a huge honour to play our new modules together with Grant and Alex. And great fun. @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social

We even changed disguises before our next job!

🚨Expansion Update!🚨 We are moving in as we speak, and filling it up to the ceiling! Take a look at the last photo to see all the space we had to clear! (It won't be empty for long! Thank you to everyone for your continued support, which has made this possible for us!

It is that time again and the August 2025 Debrief Video sponsored by @nobleknightgames.bsky.social is up and sees us discussing Modern Classics. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/03/a...

@tdraicer.bsky.social a few PoG questions: the punishing supply rules- do they lean so punishing as a mechanic to get players to employ more cautious/ordered advances that feel more WWI, or is that level of annihilation something that’s historically realistic? (Or a mix of both).

@playersaidblog.bsky.social and @playersaidalex.bsky.social - Thank you for this juxtaposition, I feel honored! www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQY... Also, I hope you will find Verdun as moving a visit as I did. Volko

Kaiser's worst nightmare as his forces collapse before a single calendar year is up. This is a lesson in supply and retreat. You always give ground rather than getting surrounded.

Home by Christmas, unfortunately, not a merry one for the Entente, who will have to acknowledge Germany as the dominant continental power for decades to come (this is the perfectly executed Schliefen plan at the end of fall 1914). Poor Entente player had zero timely French reinforcement cards.

When people ask me why my deck holder is so big, this is the reason why. Big thanks to @ardwulf.bsky.social for the design and execution.

It is that time again and the July 2025 Monthly Debrief Video sponsored by @nobleknightgames.bsky.social is up and sees us discussing Classic Wargames. theplayersaid.com/2025/08/27/j...

I'm looking to get a custom wargame map printed/mounted, anyone know where's the easier place to get that done that's quality?

Finished up a week long of incredible gaming at WBC. Fought over mainland Europe over and over again, it seems like 😂 @gmtgames.bsky.social

On the (very long) way to WBC!

The newest Battalion Combat Series is in the house! BCS Inflection Point from Multi-Man Publishing.

This is kinda random, but people ask all the time what I use for paper maps in wargames. If it’s a one mapper I love to use this. It’s almost never in stock, and saw it was this am so wanted to share! a.co/d/heTvVY5

An immediate pre-order on this one. Immediate.

Solitaire game of No Question of Surrender (NQoS) from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social to be played on lunch breaks for the next.. ad infinitum. My first actual GTS, although there’s a lot of familiarity with the CSS we’ve loved.

Bravery In The Sand (BITS) from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social set up and ready to go. 8 pages of simple rules, bucket o dice, chit pull game. I think they were giving this out free with a purchase order at WBC a while back, at least that’s how I got it.

Here is a progress report on our warehouse expansion. More and more gets done every day! Thank you all so much for making this possible and for the continued support!

Embarking upon the field training odyssey for new Fields of Fire Deluxe from @gmtgames.bsky.social I know how to play, but want to be able to speak to the ease of the on ramp for newer players.

I think I might just be very bad at this game 😅 75% casualty rate is wild. @ospreygames.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social

Our session this morning at SDHistCon Second Front was well attended by about 35 attendees and there were lots of great questions on interesting games.

SDHistCon Second Front 2025 is off and rolling! Thanks to @playersaidblog.bsky.social and @playersaidalex.bsky.social for kicking us off with a virtual morning coffee chat! Full events schedule here: tabletop.events/conventions/...

I just keep staring at this board - It's not complex, but the black sands of Iwo Jima are so striking compared to the usual island hopping games.

GMT Games 25% off sale arrived today. Ironically, nothing GMT 😅

Two very different outcomes in Morgan’s a’ Comin’ postcard game. Both good fun for light solo play.

Union Forces march south and wheel around crumpling the CSA’s western states. CSA surrenders with one turn to spare for the Union.

Our game this evening on day 1 of Buckeye Game Fest is Crusade & Revolution 2nd Edition from Compass Games.

On-Time March Monthly Debrief is here from our friends @playersaidblog.bsky.social !

It all goes down in the first minute and a half of CBS' FBI's Most Wanted: (S6 E18 - Trust) www.cbs.com/shows/video/... Thank you to @fbimostwanted.bsky.social and #CBS for this amazing shout out. @gmtgames.bsky.social Of course, I smell EMMY!!!

I will buy all of these that they make, probably.

Drop Zone Southern France from Worthing Games with @wolfdog.bsky.social

Which is the best (biggest/selection/deals) Miniature Market location in St Louis?

Gladiator II was bad. Just in case anyone was wondering.

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'Bring up the PIAT!'

Perhaps I’ve seen it all now.. AFV Hair Claws?

I’m so excited! A friend from out of state is coming to my house Friday night to teach me ASL from Multi-Man Publishing. We are going to run my ASL Starter Kit #4 Pacific Theater of Operations! Oh boy I need to get busy with the prep. Wish me luck.

Our condolences to the family. Hopefully an entire hobby’s love of his work and passion can stand as a testament to what he achieved and the impression he made.

Finished my MMP GCACW collection yesterday with Roads to Gettysburg II, and Battle Above The Clouds. Couldn’t be happier!

Happy birthday!

As some of you may know, our friend and wargaming legend Rodger B. MacGowan lost his home and studio in the LA fires. There is a GoFundMe set up to help Rodger and his family recover from this apocalyptic loss. Check it out at gofund.me/a8737aff and reshare widely.

Played a couple of games of Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth from Repos Production this afternoon with my father in law. Such a fun little game that plays in under 30 minutes.

Latest delivery of wargames from our friends at @nobleknightgames.bsky.social The Napoleonic Wars will be added to the Shelf of Shame Dust off event this year!

Send me your game invites: playersaidalex username

Russians preparing to receive the French hammer tonight as we learn Eylau 1807 from @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social sure the vinyl is anachronistic buts it’s all I had! @playersaidblog.bsky.social