my cousin passed this morning. i alluded to them in this piece for @sdhistcon.bsky.social "The trauma of service does not end with service. It often extends through loved ones, leaving marks that might take generations to heal." sdhist.com/history-is-p...

Badges are on sale for SDHistCon North 2026, July 11-12 in the Twin Cities! Get yours here now: tabletop.events/conventions/.... More information here: sdhist.com/badges-on-sa....

Come to SDHistCon North! I'll be there!

Tomorrow is the day! Tickets on sale for SDHistCon North. :) #boardwargames #boardgames

TOMORROW: Tickets for SDHistCon North go on sale! I'm very excited to have one of these fantastic events in my own backyard. Plenty of excellent guests and events in the works. Plenty of Twin Cities representation expected, but I hope to see some of my Wisconsin and Illinois people there.

Tickets for our next in-person convention, the inaugural SDHistCon North in the Twin Cities (July 11-12), will go on sale this coming Saturday! Also, our Harold Buchanan will discuss it with @ardwulf.bsky.social tonight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBAj.... More on the con: sdhist.com/sdhistcon-no....

Here's another opportunity to participate virtually in a game-related conference! You can register now for @sdhistcon.bsky.social's AmRevCon 2026 online convention. Registration is $10 for 12 hours of gaming, tutorials, etc. on June 27th. Visit link in our bio for info!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Winter Quarters event on Jan. 31! We have many of the panels and presentations from that event, featuring incredible designers of some of the top historical games, now available on YouTube for anyone to watch. Here's a list of those! sdhist.com/highlights-p...

Last year for @sdhistcon.bsky.social I interviewed @djackthompson.bsky.social on the Homo Ludens YouTube channel about his upcoming design Rebels Against Rebellion. I was really proud of it, and I don't think enough people have seen it, so I'm plugging it again now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Cf...

Just finished Afghanistan: Decade of Strife. I played the Coalition, and had a clear advantage having played the game before, and allowed the Coalition to hold Kabul in the end! Thanks @sdhistcon.bsky.social for running this con!

SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026 continues! Here's Andrew Brailey showing off Waterways:

SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026 is continuing strong! Here's @danbullock.bsky.social interviewing @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social and Ananda Gupta about 20 years of Twilight Struggle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDK...

We have lots of cool stuff going on at SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026! @volko.bsky.social and @smarkg52.bsky.social are currently demoing Volko's 1943: Race To Rabaul design: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEZ6...

Designer Mark Herman and Andrew Bucholtz talking about the upcoming Army of the Potomac at SDHistCon's Winter Quarters. Great to see this series expanding! #boardwargames #boardgames @markherman54.bsky.social @sdhistcon.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social

SDHistCon Winter Quarters is tomorrow! Check out some of the amazing events we have planned for this online convention, like @volko.bsky.social's 1943: Race To Rabaul events at 9 and 11 am ET: sdhist.com/incredible-e.... The con kicks off at 7 am ET: badges here! tabletop.events/conventions/...

I'll be running Afghanistan: Decade of Strife and True Command tomorrow! If I get my act together tonight, True Command will feature a first play of a Kharkiv scenario.

It's just two days until our next online con, SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026! You can buy badges here: tabletop.events/conventions/.... Check out some of our amazing events, including Brian Train talking with @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social about China's War and more: sdhist.com/incredible-e...

We have a lot of cool stuff coming up Saturday at SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026! Another one is my interview of Brian Train at noon ET/9 a.m. PT on his amazing 2025 (China's War, Brief Border Wars Vol. 2, O Canada, and much more) and what's ahead. It's going to be a great con!

And check out the full day of historical board gaming events of SDHistCon here: tabletop.events/conventions/... Hope to see you there! Tags: @sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @pushingcardboard.bsky.social

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

I will be demoing my upcoming “Catch-18 - The Battle of the Brenner” game for @snafustore.bsky.social The demo will be via Vassal and multiple players can take a hot seat and play a turn or two! Come and be merry!

Saturday will see our next online convention, SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026. Event tickets are available now: here's a look at just a few of the incredible seminars, demos, panels, and more we have planned! sdhist.com/incredible-e...

We have SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026 coming up online Saturday, but ahead of that and our other online and in-person conventions this year, we're looking back at some highlights from SDHistCon Summit 2025 in San Diego in November. Thanks to all who made it special! sdhist.com/highlights-s...

SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026 is in 16 days! Here are some of the amazing events to expect at this online convention, featuring @markherman54.bsky.social, @volko.bsky.social, @djackthompson.bsky.social, @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social, @danbullock.bsky.social, and many more! sdhist.com/exciting-eve...

You better believe I'll be there!! Excited to see all the local greats, such as @ryanschneider.bsky.social, @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social, @zillablitz.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social !!!

My favorite convention is coming to my favorite cities. Come join us this summer!

We have exciting news of our 2026 convention dates, including the all-new SDHistNorth in the Twin Cities July 11-12! Jan. 31: SDHist Winter Quarters 2026 June 27: SDHist AmRevCon 2026 July 11-12: SDHistCon North 2026 November 6-9: SDHistCon Summit 2026 Details: sdhist.com/save-the-dat...

@sdhistcon.bsky.social Nov2025 games diary - thanks DavidF! boardgamegeek.com/blog/868/blo...

NEW POST: It's my fourth year attending @sdhistcon.bsky.social, a historic gaming convention I look forward to all year. Here are all the games I played: www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2025/11/18/s...

@sdhistcon.bsky.social 2025 travelog via @leder.games -- ledergamesromp.podbean.com/e/031-sd-his...

Guess what? Besides the cool seminars/talks and seeing the local sights I also played some GAMES at @sdhistcon.bsky.social . As befits this unique event, the titles reflect new directions in “wargaming,” as well as older precursors of the same. History Games!

This past weekend, I was delighted to attend @sdhistcon.bsky.social, where on Saturday I played not one, not two, but three games about selling opium. It was quite the day. Read about it here: spacebiff.com/2025/11/13/s...

At San Diego airport on the way home from SDHistcon, squeezing in one more game… @gmtgames.bsky.social

More than anything, I am grateful for the welcoming nature of the community @sdhistcon.bsky.social has built. I am relatively new to the historical gaming space, but I have been greeted with open arms and encouraged to pursue design and included in all kinds of interesting discussions.

And now that I've had a decent night's sleep, a more in-depth recap of my time in San Diego this past weekend at #SDHistCon. It was only my second time there, and I got even more out of it than I did the first one. This convention is consistently excellent in what it delivers.

What a great experience at @sdhistcon.bsky.social! Finally had a chance to play Cross Bronx Expressway, the John Co. Mega-Game, Bowie, Tierra y Libertad, and even run a double demo of Chicago '68... Huge thanks to all the convention staff, players, and designers for making this happen!!

Fun was had playing Foxes & Lions today!

Farewell #SDHistCon!! So great to see y'all!! Including @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social @bggandrew.bsky.social @mirikuski.bsky.social @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social @colewehrle.bsky.social @zillablitz.bsky.social @koboldcurrychef.bsky.social @meeplelady.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social

"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

@volko.bsky.social teaching his Race to Rabaul coming soon from @phalanxgames.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social playing today too!

Thanks to everyone for a wonderful @sdhistcon.bsky.social! Always a highlight of my year. So great to see amazing people and teach and play games. A few further highlights: Team Undaunted, 1846, Waterways, and Chalice of Poison.

Thanks @sdhistcon.bsky.social for an amazing con! There's never enough time to play all the games I want to play, but I cherish the time spent hanging out with all these cool people. Until next year!

Again, another wonderful time at @sdhistcon.bsky.social . Finished up with Race To Rabaul 1943 with @volko.bsky.social

#SDHistCon was as great as ever this year. Flying home today after an incredibly enriching experience. I’m always grateful for the opportunity to meet new people, to see old friends, and especially to check out all the cool games people have in the works! Thanks to @sdhistcon.bsky.social as always!

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

As much as I liked the games I played (to be described on my next podcast), I also liked the other opportunities at @sdhistcon.bsky.social . I went to the nearby Sunset Cliffs, saw the impressive Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, and listened to more seminar panels.

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? 🐦‍⬛🕵🏽‍♀️

Another day of teaching #Chevauchée #levyandcampaign @sdhistcon.bsky.social #SdHistCon2025 I have Florent from @nutspublishing.bsky.social today.

We had our annual in-person meeting with the @sdhistcon.bsky.social board of directors and advisors!

It’s Designers vs Content Creators @sdhistcon.bsky.social #SDHistCon2025 #Seljuk #LevyandCampaign