Doing research for a new boardgame 🧠

I very recently tried to play the first volume of the Indian Wars of the American West, Adobe Walls by Legion Wargames. But, actually to my surprise, I couldn’t. I was sickened by the explicitness of one of the US victory points source: loot and burn the Comanche and Kiowa winter camps.

Doncs ja és oficial. Valls 1809 torna a la càrrega amb @nevawargames.bsky.social. Molt content de formar-hi part. nevawargames.com/2025/09/25/p...

Only one week left! Production is almost complete on Iwo Jima: Hell on Earth and Sea & Steel: Columbus's Voyages. Secure your copy now—they're shipping to fulfillment centers soon and stock is limited. https://f.mtr.cool/ywijvzfyus

Première partie (sur BGA) de A Gest of Robin Hood de @fredserval.bsky.social , un système inspiré des COIN mais à deux, ici avec @martinmerlan.bsky.social dans le rôle du Sheriff. Victoire sur le fil de Robin, dans un comté exsangue.

Oh Compass games... 🫣 How do they manage to get even worse over time?

Just a reminder that on the 18th of October I'm doing this event in Canterbury with Dr Irving Finkel on the history of boardgames. If you live nearby & fancy making the trip, I hope it will be a fun & elucidating evening. canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/tim...

It is with great joy that I'm coming back into the video review game with a brand new format. I hope you'll enjoy my analysis of Quartermaster General: East Front! youtu.be/O1rXc2v3SiA

Reviews are back on Homo Ludens! We'll start light with QMG:East Front from Ares Games. I even had a live audience for the recording 😎

Secretly joined a tournament of A Gest of Robin Hood on BGA, the level is quite high, I hope I'll win at least couple of games... 😅 @gmtgames.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social

Après saint Louis, c’est au tour de Charles Martel et la bataille de Poitiers d’être racontés par Philippe de Villiers. Un fil avec plein de gros soupirs parce qu’évidemment, il raconte n’importe quoi 1/

Another big milestone for Homo Ludens. A lot of cool content coming soon featuring @joedewhurst.bsky.social @jsbuckley.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @phalanxgames.bsky.social and many more!

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/...

Doing my quarterly review of the game balance of my games available online. Pretty happy with the results.

We're proud to announce the 2025 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award finalists, recognizing exceptional pieces of gaming media from 2024 by @amabel.bsky.social, @fredserval.bsky.social, @charlietheel.bsky.social, and @danthurot.bsky.social. More on their nominated works here: sdhist.com/2025-bobby-n...

I remembered to schedule Skeleton Code Machine for Tuesday, so it'll go out as planned this week. 😁 Looking at the initiative system in A Gest of Robin Hood. Subscribe so you get it: www.skeletoncodemachine.com

🎲 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...

Streaming is back on Homo Ludens after a nice summer break! Tomorrow at 8pm French time, 2pm NY time, good old @markherman54.bsky.social will come on the show for a demo of his upcoming Army of the Potomac soon to be released by @gmtgames.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/n3dh445...

I'm legally required to play the faction with buff women. No further questions please. #AlteredTCG youtu.be/IXhdAacyIN0

@thedietzfoundation.bsky.social's timing couldn't be more uncanny. First copies of CHICAGO '68 delivered the day of the first turn in the game: August 26, 1968.

For research reasons I'm trying to get hold of scans/photocopies of Sid Sackson's columns in Strategy & Tactics, particularly the ones from #45 through #48 (looking for a specific item which would have landed in one of those issues), published in late 1974 and early 1975. Feel free to share this.

Once the AI bubble pops, I will pioneer previously unexplored frontiers of being a smug little shit. My joy will be boundless and I'll be impossible to live with.

I have received notice that the shipping company I've been using will cease accepting packages to the US this weekend. I hate to feed FOMO, but if you're in the US and considering getting any of my games, you do need to place the order within roughly eight hours from this post.

Intrigued by Battlegroup Clash: Baltics? @zillablitz.bsky.social is. Find out what he thinks by jumping to the 22m34s mark of this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qAj... You can pre-order the game here. Be quick, at the start of September the price band will rise! www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr

I fell in love 😍

Stefan Ekström talks about the latest 3CG games: #wargames #newreleases #interviews eldesafiodelasaguilas.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/s...

Finally got time to edit a chat I recorded with @assaultgames.bsky.social to talk about his design process and demo Assault: Sicily '43 published last year by @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social ! youtu.be/4RFIjbq1QYg

This is a fun milestone! 🎲✂️ High Tide has cracked the top 500 abstract games on @boardgamegeek.com !!!

The perfect stick doesn't exi

Big AI in education news from South Korea. After huge government financial support, masses of media, substantial backing from education publishers, and a lot of international interest, it's now abandoning its flagship AI textbooks program for schools m.koreaherald.com/article/1054...

This year at Punched Con, @pierrevj.bsky.social and I got to play a super deluxe version of C&C: Napoleonics, and it was EPIC! We highly recommend this version of the game from @gmtgames.bsky.social, such a unique experience. youtu.be/y9YggCbLdk8

there’s nothing like reading games crit or games analysis from gamedevs, and honestly more gamedevs need to write about games. it’s a totally different unique type of perspective that i always learn a lot from!

Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.

Savoir que des gens lisent Alain Bauer ou Michel Onfray vous désespère? Envie de mitrailler votre télé à chaque passage de gnéditorialiste des questions stratégiques sur une chaîne info? On a ce qu'il vous faut!

Nice gaming weekend, old classics, and new gems 👀🐙

Great day gaming with my friend Daniel. Dune War for Arrakis was tight down to wire and my first time playing Red Flag Over Paris was fun (even though I lost-need some more plays of that one). Now it’s an Old Fashioned and some “light rules” reading. 😁 @gmtgames.bsky.social @fredserval.bsky.social

I've been chipping away at Empire of the Sun, reading the rules before bed and watching Homo Luden's Teach & Play at the gym. The teach & play is outstanding! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXMN... #boardwargames #boardgames @markherman54.bsky.social @fredserval.bsky.social

👋Play General Orders: Sengoku Jidai on Stand 2904 with co-designer @djackthompson.bsky.social @ Gen Con! We're always so happy to have David running demos with us, and he's back for the new General Orders: bit.ly/4jeCg8d Meet him, get a game in, pick up your copy & get it signed...

Saving these to give out when friends do funny posts that go viral & I'm too jealous to repost

This map looks familiar... but where is Domash?

Big wargaming break 🗻

I guess that's one way to nap 🤔

I was away at CSW Expo, but I want to share the latest episode of GDDD with @fredserval.bsky.social. We had lovely chat about design approach, where accessibility & strategic depth intersect, and the benefits of robust development (👉@joedewhurst.bsky.social) www.buzzsprout.com/1993070/epis...

Libération de Georges Ibrahim Abdallah : le parquet de Paris poursuit son acharnement et se pourvoit en cassation ➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/Hga

This week as part of their ongoing ACW series @pierrevj.bsky.social and @drcrossbows.bsky.social discuss The U.S. Civil War, Simonitch's classic from @gmtgames.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/40Oo...

2-Player play-through of Molly House by @miasmacorp.bsky.social and @colewehrle.bsky.social is live! Haven’t got a new game to the table this often in a long time. youtu.be/l-1xRqRMNKs?...

Never change, England

Je découvre l'histoire du village de Popeye à Malte, un village de pêcheur fictif qui a servi de décor pour le film de Robert Altman sorti en 1980 (avec Robin Williams et Shelley Duvall, excusez du peu) geoconfluences.ens-lyon.fr/informations...

today in Grokology, the chatbot is doing antisemitism

11 ans après, les "1336" sont toujours debout après 1336 jours de grève et la reprise de leur usine ! Ils produisent leur thé bio, à Gémenos, en SCOP, et sans patron ! Pour les soutenir, achetez le CGThé : www.1336.fr ✊