Fred Serval
@fredserval.bsky.social
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I make games. ファシストになるより、豚の方がマシさ
https://youtube.com/@HomoLudens1871
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I never thought this would happen... I entered the top 100 wargames on
@boardgamegeek.com
with Gest. Thanks so much to
@joedewhurst.bsky.social
for helping me make this game actually good, Chechu and Robert for making it look awesome, and
@gmtgames.bsky.social
for believing in me.
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étagèresetlivres
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Un jeu toujours aussi sympathique !
@fredserval.bsky.social
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Thanks for the new bio
@danthurot.bsky.social
and
@senetmagazine.bsky.social
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Spielworxx. Spiele. Iserlohner EC. Nachdenken. Füße hoch
16 days ago
Played A Very Civil Whist with
@odedot.bsky.social
- wie had a really good time!
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Duwamish
24 days ago
@fredserval.bsky.social
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Cannes Gaming festival is quite fun
25 days ago
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Nicola S
26 days ago
Big shout-out to the crew of
@fredserval.bsky.social
Homo Ludens “We Intend to Move on Your Works” podcast:
@pierrevj.bsky.social
@drcrossbows.bsky.social
and Alexandre.I have literally devoured all the episodes in my commute in the past 2 weeks and greatly enjoyed the discussion.Can’t wait 4 more!
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So yeah, that's unethical and also super cringe. What I like to do is a punctual "purge", I give games away to people on my discord, I just ask for shipping costs, and sometimes I travel with batches of games to cons to give them directly.
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Docteur Bagarre
29 days ago
C'est LE danger le plus évident avec cette criminalisation de l'anti fascisme : invalider toute logique d'auto défense. En répétant "mais le fascisme n'existe plus vous n'avez rien à craindre... si vous etes comme nous, si vous bossez assez, si vous vous taisez, si vous avez la bonne religion..."
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Hinokodo
about 1 month ago
Blessed to have the
#DungeonDive
do a little overview of the MIRU Hex Kit! Unprompted at that! I've been shipping orders all month from my living room. Blizzard gonna slow me down today, but more go out tomorrow! May ALORA be with you.
#rpg
#hexcrawl
#boardgame
youtu.be/eokbRB_Y2CU?...
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MIRU - Hex Kit Overview (solo RPG turned board game)
YouTube video by The Dungeon Dive
https://youtu.be/eokbRB_Y2CU?si=btD0uwHai8j5THpB
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Armored Pawn
about 1 month ago
A very Civil Whist von
@fredserval.bsky.social
,
@phalanxgames.bsky.social
. In ein 2P Stichspiel verpackt trägt man hier den englischen Bürgerkrieg ab 1642 aus. Verschiedene Events beeinflussen das Geschehen. Ein hochinteressanter, kurzweiliger Mix mit mehr Tiefe als gedacht.
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
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Arno
about 1 month ago
Might eventually cobble together a blog, depends on how regular I end up doing these! Little review on Brian Asklev's upcoming Baltic Empires from GMT
boardgamegeek.com/thread/36612...
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Baltic Brawl | Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721
Baltic Empires has interested me for quite a while after it had landed on the P500. The big attraction for me was cutting into a piece of history that is left by the wayside too often. I also have lik...
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3661238/baltic-brawl
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Watch It Played
about 1 month ago
Today I emailed publishers about a concerning practice a board game media creator engaged in. This will likely become public, so I'm providing the details here to give the full context of what I shared. 1) Document:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt...
2) Video:
youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c
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Duwamish
about 2 months ago
Peasants struggle in Thuringia. Playing With the Hammer at the monthly get-together in
#Waltembourg
#WJHS
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Tim Clare
about 2 months ago
I am basically an atheist, materialist, rationalist, whatever, but I also yearn for the cosmos to be spookier & weirder than it is. Just some goblins hiding out in the woods, some aliens, a few ghosts here & there, the occasional clash between warring factions of time travellers, cunning folk etc
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Chris Flores
about 2 months ago
Been a bit! I severely underestimated how much time I'd have to script, film, and edit a new How to Play during the holidays, BUT... Check out this How to Play for A Very Civil Whist, designed by
@fredserval.bsky.social
and published by
@phalanxgames.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZY...
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A Very Civil Whist: A COMPREHENSIVE How to Play With Examples
YouTube video by Hop On Board
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZY9JUSHHU
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Jesse Herro
about 2 months ago
Thanks to
@molotovcockatiel.bsky.social
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Gareth
2 months ago
Loved this chat between
@theoldkingscrown.bsky.social
and
@fredserval.bsky.social
, interesting to hear the machinations and experiences of game design from the designers of great games :
youtu.be/eXG4AhEA-xM?...
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Old King's Crown - Designer Interview with Pablo Clark
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
https://youtu.be/eXG4AhEA-xM?si=QwcP_jIpw6JG1yFa
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Armored Pawn
2 months ago
Gestern kam noch ein bisschen was Neues bei mir an 😁 A very civil Whist von
@fredserval.bsky.social
und
@phalanxgames.bsky.social
sowie Bannockburn 1314 von TS (Taktykaistrategia), einem polnischen Publisher. Bin auf beides sehr gespannt 😄
#Brettspiele
#wargames
#boardgames
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Charles Vasey
2 months ago
Played Rivoli as our second visit, corking game. Thanks
@fredserval.bsky.social
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Dom Ervolina
2 months ago
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Dan Thurot
2 months ago
A Very Civil Whist is
@fredserval.bsky.social
's take on the English Civil War and trick-taking. This one is excellent. My review:
spacebiff.com/2026/01/09/a...
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A Rather Whistful War
Fred Serval, one of wargaming’s great rabble-rousers, has a new game out. It might not sound like a new game, since I covered it a year and a halfish ago, but that was a convention freebie th…
https://spacebiff.com/2026/01/09/a-very-civil-whist-2/
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YoYoni
3 months ago
Played
@fredserval.bsky.social
‘a Gest of Robin Hood last night. Struggled mightily against the sheriff and barely managed to eke out a Justice win…
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The Boardgames Chronicle
3 months ago
We present today A Very Civil Whist - wargame with an interesting combination of trick-tracking, area control and German Whist mechanics. Enjoy the material! Link:
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/09/u...
@fredserval.bsky.social
@phalanxgames.bsky.social
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Unboxing & Overview for A Very Civil Whist from PHALANX
A Very Civil Whist, designed by Fred Serval and published by PHALANX, is a 2-player trick-taking wargame. It is set in the English Civil War, blending German Whist mechanics with area control on a …
https://theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/09/unboxing-overview-for-a-very-civil-whist-from-phalanx/
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Tine Fieldling
3 months ago
I made a new mini, get him here:
www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-pr...
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One of the frenchiest thing I've seen in a while: a Naruto themed galette des rois 😙👌
3 months ago
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This 3d printing thing is fun
3 months ago
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French Wargaming
3 months ago
Ce soir, 21h, on reprend l'étude des règles de "Dien Bien Phu : the Last Gamble" RDV sur twitch :
www.twitch.tv/frenchwargam...
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Twitch
Twitch is the world
https://www.twitch.tv/frenchwargaming
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Sgùrr Thuilm
3 months ago
La fin de l'éditorial du
@lemonde.fr
⤵️
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Première vidéo de l'année en Français, une review familiale de la Bataille de Hoth, l'adaptation de Commands & Colors:
youtu.be/yl6TVeEaJ7E
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Star Wars : La Bataille de Hoth – Peut-on y jouer en famille ? Review spéciale Noël
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
https://youtu.be/yl6TVeEaJ7E
3 months ago
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3 months ago
It's 2026, time to start dressing like it.
#filsmky
#metropolis
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So it begins... 🚀
@iongamedesign.com
3 months ago
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Going live in 2h30 minutes !
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3 months ago
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Last stream of the year tomorrow night! I'll play Brandywine 1777, with the designer Yves Roig. Expect some big franglish energy 🥖
www.youtube.com/live/M6wNYJj...
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Brandywine 1777: A Time for Heroes – History, Design, and Play | Live Stream
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
https://www.youtube.com/live/M6wNYJjCYtI?si=vtlyZ1WqbWOo7hRD
3 months ago
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Just received some homework from
@nevawargames.bsky.social
already read the sea & steel rulebook, should be able to have a first play before the new year.
3 months ago
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Happy holidays everyone!
3 months ago
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Smooth Dunk
over 1 year ago
here’s an Elon Musk Christmas Tale. Merry Xmas everyone ❤️
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Abel Renuncio
3 months ago
La última resistencia de La Comuna Red Flag Over Paris, de
@fredserval.bsky.social
@gmtgames.bsky.social
#JuegosDeMesa
#Wargames
#Historia
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l'Humanité
3 months ago
Génocide à Gaza : 50 milliards d’épargne durable détournés par l’armée israélienne pour des drones et des bombes ➡️
https://l.humanite.fr/EX1
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I got my ticket, did you?!
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3 months ago
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Osprey Games 🎲
3 months ago
Read the last design diary for The Hooded Man: A Roleplaying Game of Medieval Outlaws, from the author Graham Rose, today! 📜 OUT NEXT WEEK 📜
https://bit.ly/48uJTUD
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Stuart Ellis-Gorman
3 months ago
This is a great book, I recommend it to people interested in the ACW but also anyone interested in how historical myths are created and spread. I wrote a review of it some years back
www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/searchi...
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Tim Clare
4 months ago
Seeing the responses to the boardgame recommendations piece
@senetmagazine.bsky.social
curated for
@theguardian.com
is so gratifying. Loads of people going 'wait... this list is actually good?' There's such a demand for quality mainstream boardgame coverage & I hope editors take note.
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Armored Pawn
4 months ago
Eine Geschichte von Robin Hood. Schaut Euch meine Regelerklärung an. Videos zu Spielaufbau, Komplotten und Taten sowie ein paar Tipps folgen. Viel Spaß beim Zuschauen. Ich freue mich über Feedback zu meinem ersten Content.
#Brettspiele
@gmtgames.bsky.social
#RobinHood
youtu.be/0N6M3nV6MGM?...
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Eine Geschichte von Robin Hood Regelerklärung
YouTube video by Armored Pawn
https://youtu.be/0N6M3nV6MGM?si=VcJ76W9H7PuvHIm-P
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Had the chance to sit down with Adrien Martinot who co-designed Star Wars: Battle of Hoth with big boy Borg. Great chat about a very cool game and an excellent entry point into the magical world of Commands & Colors:
youtu.be/HvvJJKKUKw0
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Star Wars: Battle Of Hoth - Design Interview with Adrien Martinot
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
https://youtu.be/HvvJJKKUKw0
4 months ago
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Dan Thurot
4 months ago
Despite our furnace being knocked out for the first major cold snap of the year, it was a lovely week! What did you get to the table?
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l'Humanité
4 months ago
Mort de Martin Parr, le photographe du quotidien ➡️
https://l.humanite.fr/XkP
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Senet magazine
4 months ago
We’re also in The Guardian (Saturday magazine) today, recommending board games! What a day!
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Joan Fortuny
4 months ago
Talking about the “clean Wehrmacht myth”, this text from a recently released game is a fairly good example. I’m sure the Soviet authorities weren’t specially kind to the population, but they seem to have forgotten to mention some minor details about the Nazis in Russia.
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David Thompson
4 months ago
In a few hours the campaign for Queen of Spies will go live. This game is super important to me, as it will be the first published design from me and my bestie
@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social
. Stunning work from
@saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
and Meeple Foundry!
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Queen of Spies by SaltandPepper - Gamefound
Queen of Spies is a solo, story-driven board game of espionage and daring missions set in occupied Belgium during the First World War.
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/saltandpepper/queen-of-spies
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Armored Pawn
4 months ago
Today I played a fun match of A Gest of Robin Hood against my lovely wife. It is such a great game by
@fredserval.bsky.social
and
@gmtgames.bsky.social
. Soon you'll find an article about the GMT Irregular Conflict Series on my Blog
armoredpawn.com
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