Check it out! We at @goonhammer.com Historicals review Midgard, a rank-and-flank system you can use for Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Anicents, Knights, Fantasy, or whatever else you can think of! www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-h... @toofatlardies.bsky.social #spreadthelard

10. You all should definitely read Edge of Midnight @eomproject.bsky.social by @badsocialism.bsky.social as it is imho so far a really good work actually trying to go into fleshing out the entire period of the Federation-Klingon Cold War and actually making it feel lived in.

Hey, you. You've had various people scoff at the things that bring you joy and it's made you feel really small at times. But you're still going, cause that's the most important bit. And if you're struggling with it at the moment, don't let those joyless judgers stop you doing the nice thing.

When is it too soon to wargame a conflict?

I once (almost literally) ran into Pete Postlethwaite at my school sports day. We both said sorry, went our separate ways, and about 30 seconds later I realised why I thought he looked familiar!

Stressed out by your battle scene? HOW TO WRITE A FANTASY BATTLE is out in the world - and since a few reviewers who pride themselves on the depth of their military knowledge have complained that the book is too short and basic, you know it'll be absolutely perfect for YOU 😇 books2read.com/u/bO7Q5J

Yes! Finally! What an incredible advert for a five day test-match. Such evenly matched teams, fighting for every run and wicket. Brilliant England result. Real life sporting drama, with no script, is unbeatable. #ENGvIND

NEW BLOG POST! Today we're looking at international trade and travel in the Ancient World, and discussing the many different ways in which Rome, India, and China were bound together. The world has always been smaller than you think.

Here. This managed to ignite my utter loathing of tech bros enough for me to write this. othermeans.io/p/get-your-f...

So, do I have this right? The Reform UK parliamentary setup currently comprises a leader, a deputy leader, and a chief whip, whose only job is to ensure the only woman in the group does as the three of them say.

Only partly related to the post, but if the company didn't revise it's forecast after the CEO was killed, doesn't that imply the CEO wasn't actually contributing much? At least in the timescale of the forecast?

1918 is a very fun game, from the playtesting I've done! The game flows well, felt (to me) like pretty much what I'd want for a WW1 game of this scale (roughly a reinforced platoon), and is a blast to play. I definitely agree with Steffan's review, and I'm looking forward to playing more of it

Really need to cover an unexpected bill - I wouldn't be in any dire straits except for paying late fees at some point, but it'd be preferable to just deal with it now. Looking for $500 or near to, with tracked shipping priced according to the buyer's location. That's a big wad of toys right there!

We ship world wide btw! I paused EU shipping for a month while we adapted to new regulations and then nobody came back. Spoke to so many Europeans at UKGE that were sad we didn't ship to EU anymore - we dooooo!

We'll reveal our beautiful new jersey – designed for our matches against Iceland, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania at next month's Euro Cup in Warsaw! – as soon as we reach 3,000 followers. Surely we'll get there this week, if our supporters share this post? 🇺🇦🏏 pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting-out

"we prefer our ethnic minorities invisible and silent" is not a cause I will fight for

This is the only meme you need.

Stancil was right! Also, this is why responsible media is important to a democracy

This book going to be ace (pun intended). Seen Dr Taylor talk about the Luftwaffe (and bust a few common myths) plenty. I'll probably end up grabbing it as an audiobook as well now. I know from personal experience how critical book pre-orders are to early sales/shop orders, so worth pre-ordering!

also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes

I am amused by the framing of this article because you may as well accuse me of refusing to use a flame thrower in my work. I'm not refusing, it is of no use to me because I am a non-fictition writer. That's all.

People ask, what books should I read on the French Army? nothing to read? is that true? NO Watch the video below ! youtube.com/shorts/ycXan...

1804. Oceans are now Battlefields. In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French. It should be a massacre. Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵

Historical fiction is often *toned down* from reality, because a willing suspension of disbelief is yet another thing Thomas Cochrane would happily and successfully go to war with...

Help! I'm organising my bookshelves by fiction/nonfiction and then by topic. Does @chriskempshall.bsky.social's The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire go in Fiction - Star Wars, or History - Other?

I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ VE ᴅᴀʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ

This was an interesting panel on elite units in wargames at #Salute52 youtu.be/Hp5PScmVej8?... #boltaction #chainofcommand @toofatlardies.bsky.social @slondonwarlords.bsky.social

Another quick human biology lesson (I can't sleep, so yay). You cannot run a test to determine someone's sex. This is because sexual development is rather more complicated than your basic highschool biology teacher can give you.

This looks awesome! I'd be very tempted if I didn't already have too many armies 😂

If I didn't already have an opinion on this, I'd definitely be guided towards a side by who I've seen championing each side. This feels like a step towards othering a minority group, and I hate it 😭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

All finished! First ever ww2 Gebirgsjaëger 105 guns with horrible wet mud bases on them. These have actually been a joy to paint! #ww2 #wargaming

I just backed 1918: A First World War Miniatures Wargame on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/war... The miniatures look cracking and some of the gameplay stuff I've seen mentioned is great. Plus, late war? The last 100 days? Sod building trenches! 😜

Shout out to @joewargamer.bsky.social for running a fantastic game of #whatatanker at #salute52! And to @tomjmegan.bsky.social for teaching me to play! Also to anyone else who was involved in the game Today was an absolute blast, safe travels! Now, to convince my friends to play...

Replacement bus service done, on to #Salute!

i'm glad we're developing a consenus here that the real reason the galactic empire fell was a total failure to anticipate near-peer threats and to align doctrine and equipment

Sometimes (usually, tbh) funny, sometimes terrifying, and always worth a follow!

That should go without saying. There is room for us all. But in the current political climate it can't hurt to state it again

Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.

ask your mum, I showed her last night

“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.” - Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training

1. Runequest 2. Runequest 3. Runequest/D&D (I think) 4. Runequest/Deathwatch (pretty even) 5. Legend of the 5 Rings 6. D&D 7. Deathwatch

Was doing this in a thread but what the heck, let's do it on the main timeline. How the hell does Carthage's military in the late third century (Hannibalic War) actually work, from a manpower/recruitment perspective? You've been told 'mercenaries' and that's wrong. 1/

People are people. Full stop.

The latest in my history of home computers is live. Covers the era of Commodore, Atari and Jack Tramiel. He was a brutal manager. But also an Auschwitz survivor, and that shaped him, and his legit drive to build a better world. This warning from him hit home, right now. every.to/the-crazy-on...

aut Zuck aut nihil (either Zuck or nothing) < mundus sine Caesaribus (a world without emperors)

In Varushka there is the Candleman. Children who feel neglected whisper the litany of their sorrow to a candle in a totally dark room and then blow it out. Sometime the Candleman comes and takes bad parents away. Sometimes it comes and takes ungrateful children away.