Thanks to Jeff of The Gaming Gang for this peek into Hunt for Blackbeard! boardgamegeek.com/video/619192...

China's War got released by @gmtgames.bsky.social last year as volume XIII in the COIN series by @volko.bsky.social Somehow there wasn't much talk about it and it seems in kinda flies under the radar. Which, after this first play, I can't understand at all. A little thread 🧵

the year has been so busy with a lot of traveling, but made a stop in dc over the weekend for a couple of days of face to face testing with co-designer Stephen Rangazas, including this session with @volko.bsky.social #ccv @gmtgames.bsky.social

Time for a dirty martini and some Hunt for Blackbeard rules reading. I hear pirates like martinis (Well at least I’m going with that idea as opposed to rum since I like them). Check out this great two-player game if you haven’t already. @fortcircle.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social

Tremendous finish to our SDHist AmRevCon today, including Harold Buchanan looking back on Liberty or Death with @volko.bsky.social, Harold talking with @gmtgames.bsky.social's Gene Billingsley as well as Mark Herman on publishing AmRev games, and @ardwulf.bsky.social hosting a great wrap-up show!

First play of @volko.bsky.social's Hunt for Blackbeard, and he, @fortcircle.bsky.social, and everyone else involved did a fantastic job, easiest time I've had teaching a "complex" game since... well, the last Fort Circle game I got, Votes for Women.

SDHist AmRevCon is under way! Great coffee chat to start things off with @volko.bsky.social, Mark Herman, and many more!

It’s been months since we last posted or played anything, but that’s all changing this weekend! @volko.bsky.social @fortcircle.bsky.social #blackbeard #huntforblackbeard

1943: Race to Rabaul and Tora Tora Tora -- update from @phalanxgames.bsky.social sharing the Rulebooks: gamefound.com/en/projects/...

Finally got my copy of Hunt for Blackbeard from @fortcircle.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social ! Just now unboxing and sorting and it is maybe the fanciest game I own! Gorgeous and tactile!

Spectacular day spent playing Masher. The Vietnam War in 1966 comes to life. Thanks @volko.bsky.social! #boardwargaming #boardgames @gmtgames.bsky.social

🎲📦 Mail Call!! Hunt for Blackbeard (designed by @volko.bsky.social / published by @fortcircle.bsky.social) and Sumidagawa Red Town (imported by @dnlnwmn.bsky.social). Historical hidden movement and single-loser shedder. Looks like some good stuff. #boardgames

Today’s after work reward: the new Hunt For Blackbeard from @volko.bsky.social and @fortcircle.bsky.social

We're a bit late doing this but announcing our new theme - Nations - and the full call for contributions. As usual it's an open call, and full details are available on the HGN blog here: www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...

Congratulations to @absurdistprod.bsky.social for winning the best strategy Origins Award this year for Winter Rabbit! The game is amazing and if you're looking for Native designed games with a fantastic theme, go tell your FLGS to carry it! #NativeSky

New Cephalofair CEO Price Johnson, anti-ICE board game retailer Mischief Toy Store and Jo Kelly and Cole Wehrle's Molly House are among nominees for this year Diana Jones Award, tabletop gaming’s most eclectic prize: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Hunt for Blackbeard is such a fun game. The cat and mouse and guessing elements along with a little fog make this a gem. High replay ability as well. Great job to @volko.bsky.social and the @fortcircle.bsky.social team.

Hunt for Blackbeard Unboxing Fort Circle never skimps when it comes to compnent quality. Hunt for Blackbeard is beautiful, sturdy, and filled with history as well as a unique game. This is not your movie Blackbeard, this is the real thing.

Cuius Regio Unboxing You might not realize it from the title or the cover, but this is a new game on the Thirty Years War from Fransisco Gradaille and GMT Games. Wait until you see this map!

Fantastic playtest yesterday of DRACHEN with fellow designer Stephen Rangazas -- Sovereign of Discord, The British Way, and The Guerrilla Generation in my COIN Series, and now co-designer of the hugely anticipated Combat Commander: Vietnam. ...

Playing @volko.bsky.social Coast Watchers from @gmtgames.bsky.social It’s the first #wargame in the Recon Series. Two others already in progress!!

Hunt for Blackbeard from @fortcircle.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social demoing here at the @armchairdragoons.bsky.social @originsgamefair.bsky.social

Thrilled to have this brilliant design and beautiful production show up today. Excited to get this to the table soon. Great work by @volko.bsky.social and @fortcircle.bsky.social #HuntforBlackbeard

Coast Watchers #wargaming double headed from @volko.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social at @originsgamefair.bsky.social

📣Coast Watchers pre-order discount ends 30June, per @gmtgames.bsky.social monthly: zurl.co/CXbnS

Check out today's monthly GMT Games newsletter. We have New P500s, a Renewed Partnership, Digital News, Production Updates, Art Samples, Future Plans, and much more! Enjoy! zurl.co/CXbnS

#Chevauchée demo in progress @originsgamefair.bsky.social in the @armchairdragoons.bsky.social area. A @volko.bsky.social Levy & Campaign prototype for @gmtgames.bsky.social

From @legendarytactics.bsky.social -- "Next War: Iran" as a launch point for discussion of hobby games that address recent and ongoing conflicts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MWU...

Interview with @volko.bsky.social designer of 1943: Race to Rabaul from @phalanxgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/06/15/i...

When you combine great platform & wonderful title, you are getting unforgettable experiences. Let me share some of them with you! theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/06/14/p... @gmtgames.bsky.social @cliosboardgames.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social @ccxvii.bsky.social @whovian223.bsky.social

Quincy Morris video channel has produced a to-me amazing series of videos on play of Hunt for Blackbeard. This latest gives great insight into innovative tactics, as the host continues to work through which tiles to buy and how to use them in the hunt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTQe...

My annual poolside losing at Tarawa 1943 ...

Arriving! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWXq...

Hunt for Blackbeard giveaway - thanks @legendarytactics.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYuF...

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from Combat Commander: Vietnam co-designer Stephen Rangazas: "Designing within Combat Commander’s Scale and Scope" zurl.co/t24Qe

Too busy to read the customer update this month? We read your mind! Check out our video segment, GMTLDR (Too Long; Didn’t Read), covering the May 2026 Customer Update from GMT. We hope you enjoy the video! zurl.co/TbSUX

Pulled off a shocking win this afternoon as the Private Sector in the 1970s in a four decade play of Cross Bronx Expressway from @gmtgames.bsky.social and @nbsp1618.bsky.social at @metrowargamers.bsky.social

Missed this earlier? The Great Wargaming Survey 2025 reveals why 34% of wargamers struggle to find local opponents. Lack of awareness and mismatched interests lead the way. Explore the findings and solutions here. https://tny.app/rekrizkz #wargaming #wargaming

@volko.bsky.social @wendella.bsky.social Wow, I had no idea the Teutonic Order maintained a museum off on the backroads of Baden. Less than three hours drive from my front door. I'll have to check it out and get some postcards in the mail to your gentlemen. teutonicorder.org/home

A dedicated set for storing and sorting the Seljuk, Levy & Campaign game, was created using the Cube4Me trays. I created short moving explaining how everything fits into the box. Enjoy! youtu.be/PtFiIo_Fn7o @gmtgames.bsky.social @cube4me.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social

To promote the upcoming SDHist AmRevCon, our Harold Buchanan spoke to @volko.bsky.social, @playersaidblog.bsky.social, and @playersaidalex.bsky.social about great American Revolution historical games. You can find that full discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KOE...

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Volko Ruhnke: "Coast Watchers – Session Report – “The Airfield" @volko.bsky.social insidegmt.com/coast-watche...

Doing some play testing on @volko.bsky.social upcoming Drachen Recon series #wargame from @gmtgames.bsky.social last night. I am French doing a counter attack scenario. My poor planning resulted in a loss - got my infantry assault suppressed! Vol 1 - Coastwatchers is printing soon!

A player's observations on Levy & Campaign Volume II Almoravid through the lens of a lively history of al-Andalus: boardgamegeek.com/blog/16891/b...

If you're at UKGE you can find me at the Crowne Plaza playing some Infamous Traffic and Oath. Feel free to swing by. I'll probably be here for at a few hours.

Interview with Hermann Luttmann Designer of A Hell So Terrible: Verdun 1916 from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/05/25/i...

A chat with my friends from @mesadeguerra.bsky.social about Cuius Regio from @gmtgames.bsky.social. If you notice that I smile way more in the video than in my pics, it's probably an AI modification.

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #79: Culper Ring from Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/05/26/m...