Catastrophe Games
@catastrophegames.bsky.social
Publisher of interesting historical board games that don't take all day to play
Making example layouts to help our layout artist making the True Command rules
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Making example layouts to help our layout artist making the True Command rules
Just received prototype PREPRINTED blocks from Blue Panther! No stickering here if you get this upgrade for true Command.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Just received prototype PREPRINTED blocks from Blue Panther! No stickering here if you get this upgrade for true Command.
Another Monday, another Ancients fight for True Command!
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Another Monday, another Ancients fight for True Command!
Well done Tim & Nick!
3 player game of Arabian Struggle and my Saudis emerge victorious. Very well designed game. #Wargame
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Well done Tim & Nick!
I sent this segment of Rules to Patrick, our artist, and upon looking at it later realized it could be mistaken for a ransom note...
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I sent this segment of Rules to Patrick, our artist, and upon looking at it later realized it could be mistaken for a ransom note...
Stole this from the Board Game Design Lab FB post.
I would have loved to lose at Risk playing Jimi Hendrix.
I would have loved to lose at Risk playing Jimi Hendrix.
October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Stole this from the Board Game Design Lab FB post.
I would have loved to lose at Risk playing Jimi Hendrix.
I would have loved to lose at Risk playing Jimi Hendrix.
I'm guessing folks are tired of hearing about my custom dice travails, but check out what one of our designers did: He made individual stamp, then stamped each die face. Brilliant!
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm guessing folks are tired of hearing about my custom dice travails, but check out what one of our designers did: He made individual stamp, then stamped each die face. Brilliant!
Just found this unboxing video of Insurgent Algeria. This is a game that flies under the radar until you play it, and then folks love the game! Ask me to play it at a convention: plays fast, easy to teach, I have no idea what I'm doing, so I almost always lose...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ3g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ3g...
Insurgent Algeria - Review
YouTube video by an old crow
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Just found this unboxing video of Insurgent Algeria. This is a game that flies under the radar until you play it, and then folks love the game! Ask me to play it at a convention: plays fast, easy to teach, I have no idea what I'm doing, so I almost always lose...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ3g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ3g...
Yesterday we (Oreo and I) were visited by CMU's game crew to pick up some of their games from our little warehouse. Oreo was a big help, as you can imagine.
Yesterday we visited our friend and partner Tim at @catastrophegames.bsky.social to pick up some CMich Press games for our dungeon hoard (storage room)! Thanks to Tim (and pup Oreo!), our stock has a place to stay until it is called forth into the world for adventures with gamers and educators.
October 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Yesterday we (Oreo and I) were visited by CMU's game crew to pick up some of their games from our little warehouse. Oreo was a big help, as you can imagine.
Attention Vaultdwellers and Wastelanders! It's THAT day... If you have no idea what I'm talking about, well, your grandkids sure will in 2077...
October 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Attention Vaultdwellers and Wastelanders! It's THAT day... If you have no idea what I'm talking about, well, your grandkids sure will in 2077...
Last night I gave Old King's Crown a solo spin. Beautiful game, lots of stuff going on, but I think I really like it.
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Last night I gave Old King's Crown a solo spin. Beautiful game, lots of stuff going on, but I think I really like it.
Was unloading a shipment received in our warehouse and this map was used as a buffer between cartons. This map is gorgeous, even in its beaten up condition!
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Was unloading a shipment received in our warehouse and this map was used as a buffer between cartons. This map is gorgeous, even in its beaten up condition!
Another playtest of True Commands Ancients today with @gamingthepast.bsky.social . Today we worked on facing, morale & rally, which brought up other commander moves as well.
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Another playtest of True Commands Ancients today with @gamingthepast.bsky.social . Today we worked on facing, morale & rally, which brought up other commander moves as well.
Received in as a submission. Looked it up, and its a video game... Love the enthusiasm though!
October 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Received in as a submission. Looked it up, and its a video game... Love the enthusiasm though!
The English rampaging at the end of Crusader Kings! Maybe better than Fief???
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The English rampaging at the end of Crusader Kings! Maybe better than Fief???
Yin and Yang, future game for @capstone-games.com . Very euro-ey with area control
September 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Yin and Yang, future game for @capstone-games.com . Very euro-ey with area control
Playing River of Gold at the inaugural CapCon! Have no idea what I'm doing in this game ... But I think it's fun @capstone-games.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Playing River of Gold at the inaugural CapCon! Have no idea what I'm doing in this game ... But I think it's fun @capstone-games.com
First North America play of Afghanistan: Decades of Strife. Went very well for a prototype
September 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
First North America play of Afghanistan: Decades of Strife. Went very well for a prototype
Question for my esteemed Bluesky colleagues. I've got a game we're doing on the Baltic crusades, and the designer (whose family is from the region) has authentic Baltic runes in the game. Is the ugunskrusts symbol, the 2nd down on the left, acceptable?
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Question for my esteemed Bluesky colleagues. I've got a game we're doing on the Baltic crusades, and the designer (whose family is from the region) has authentic Baltic runes in the game. Is the ugunskrusts symbol, the 2nd down on the left, acceptable?
My wife (!!!!) suggested we play this, Battle Masters, last night, and I simply could not say no... Highlights below
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My wife (!!!!) suggested we play this, Battle Masters, last night, and I simply could not say no... Highlights below
Likely going to Capcon @capstone-games.com next weekend with @boardagain.bsky.social. I'll have some games to playtest... anyone interested in joining me?
September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Likely going to Capcon @capstone-games.com next weekend with @boardagain.bsky.social. I'll have some games to playtest... anyone interested in joining me?
Grant has a nice write up about Martin Melbardis' (designer of campaign Fall Blau) siege works. Martin has some really interesting roll and write games
Grant shares his First Impressions for Siege Works: A Napoleonic Siege Roll & Write from Solo Wargame. theplayersaid.com/2025/09/16/f...
First Impressions: Siege Works: A Napoleonic Siege Roll & Write from Solo Wargame
Until a few months ago, I had literally never heard of the concept of a Roll & Write game. But, I started seeing these things pop up on Kickstarter from a new company called Solo Wargame and I …
theplayersaid.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Grant has a nice write up about Martin Melbardis' (designer of campaign Fall Blau) siege works. Martin has some really interesting roll and write games
Ok, finally have a workable set of prototype dice for True Command. The saga is finally over!
September 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ok, finally have a workable set of prototype dice for True Command. The saga is finally over!
Getting our boxes to send out to previewers. Should have the dice arriving today
September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Getting our boxes to send out to previewers. Should have the dice arriving today