Francisco Gradaille
@fgradaille.bsky.social
Mathematic's teacher, game designer, former investor and (sadly) former cat owner.
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You can learn more or pre-order Drachen on the P500 page here: www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
You can learn more or pre-order Drachen on the P500 page here: www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...
I like these comments about creativity from John Cleese. I strongly believe that this applies also to game design. The start of the process, when you are playing with some ideas. youtu.be/r1-3zTMCu4k?...
John Cleese on creativity. Play/playfulness
YouTube video by Jikan
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November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I like these comments about creativity from John Cleese. I strongly believe that this applies also to game design. The start of the process, when you are playing with some ideas. youtu.be/r1-3zTMCu4k?...
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No podemos estar mas contentos por cómo está quedando el asalto al tren de Glasgow de @FerranRenalias y @eloipujadas .
Sigue la campaña 👉🏾 gamefound.com/es/projects/...
Sigue la campaña 👉🏾 gamefound.com/es/projects/...
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No podemos estar mas contentos por cómo está quedando el asalto al tren de Glasgow de @FerranRenalias y @eloipujadas .
Sigue la campaña 👉🏾 gamefound.com/es/projects/...
Sigue la campaña 👉🏾 gamefound.com/es/projects/...
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I LOVE this:
"There exists a paradox in game design. You are simultaneously the most knowledgeable and least knowledgeable person about your game..."
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"There exists a paradox in game design. You are simultaneously the most knowledgeable and least knowledgeable person about your game..."
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I LOVE this:
"There exists a paradox in game design. You are simultaneously the most knowledgeable and least knowledgeable person about your game..."
🎲✂️(1/4)
"There exists a paradox in game design. You are simultaneously the most knowledgeable and least knowledgeable person about your game..."
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War Story: Occupied France is the winner of this year's @sdhistcon.bsky.social Summit Award!
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
War Story: Occupied France is the winner of this year's @sdhistcon.bsky.social Summit Award!
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
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We're thrilled to announce @amabel.bsky.social's video essay “Vonnegut’s Board Game: Preservation, Annotation, Context” as the recipient of the 2025 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award. More info on the award here: sdhist.com/amabel-holla.... Check out the essay here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xXy...
Vonnegut’s Board Game: Preservation, Annotation, Context
YouTube video by Hollandspiele
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November 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We're thrilled to announce @amabel.bsky.social's video essay “Vonnegut’s Board Game: Preservation, Annotation, Context” as the recipient of the 2025 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award. More info on the award here: sdhist.com/amabel-holla.... Check out the essay here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xXy...
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Sample counters for Cuius Regio. I think these were sneak peeked a while ago but this is the first time I'm seeing them. Very slick. @gmtgames.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sample counters for Cuius Regio. I think these were sneak peeked a while ago but this is the first time I'm seeing them. Very slick. @gmtgames.bsky.social
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I’ll say it.
One of the most innovative designs came out 6 or so years ago. And that’s Nevsky by @volko.bsky.social
It’s created really incredible games using its framework too! like Almoravid, Inferno and Plantagenet. So excited to receive Seljuk & thinking I’ll do a video series on these
One of the most innovative designs came out 6 or so years ago. And that’s Nevsky by @volko.bsky.social
It’s created really incredible games using its framework too! like Almoravid, Inferno and Plantagenet. So excited to receive Seljuk & thinking I’ll do a video series on these
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I’ll say it.
One of the most innovative designs came out 6 or so years ago. And that’s Nevsky by @volko.bsky.social
It’s created really incredible games using its framework too! like Almoravid, Inferno and Plantagenet. So excited to receive Seljuk & thinking I’ll do a video series on these
One of the most innovative designs came out 6 or so years ago. And that’s Nevsky by @volko.bsky.social
It’s created really incredible games using its framework too! like Almoravid, Inferno and Plantagenet. So excited to receive Seljuk & thinking I’ll do a video series on these
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Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
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Here we go! #SDHistCON2025 starts today! @sdhistcon.bsky.social some #LevyandCampaign prototype to demo this weekend.
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Here we go! #SDHistCON2025 starts today! @sdhistcon.bsky.social some #LevyandCampaign prototype to demo this weekend.
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Getting ready to pack my games for @sdhistcon.bsky.social! Can't wait to see everyone! 😎
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Getting ready to pack my games for @sdhistcon.bsky.social! Can't wait to see everyone! 😎
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Had a delightful chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social recently about the practical and artistic aspects of board game design, and the meaning it creates.
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
Modern board game maestro Cole Wehrle on getting mad, metaphor in game design, and future projects that are "Big with a capital B"
For Cole Wehrle, the designer behind Arcs, Root, and John Company, "games are not just their pieces" - they are an ongoing conversation.
www.wargamer.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Had a delightful chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social recently about the practical and artistic aspects of board game design, and the meaning it creates.
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
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I'm constantly amazed how much more I like Figma than Illustrator for making prototypes.
Most things in Figma take me less than half the time they used to in Illustrator
(thanks to @marcelineleiman.bsky.social for showing me the light)
Youtube tutorial on Figma Data Merge below.
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Most things in Figma take me less than half the time they used to in Illustrator
(thanks to @marcelineleiman.bsky.social for showing me the light)
Youtube tutorial on Figma Data Merge below.
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Syncing Google Sheet Data to Figma
YouTube video by FigmaTalk
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November 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'm constantly amazed how much more I like Figma than Illustrator for making prototypes.
Most things in Figma take me less than half the time they used to in Illustrator
(thanks to @marcelineleiman.bsky.social for showing me the light)
Youtube tutorial on Figma Data Merge below.
🎲✂️(2/2)
Most things in Figma take me less than half the time they used to in Illustrator
(thanks to @marcelineleiman.bsky.social for showing me the light)
Youtube tutorial on Figma Data Merge below.
🎲✂️(2/2)
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Vamos a ver qué tal va de componentes este "Habemus Papam" (de @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social), gracias a este unboxing de Rewind Masters. #JuegosDeMesa
Abrimos - HABEMUS PAPAM (2025)
YouTube video by Rewind Masters
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October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Vamos a ver qué tal va de componentes este "Habemus Papam" (de @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social), gracias a este unboxing de Rewind Masters. #JuegosDeMesa
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👻 ¡Feliz Halloween! 🔮 Si vas a invocar algo, que sea una buena partida de Brujería.
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
👻 ¡Feliz Halloween! 🔮 Si vas a invocar algo, que sea una buena partida de Brujería.
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Hoy sale a la venta un juego muy especial de @the_good_meeple: ¡La Batalla de las Divas!
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hoy sale a la venta un juego muy especial de @the_good_meeple: ¡La Batalla de las Divas!
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Dirige a ru red de espías en Queen of Spies. Queda 1 mes para que empiece la campaña. Apúntate aquí: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Dirige a ru red de espías en Queen of Spies. Queda 1 mes para que empiece la campaña. Apúntate aquí: gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Novedades: @gmtgames.bsky.social (¡Cuius Regio! de @fgradaille.bsky.social), @snafustore.bsky.social, @assaultgames.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social etc
#wargames
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#wargames
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Novedades: Cuius Regio y GMT, Red Horizon ’41 (SoD), Snafu…
Novedades de GMT, Sounf Drums, Snafu, Draco Ideas, Trafalgar Editions, Worthington…
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October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Kevin @fortcircle.bsky.social yesterday brought by the latest beautiful advance copy of Hunt for Blackbeard for me to bring to SDHistCon in November. A couple pics at the link - I'll take some more to show in a bit! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...
Update 15: Production · Hunt for Blackbeard
Hello folks! I just received the first copy from the production line (I had it airmailed to me) and it looks fantastic. I dropped it off with Volko and he will be taking it to SD Hist Con next week,...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Kevin @fortcircle.bsky.social yesterday brought by the latest beautiful advance copy of Hunt for Blackbeard for me to bring to SDHistCon in November. A couple pics at the link - I'll take some more to show in a bit! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...
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A bit later than usually (due to Spiel fair) I am analyzing & sharing October GMT Update (mailchi.mp/b4efd75a60b8...).
Cuius Regio - a new design by @fgradaille.bsky.social - will have one of the most striking box covers I have ever seen! Check out article for more great news!
@gmtgames.bsky.social
Cuius Regio - a new design by @fgradaille.bsky.social - will have one of the most striking box covers I have ever seen! Check out article for more great news!
@gmtgames.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A bit later than usually (due to Spiel fair) I am analyzing & sharing October GMT Update (mailchi.mp/b4efd75a60b8...).
Cuius Regio - a new design by @fgradaille.bsky.social - will have one of the most striking box covers I have ever seen! Check out article for more great news!
@gmtgames.bsky.social
Cuius Regio - a new design by @fgradaille.bsky.social - will have one of the most striking box covers I have ever seen! Check out article for more great news!
@gmtgames.bsky.social
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Onoda, die Geschichte des letzten Soldaten, der WW2 noch 30 Jahre weiter führte auf der Insel Lubang, ein #Brettspiel von @fgradaille.bsky.social. In meiner ersten Partie des Solospiels verlor Onoda zwischen 1960-1964 den Verstand und erschoss sich selbst. Es ist ein schmaler Grat, sehr spannend!
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Onoda, die Geschichte des letzten Soldaten, der WW2 noch 30 Jahre weiter führte auf der Insel Lubang, ein #Brettspiel von @fgradaille.bsky.social. In meiner ersten Partie des Solospiels verlor Onoda zwischen 1960-1964 den Verstand und erschoss sich selbst. Es ist ein schmaler Grat, sehr spannend!
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Hoy hemos jugado 2 partidas a #Valls1809 con una magnífica explicación del diseñador @marc-alda.bsky.social. Primero sufrí con los franceses gestionando la moral, pero gané de chiripa, y luego con los españoles pringué por malas tiradas. Nos lo pasamos todos genial, es un juego muy divertido 😃
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hoy hemos jugado 2 partidas a #Valls1809 con una magnífica explicación del diseñador @marc-alda.bsky.social. Primero sufrí con los franceses gestionando la moral, pero gané de chiripa, y luego con los españoles pringué por malas tiradas. Nos lo pasamos todos genial, es un juego muy divertido 😃
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Jugamos Habemus Papam del gran @fgradaille.bsky.social
Lo hicimos con la variante de inicio que está en la página de Salt and Pepper.
saltandpeppergames.es/variante-par...
Recomendable meter menos objetivos secretos para tener experiencia gratificante desde la primera partida. Un acierto.
Lo hicimos con la variante de inicio que está en la página de Salt and Pepper.
saltandpeppergames.es/variante-par...
Recomendable meter menos objetivos secretos para tener experiencia gratificante desde la primera partida. Un acierto.
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Jugamos Habemus Papam del gran @fgradaille.bsky.social
Lo hicimos con la variante de inicio que está en la página de Salt and Pepper.
saltandpeppergames.es/variante-par...
Recomendable meter menos objetivos secretos para tener experiencia gratificante desde la primera partida. Un acierto.
Lo hicimos con la variante de inicio que está en la página de Salt and Pepper.
saltandpeppergames.es/variante-par...
Recomendable meter menos objetivos secretos para tener experiencia gratificante desde la primera partida. Un acierto.
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Rally the Troops has added yet another World War I game to the line up: Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno. This is a CDG about the trench warfare around Verdun during World War I, designed by Walter Vejdo, with illustrations by Tardi.
rally-the-troops.com/verdun
rally-the-troops.com/verdun
October 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Rally the Troops has added yet another World War I game to the line up: Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno. This is a CDG about the trench warfare around Verdun during World War I, designed by Walter Vejdo, with illustrations by Tardi.
rally-the-troops.com/verdun
rally-the-troops.com/verdun
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Another DRACHEN playtest this morning via TTS. Resulting refinements include more open adjustment of forces after initial setup, surprise use of AA guns, and affirmation of the need for historical restriction of late German offensives to the Right Bank. (Prototype not production art.)
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Another DRACHEN playtest this morning via TTS. Resulting refinements include more open adjustment of forces after initial setup, surprise use of AA guns, and affirmation of the need for historical restriction of late German offensives to the Right Bank. (Prototype not production art.)