Pierre Vagneur-Jones
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Tomorrow at 5pm GMT, @joedewhurst.bsky.social @pierrevj.bsky.social will be discussing their recent mega campaign of Prospero’s Dream Mothership module (I think...), with 1600 players with guests @lukegearing.bsky.social and @seedlinggames.bsky.social - Sounds insane
www.youtube.com/live/2DpZ_ks...
www.youtube.com/live/2DpZ_ks...
O/U Discussion with Pierre, Joe, Luke Gearing and Seedling
Joe Dewhurst and I recently took part in a massive, month-long, real-time play-by-post, multi-faction sci-fi roleplaying game called OVER/UNDER, based on the Prospero’s Dream Mothership module, which ...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Tomorrow at 5pm GMT, @joedewhurst.bsky.social @pierrevj.bsky.social will be discussing their recent mega campaign of Prospero’s Dream Mothership module (I think...), with 1600 players with guests @lukegearing.bsky.social and @seedlinggames.bsky.social - Sounds insane
www.youtube.com/live/2DpZ_ks...
www.youtube.com/live/2DpZ_ks...
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I almost forgot @pierrevj.bsky.social 😑 who did a very excellent historical context for the rule book.
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I almost forgot @pierrevj.bsky.social 😑 who did a very excellent historical context for the rule book.
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In 3 hours I'll be live with @pierrevj.bsky.social and @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social to celebrate reaching 8k subs. They will ask me all the most serious questions we gathered on from viewers. You can also ask your burning questions live! Expect some pretty deep stuff 🧠
youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...
youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...
8K Special! Ask Me Anything (feat. Pierre Vagneur-Jones) — Woke Wargaming and other nonsense
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
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October 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In 3 hours I'll be live with @pierrevj.bsky.social and @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social to celebrate reaching 8k subs. They will ask me all the most serious questions we gathered on from viewers. You can also ask your burning questions live! Expect some pretty deep stuff 🧠
youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...
youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...
If anyone has any questions they want me to ask Fred, just let me know. Hard hitting, deeply personal questions only xoxo
To celebrate the 8k subs milestone I'll do a very serious "Ask Me Anything" stream on Thursday night at 8pm GMT with @pierrevj.bsky.social and @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social - please feel free to join us and ask your most serious questions 🥸
www.youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...
www.youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...
8K Special! Ask Me Anything (feat. Pierre Vagneur-Jones) — Woke Wargaming and other nonsense
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
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October 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If anyone has any questions they want me to ask Fred, just let me know. Hard hitting, deeply personal questions only xoxo
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Historical board game idea: a collection of games published as an anthology or edited volume, similar to what you see in academic treatments of complex topics. Like 5-6 designers take on a beefy historical topic or era and each make their own game about one part of it.
Historical board game idea: a collection of games published as an anthology or edited volume, similar to what you see in academic treatments of complex topics. Like 5-6 designers take on a beefy historical topic or era and each make their own game about one part of it.
August 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
🎲✂️
Historical board game idea: a collection of games published as an anthology or edited volume, similar to what you see in academic treatments of complex topics. Like 5-6 designers take on a beefy historical topic or era and each make their own game about one part of it.
Historical board game idea: a collection of games published as an anthology or edited volume, similar to what you see in academic treatments of complex topics. Like 5-6 designers take on a beefy historical topic or era and each make their own game about one part of it.
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This year at Punched Con, @pierrevj.bsky.social and I got to play a super deluxe version of C&C: Napoleonics, and it was EPIC! We highly recommend this version of the game from @gmtgames.bsky.social, such a unique experience.
youtu.be/y9YggCbLdk8
youtu.be/y9YggCbLdk8
Playing Waterloo on CC Napoleonics Grande Battle - Punched Con 25 AAR
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
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August 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This year at Punched Con, @pierrevj.bsky.social and I got to play a super deluxe version of C&C: Napoleonics, and it was EPIC! We highly recommend this version of the game from @gmtgames.bsky.social, such a unique experience.
youtu.be/y9YggCbLdk8
youtu.be/y9YggCbLdk8
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Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Pierre Vagneur-Jones: "Ermine Design Process & Historical Look at The Battle of Champtoceux" @pierrevj.bsky.social insidegmt.com/ermine-desig...
Ermine Design Process & Historical Look at The Battle of Champtoceux
In 2024, my upcoming game Men of Iron Volume VII: Ermine was put onto the GMT P500 list, and reached its number relatively quickly. For those who don’t know, Men of Iron, created by Richard Berg is…
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July 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Pierre Vagneur-Jones: "Ermine Design Process & Historical Look at The Battle of Champtoceux" @pierrevj.bsky.social insidegmt.com/ermine-desig...
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If you are interested, you can order my book now at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Castillon-Ha...
It should be available from other online shops soon and in the US in September.
It should be available from other online shops soon and in the US in September.
Castillon
The Battle of Castillon, fought outside the French city of the same name on 17 July 1453, was the final battle in the Hundred Years…
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July 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
If you are interested, you can order my book now at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Castillon-Ha...
It should be available from other online shops soon and in the US in September.
It should be available from other online shops soon and in the US in September.
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This week as part of their ongoing ACW series @pierrevj.bsky.social and @drcrossbows.bsky.social discuss The U.S. Civil War, Simonitch's classic from @gmtgames.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/40Oo...
open.spotify.com/episode/40Oo...
The U.S. Civil War (GMT Games) | We Intend To Move On Your Works - Episode 14
Homo Ludens Podcast · Episode
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July 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This week as part of their ongoing ACW series @pierrevj.bsky.social and @drcrossbows.bsky.social discuss The U.S. Civil War, Simonitch's classic from @gmtgames.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/40Oo...
open.spotify.com/episode/40Oo...
@cube4me.bsky.social , is there any possibility of stocking tokens of small wooden shields? Say roughly 12mm x 15mm x 10mm in your usual colours.
July 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@cube4me.bsky.social , is there any possibility of stocking tokens of small wooden shields? Say roughly 12mm x 15mm x 10mm in your usual colours.
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it's new game day buy my game please
if I sell enough of them today, I will buy myself a treat
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
if I sell enough of them today, I will buy myself a treat
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
A Battle, Furious, Bloody, Repulsive, Crimson, Gory, Boisterous, Manly, Rough, Fierce, Unmerciful, and Hostile
Game Design: Amabel HollandArt: Gonzalo Santacruz, Ania B. Ziolkowska, Amabel HollandHex Number: 89Duration: 60 minutesPlayers: 2Solitaire Suitability: LowTheme: Middle AgesMSRP: $70.00
This tenth ann...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
it's new game day buy my game please
if I sell enough of them today, I will buy myself a treat
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
if I sell enough of them today, I will buy myself a treat
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
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We are now taking orders for a game whose title doesn't play nice with bluesky's character limit! 24 scenarios both famous and obscure - Bouvines! Hastings! Agincourt! The Battle on the Ice! Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Shields & Swords series.
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
A Battle, Furious, Bloody, Repulsive, Crimson, Gory, Boisterous, Manly, Rough, Fierce, Unmerciful, and Hostile
Game Design: Amabel HollandArt: Gonzalo Santacruz, Ania B. Ziolkowska, Amabel HollandHex Number: 89Duration: 60 minutesPlayers: 2Solitaire Suitability: LowTheme: Middle AgesMSRP: $70.00
This tenth ann...
hollandspiele.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are now taking orders for a game whose title doesn't play nice with bluesky's character limit! 24 scenarios both famous and obscure - Bouvines! Hastings! Agincourt! The Battle on the Ice! Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Shields & Swords series.
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...
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Fresh out of PunchedCon, with @pierrevj.bsky.social @ericvulgaris.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social we did a video debrief featuring awesome games such as Napoleon's Triumph, @gmtgames.bsky.social The Pure Land, Merchant of Venus, and many more... 🤩
youtu.be/Z8WVrNMBjps?...
youtu.be/Z8WVrNMBjps?...
PunchedCon '25 - Wargame Convention Debrief
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
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May 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Fresh out of PunchedCon, with @pierrevj.bsky.social @ericvulgaris.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social we did a video debrief featuring awesome games such as Napoleon's Triumph, @gmtgames.bsky.social The Pure Land, Merchant of Venus, and many more... 🤩
youtu.be/Z8WVrNMBjps?...
youtu.be/Z8WVrNMBjps?...
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A few snippets from a very unexpected commission to work on a COIN game.
Total freedom to come up with a map for the next volume in the COIN Series: The Ōnin War, Muromachi Japan.
A game by Joe Dewhurst.
A tribute to Kisai Risshō (Hiroshige II).
@volko.bsky.social
@joedewhurst.bsky.social
Total freedom to come up with a map for the next volume in the COIN Series: The Ōnin War, Muromachi Japan.
A game by Joe Dewhurst.
A tribute to Kisai Risshō (Hiroshige II).
@volko.bsky.social
@joedewhurst.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A few snippets from a very unexpected commission to work on a COIN game.
Total freedom to come up with a map for the next volume in the COIN Series: The Ōnin War, Muromachi Japan.
A game by Joe Dewhurst.
A tribute to Kisai Risshō (Hiroshige II).
@volko.bsky.social
@joedewhurst.bsky.social
Total freedom to come up with a map for the next volume in the COIN Series: The Ōnin War, Muromachi Japan.
A game by Joe Dewhurst.
A tribute to Kisai Risshō (Hiroshige II).
@volko.bsky.social
@joedewhurst.bsky.social
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Since I started a new job this month I haven't been as active on my website but I am at least back this week with a rare review of a book I didn't finish: The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo
www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/the-bur...
www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/the-bur...
The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo — Stuart Ellis-Gorman
I was very excited for Bart Van Loo's book The Burgundians. As a student of the Hundred Years War I'm always looking for new books on the subject, particularly on the fascinating Valois dukes. However...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Since I started a new job this month I haven't been as active on my website but I am at least back this week with a rare review of a book I didn't finish: The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo
www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/the-bur...
www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/the-bur...
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This Sunday at 9pm, 3pm EST, @pierrevj.bsky.social will teach me Eylau 1807 from @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social - looking forward to discovering this new napoleonic system!
www.youtube.com/live/DivcV-P...
www.youtube.com/live/DivcV-P...
Battles of Napoleon: Eylau 1807 – Teach & Play Through the Snow
This Sunday, join me and friend of the show Pierre Vagneur-Jones for a Teach & Play of Eylau 1807, the first volume in the Battles of Napoleon series. Set amidst the brutal winter conditions of one of...
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April 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This Sunday at 9pm, 3pm EST, @pierrevj.bsky.social will teach me Eylau 1807 from @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social - looking forward to discovering this new napoleonic system!
www.youtube.com/live/DivcV-P...
www.youtube.com/live/DivcV-P...
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Vijayanagara by @sespagnolie.bsky.social and friends is now out for RTT!
A thousand thank yous to Joël Simoneau for programming it.
rally-the-troops.com/vijayanagara
A thousand thank yous to Joël Simoneau for programming it.
rally-the-troops.com/vijayanagara
rally-the-troops.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Vijayanagara by @sespagnolie.bsky.social and friends is now out for RTT!
A thousand thank yous to Joël Simoneau for programming it.
rally-the-troops.com/vijayanagara
A thousand thank yous to Joël Simoneau for programming it.
rally-the-troops.com/vijayanagara
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Big news for those of you that miss me talking about and playing big crunchy boardgames! I'm streaming with the ingenious @fredserval.bsky.social this Sunday, playing 1989, my favourite CDG. www.youtube.com/live/8PB5Cqd...
1989: Dawn of Freedom – Cold War CDG Clash with Ava Foxfort on Rally the Troops
YouTube video by Homo Ludens
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April 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Big news for those of you that miss me talking about and playing big crunchy boardgames! I'm streaming with the ingenious @fredserval.bsky.social this Sunday, playing 1989, my favourite CDG. www.youtube.com/live/8PB5Cqd...
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Important announcement:
As you may know, we had plans to shift some of our printing services to China in order to reduce our costs and produce games at more affordable prices. Unfortunately, due to the current tariff situation, we have had to pause those plans.
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As you may know, we had plans to shift some of our printing services to China in order to reduce our costs and produce games at more affordable prices. Unfortunately, due to the current tariff situation, we have had to pause those plans.
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Inflection Point [BCS-IP] - $63.00 : Multi-Man Publishing
Multi-Man Publishing Inflection Point [BCS-IP] - Inflection Point is a Battalion Combat Series (BCS) game depicting two important but relatively unknown battles before and after Stalingrad. The Battle...
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April 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Important announcement:
As you may know, we had plans to shift some of our printing services to China in order to reduce our costs and produce games at more affordable prices. Unfortunately, due to the current tariff situation, we have had to pause those plans.
... /2
As you may know, we had plans to shift some of our printing services to China in order to reduce our costs and produce games at more affordable prices. Unfortunately, due to the current tariff situation, we have had to pause those plans.
... /2
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Thanks to @pierrevj.bsky.social for playtesting The Iron Triangle, my Vietnam themed design last night. It's really beginning to feel like a proper game now after some streamlining.
April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thanks to @pierrevj.bsky.social for playtesting The Iron Triangle, my Vietnam themed design last night. It's really beginning to feel like a proper game now after some streamlining.
Today’s research for Ermine!
April 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today’s research for Ermine!
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It looks like we're going to Gascony with a full host, leaving Brittany and Flanders without any reinforcements. But what's this? The Lord of Monaco approaches???!!!!?? Whatever shall we do next?
old.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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CYOHA: What if Edward III Invaded Gascony in 1346 instead of Normandy?
The preferred option appears to be **D**, not reinforcing either front. You set sail from England on the 11th of July, 1346. Once you round the...
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April 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
It looks like we're going to Gascony with a full host, leaving Brittany and Flanders without any reinforcements. But what's this? The Lord of Monaco approaches???!!!!?? Whatever shall we do next?
old.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
old.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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A lovely piece about the urgency of Molly House in our current times. Thank you Luis.
For @unwinnable.com, I share some thoughts on @wehrlegig.games' Molly House and talk with the game's co-designer @miasmacorp.bsky.social.
To Have Fun in Spite of The Tragedy of It All: The Pertinence of Molly House - Unwinnable
Within this box a metaphor is contained, one of festive joy experienced by a collective in conservative Georgian England.
unwinnable.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A lovely piece about the urgency of Molly House in our current times. Thank you Luis.
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For @unwinnable.com, I share some thoughts on @wehrlegig.games' Molly House and talk with the game's co-designer @miasmacorp.bsky.social.
To Have Fun in Spite of The Tragedy of It All: The Pertinence of Molly House - Unwinnable
Within this box a metaphor is contained, one of festive joy experienced by a collective in conservative Georgian England.
unwinnable.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
For @unwinnable.com, I share some thoughts on @wehrlegig.games' Molly House and talk with the game's co-designer @miasmacorp.bsky.social.