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Charles Hasegawa
@thingsofnointerest.bsky.social
Father, boardgamer, semi-grognard, minis painter, software developer, neophyte guitar player, Husker fan!
This weekend was Hex-and-Counter weekend with @nwinches.bsky.social - Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944, Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division, and South Pacific (EotS). Two were new, and I had to recall everything to explain SP - my brain hurts
October 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Got to play @vucasimulations.bsky.social 's Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 with @nwinches.bsky.social this weekend and I was really impressed with the game. The systems are really engaging for activation and combat. I'm looking forward to trying it again.
October 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Good weekend of gaming with @nwinches.bsky.social - played South Pacific, Fighting Formations (original), and now playing Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944

lots of hexes and counter :D
October 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
7 PoG games:
1st (short, rules learning)
2nd longer, we had no clue what we were in for.
3-7 RtT - lots of lessons learned, feel stuck. Starting to watch other games and what they are doing.

Learned: RtT's "dice" are just as mean to other players as they are to us. They hate everyone
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is old, but for folks grabbing the new Combat Commander - here are a few Litko upgrades you can grab to pimp up your set (and truly, you will hope for a spreading blaze every game just to see it on the map). boardgamegeek.com/thread/45881...
My Pimped Combat Commander | Combat Commander: Europe
Hey René, I bought those with the text on them. Litko offers several customizable counter options, so I picked out the shape, color, and the custom text, and they put it together for a reasonable pri...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Combat Commander 20th Anniversary Ed. Clipped and sorted in @cube4me.bsky.social trays
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Introduce yourself using a food you refuse to eat, a film you’ll never watch again, a song you can’t stand

1. Lots of choices, but stinky food - cheese, durian, etc. NOPE

2. Burn After Reading - not funny, none of the characters had an ounce of redeeming qualities.

3. Clapton's Wonderful Tonight
Introduce yourself using a food you refuse to eat, a film you’ll never watch again, a song you can’t stand

1. Eggplant is slimy boogers. Yes, even the way "you" make it.

2. Last of the Mohicans is the only film I've ever walked out of.

3. Stairway to Heaven.
Introduce yourself using a food you refuse to eat, a film you’ll never watch again, a song you can’t stand

1. Pineapple is really repulsive.

2. "Salo" was absolutely the worst date night I ever had

3. There were some strong contenders but then Samhain made me listen to Temporary Secretary
October 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Step daughter doing her senior work at Chapman to get her degree in Film Production. She's assigned to producing this film for a grad student. Any donations welcome. Thanks for looking! www.gofundme.com/f/taste-shor...
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The feels of playing Paths of Glory are like when your sports team loses.
October 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Limited War indeed.
Paths of Glory is just brutal with @nwinches.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Could be the furthest along we've gone where things still feel like it could utterly collapse in either direction. This game is rough. I thought Twilight Struggle was rough, but that game is rainbows and cupcakes next to the emotional brutality of PoG
September 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by Charles Hasegawa
Texas is still planning to kill Robert Roberson

clayjak.substack.com/p/theres-sti...
There’s still time to save Robert Roberson
Unless something changes, in less than a month, Texas will end Robert's life despite overwhelming evidence he's actually innocent.
clayjak.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
30 years we've waited for an answer...
September 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
First game of PoG for @nwinches.bsky.social and I some time ago. Just the intro scenario to learn the game. We've finished 3 games since and have yet to learn this lesson. Seriously - those three all ended badly because of supply.
September 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
USPS prices are going to increase Oct 5th through at least the end of the year. You know - like everything else, the prices keep going up on everything. At what point will our dear leader save us money and lower prices?
September 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
First PoG (on Rally the Troops) loss. I'm hoping this is more like the pattern of Labyrinth games I played against @nwinches.bsky.social - a bunch of losses followed by thrashing him over and over once some things clicked ;)
September 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The learning curve on big games like Paths of Glory can be rough. First there are the rules and game mechanics (there seems like there are lots of little exceptions in the rules). Then there is figuring out how those come together in the general flow of play.
September 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Kimmel’s original comments were as follows: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business
Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
www.cnn.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Playing Paths of Glory as the Allies. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??? All the French do is retreat...

😜
September 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
ME (playing Paths of Glory, taking my first action): Every option I have will lose me this game. Why am I soooo bad at this?
September 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by Charles Hasegawa
rally-the-troops.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Got my email notice. Its an honor to have bought this.

C3i Magazine will never be the same with Rodger gone, but with your support I hope to keep publishing work that honors what he helped build.

I hope you enjoy Rodger's swan song. It's beautiful, just like he was.

Thank You,

Steve MacGowan
September 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
OMG Transparent stick notes!!! Every war gamer needs these.
(literally search "transparent sticky note" on amazon or whatever, they are not hard to find).

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September 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM