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Chuồn Chuồn by @ionah-nguyen.bsky.social brings Vietnamese culture and craftsmanship to your gaming table. I had the chance to try a prototype at SPIEL!
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November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Chuồn Chuồn by @ionah-nguyen.bsky.social brings Vietnamese culture and craftsmanship to your gaming table. I had the chance to try a prototype at SPIEL!
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The grim logic of attritional warfare as a trick-taker: I got to try Verdun @ren-ddp.bsky.social at SPIEL!
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November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The grim logic of attritional warfare as a trick-taker: I got to try Verdun @ren-ddp.bsky.social at SPIEL!
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The biggest game I played at SPIEL: #NeitherKingNorGod @soundofdrumgames.bsky.social
Despite its epicness, it plays both smoothly and with little downtime – thanks to its action selection system of sending out courtiers to Europe's hotspots.
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Despite its epicness, it plays both smoothly and with little downtime – thanks to its action selection system of sending out courtiers to Europe's hotspots.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The biggest game I played at SPIEL: #NeitherKingNorGod @soundofdrumgames.bsky.social
Despite its epicness, it plays both smoothly and with little downtime – thanks to its action selection system of sending out courtiers to Europe's hotspots.
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Despite its epicness, it plays both smoothly and with little downtime – thanks to its action selection system of sending out courtiers to Europe's hotspots.
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First game I played at this year's SPIEL: Bohemians!
This stroll down the Seine has you oscillate between artistic breakthroughs and the hardships of your precarious lifestyle.
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This stroll down the Seine has you oscillate between artistic breakthroughs and the hardships of your precarious lifestyle.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
First game I played at this year's SPIEL: Bohemians!
This stroll down the Seine has you oscillate between artistic breakthroughs and the hardships of your precarious lifestyle.
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This stroll down the Seine has you oscillate between artistic breakthroughs and the hardships of your precarious lifestyle.
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Love in the time of cholera... in #Bohemians.
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Love in the time of cholera... in #Bohemians.
The resulting Russian advance takes Budapest, Breslau, and Königsberg. The Kaiser is forced to sue for peace (spring 1917).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The resulting Russian advance takes Budapest, Breslau, and Königsberg. The Kaiser is forced to sue for peace (spring 1917).
...yet further south, the Russians exploit a hole in the frontline. Four German armies and two corps surrender due to lack of supply (winter 1917).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
...yet further south, the Russians exploit a hole in the frontline. Four German armies and two corps surrender due to lack of supply (winter 1917).
Decisive action in the east: A Russian army group invading East Prussia is cut off from supply, but will be rescued by Russian counter-measures...
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Decisive action in the east: A Russian army group invading East Prussia is cut off from supply, but will be rescued by Russian counter-measures...
Turkey struggles under the joint attacks of the Russian Caucasus army and the British operating out of Mesopotamia (fall 1916).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Turkey struggles under the joint attacks of the Russian Caucasus army and the British operating out of Mesopotamia (fall 1916).
Bulgaria joins the Central Powers. A joint Austro-Bulgarian offensive takes Belgrade (summer 1916).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Bulgaria joins the Central Powers. A joint Austro-Bulgarian offensive takes Belgrade (summer 1916).
The German frontline in the west is maximally entrenched (spring 1916).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The German frontline in the west is maximally entrenched (spring 1916).
Italy joins the Allies (winter 1916).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Italy joins the Allies (winter 1916).
Eight Russian armies wreak havoc in Galicia (fall 1915).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Eight Russian armies wreak havoc in Galicia (fall 1915).
The German offensive in the Baltic reaches the gates of Riga - but Russian reinforcements will soon turn the tide (summer 1915).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The German offensive in the Baltic reaches the gates of Riga - but Russian reinforcements will soon turn the tide (summer 1915).
The Germans start entrenching on the Western Front (winter 1915).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Germans start entrenching on the Western Front (winter 1915).
Meanwhile in the east: Modest German advances in Poland are countered by a massive Russian invasion of Galicia which will soon prove to be too much to handle for Austria-Hungary (fall 1914).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Meanwhile in the east: Modest German advances in Poland are countered by a massive Russian invasion of Galicia which will soon prove to be too much to handle for Austria-Hungary (fall 1914).
...before the British landing at Ostend forces them to take more defensible positions (fall 1914).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
...before the British landing at Ostend forces them to take more defensible positions (fall 1914).
The zenith of the German offensive...
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The zenith of the German offensive...
My Central Powers attack in the west and cut off British and Belgian troops from France (September 1914).
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My Central Powers attack in the west and cut off British and Belgian troops from France (September 1914).
I played my first game of #PathsOfGlory @tdraicer.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social with @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social on Rally the Troops!
Here's how it went (thread, obviously)
Here's how it went (thread, obviously)
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I played my first game of #PathsOfGlory @tdraicer.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social with @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social on Rally the Troops!
Here's how it went (thread, obviously)
Here's how it went (thread, obviously)
Strasbourg, the place to be.
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Strasbourg, the place to be.
My demon hunter love was not meant to be... #DarkRomance
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My demon hunter love was not meant to be... #DarkRomance
Just another day in Paris. #Bohemians
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Just another day in Paris. #Bohemians