Jan (he/him) | Let's Play History
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(War)Gaming historian. 📚🎲
Vegan foodie. 💚😋
Libertarian socialist. 🏴🚩
Hiking explorer. 🏞🚶
Intersectional feminist. 🏳️🌈✨
Critical postfoundationalist. 📖💭
Strategic pessimist. 🤔🤨
Pragmatic pacifist. 🕊️🛡️
¡No Pasarán! ✊
Vegan foodie. 💚😋
Libertarian socialist. 🏴🚩
Hiking explorer. 🏞🚶
Intersectional feminist. 🏳️🌈✨
Critical postfoundationalist. 📖💭
Strategic pessimist. 🤔🤨
Pragmatic pacifist. 🕊️🛡️
¡No Pasarán! ✊
Heute zu Besuch in der Regionsversammlung. #Gremienarbeit kenne ich gut, habe ich 7 Jahre intensiv betrieben, aber in die Gremien vor der eigenen Haustür schaut man doch irgendwie viel zu selten, dabei wird in der #Kommunalpolitik vieles entschieden, was Bürger*innen direkt betrifft. #Demokratie
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Heute zu Besuch in der Regionsversammlung. #Gremienarbeit kenne ich gut, habe ich 7 Jahre intensiv betrieben, aber in die Gremien vor der eigenen Haustür schaut man doch irgendwie viel zu selten, dabei wird in der #Kommunalpolitik vieles entschieden, was Bürger*innen direkt betrifft. #Demokratie
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
With the French cavalry surging the battlefield and roaming in the enemy's rear, the Austrian and German morale breaks. Bonaparte has repelled the second major Habsburg campaign to relieve Mantua.
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
With the French cavalry surging the battlefield and roaming in the enemy's rear, the Austrian and German morale breaks. Bonaparte has repelled the second major Habsburg campaign to relieve Mantua.
Jourdan organizes a massive counterattack, bringing the Trombalora back under French control.
While the Austrian guns play heavily on the worn-out republicans, the French cavalry scatters the tyrant's regiments before them.
While the Austrian guns play heavily on the worn-out republicans, the French cavalry scatters the tyrant's regiments before them.
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Jourdan organizes a massive counterattack, bringing the Trombalora back under French control.
While the Austrian guns play heavily on the worn-out republicans, the French cavalry scatters the tyrant's regiments before them.
While the Austrian guns play heavily on the worn-out republicans, the French cavalry scatters the tyrant's regiments before them.
Habsburg assault columns surge forward, rolling up Jourdan's position. Lusignan is beating the French back from Gazzoli to Rivoli.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Habsburg assault columns surge forward, rolling up Jourdan's position. Lusignan is beating the French back from Gazzoli to Rivoli.
French forces rally. The Habsburg guns have different ideas, though, repelling Rey's and Masséna's columns.
The republican cavalry strikes again, taking two batteries and routing hussars.
The republican cavalry strikes again, taking two batteries and routing hussars.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
French forces rally. The Habsburg guns have different ideas, though, repelling Rey's and Masséna's columns.
The republican cavalry strikes again, taking two batteries and routing hussars.
The republican cavalry strikes again, taking two batteries and routing hussars.
Further skirmishing along the lines.
Masséna drives his soldiers forward relentlessly, routing the enemy position.
Lusignan's regiment succesfully assaults the Trombalora from the rear.
Masséna drives his soldiers forward relentlessly, routing the enemy position.
Lusignan's regiment succesfully assaults the Trombalora from the rear.
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Further skirmishing along the lines.
Masséna drives his soldiers forward relentlessly, routing the enemy position.
Lusignan's regiment succesfully assaults the Trombalora from the rear.
Masséna drives his soldiers forward relentlessly, routing the enemy position.
Lusignan's regiment succesfully assaults the Trombalora from the rear.
Liptay continues attacking Trombalora to no avail. Vukasovic's artillery arrives on the Adige's left bank, while Lusignan's column has completed its flank march.
Beware the republican horse! Lasalle charges Alvinczy's guns, while Masséna's dragoons frontally assault those of Quasdanovich.
Beware the republican horse! Lasalle charges Alvinczy's guns, while Masséna's dragoons frontally assault those of Quasdanovich.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Liptay continues attacking Trombalora to no avail. Vukasovic's artillery arrives on the Adige's left bank, while Lusignan's column has completed its flank march.
Beware the republican horse! Lasalle charges Alvinczy's guns, while Masséna's dragoons frontally assault those of Quasdanovich.
Beware the republican horse! Lasalle charges Alvinczy's guns, while Masséna's dragoons frontally assault those of Quasdanovich.
Masséna maneuvers his forces against Quasdanovich and securing Gazzoli.
The Habsburg artillery sends one of his demi-brigades on a rout, while the French guns devastate a dragoon regiment near San Marco.
The Habsburg artillery sends one of his demi-brigades on a rout, while the French guns devastate a dragoon regiment near San Marco.
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Masséna maneuvers his forces against Quasdanovich and securing Gazzoli.
The Habsburg artillery sends one of his demi-brigades on a rout, while the French guns devastate a dragoon regiment near San Marco.
The Habsburg artillery sends one of his demi-brigades on a rout, while the French guns devastate a dragoon regiment near San Marco.
Quasdanovich's column arrives via the Adige valley at the same time as Rey's division enters the battlefield to bolster Masséna at Rivoli even further. Can Jourdan hold until help arrives?
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Quasdanovich's column arrives via the Adige valley at the same time as Rey's division enters the battlefield to bolster Masséna at Rivoli even further. Can Jourdan hold until help arrives?
Joudan coordinates the units around him. A devastating canister volley hits Knöblös, Lasalle forces Liptay into square.
Knöblös and Ocskay advance their columns onto the heights and into Osteria.
Knöblös and Ocskay advance their columns onto the heights and into Osteria.
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Joudan coordinates the units around him. A devastating canister volley hits Knöblös, Lasalle forces Liptay into square.
Knöblös and Ocskay advance their columns onto the heights and into Osteria.
Knöblös and Ocskay advance their columns onto the heights and into Osteria.
Relief. Lasalle charges up the heights and drives back the Habsburgs.
And another silver lining, Masséna arrives in Rivoli with his division.
And another silver lining, Masséna arrives in Rivoli with his division.
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Relief. Lasalle charges up the heights and drives back the Habsburgs.
And another silver lining, Masséna arrives in Rivoli with his division.
And another silver lining, Masséna arrives in Rivoli with his division.
Regiment Knöblös under supervision of Alvinczy aussaults the highground and carries it.
Jourdan's position is desperate.
Jourdan's position is desperate.
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Regiment Knöblös under supervision of Alvinczy aussaults the highground and carries it.
Jourdan's position is desperate.
Jourdan's position is desperate.
Alvinczy commences the attack by artillery bombardment against the French left. Joubert in turn pulls back said flank onto the Trombalora Heights.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Alvinczy commences the attack by artillery bombardment against the French left. Joubert in turn pulls back said flank onto the Trombalora Heights.
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can you ever have too many napoleonic wargames?
Well, if a new neat system is published you gotta get it.
#wargaming #boardgames
Well, if a new neat system is published you gotta get it.
#wargaming #boardgames
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Can you ever have too many napoleonic wargames?
Well, if a new neat system is published you gotta get it.
#wargaming #boardgames
Well, if a new neat system is published you gotta get it.
#wargaming #boardgames
Pentanóstimo.
November 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Pentanóstimo.
Recap of the #Kriegsspiel I ran in Ankara. #wargaming
Always great to see players struggle with incomplete information, contingency and friction, trying to coordinate, making plans and overcoming the challenge.
Glad the participants found the experience insightful and took away valuable lessons.
Always great to see players struggle with incomplete information, contingency and friction, trying to coordinate, making plans and overcoming the challenge.
Glad the participants found the experience insightful and took away valuable lessons.
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Recap of the #Kriegsspiel I ran in Ankara. #wargaming
Always great to see players struggle with incomplete information, contingency and friction, trying to coordinate, making plans and overcoming the challenge.
Glad the participants found the experience insightful and took away valuable lessons.
Always great to see players struggle with incomplete information, contingency and friction, trying to coordinate, making plans and overcoming the challenge.
Glad the participants found the experience insightful and took away valuable lessons.
Been attending the first iteration of the German #Wargaming Symposium over the past three days with some amazing international colleagues. Gladly presented the Fight Club approach to joint communities of practice and interest.
October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Been attending the first iteration of the German #Wargaming Symposium over the past three days with some amazing international colleagues. Gladly presented the Fight Club approach to joint communities of practice and interest.
Promotion immediate.
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Promotion immediate.
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
👊 Thank you so much to Ada, Damla, Berke, Arin, Orun and Onur for running the game with me, kindly hosting me, being such a great team to work with and everything you are doing for the community. I am glad we finally met in person and spent the past two evenings together.
#wargaming
#wargaming
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
👊 Thank you so much to Ada, Damla, Berke, Arin, Orun and Onur for running the game with me, kindly hosting me, being such a great team to work with and everything you are doing for the community. I am glad we finally met in person and spent the past two evenings together.
#wargaming
#wargaming
🎲 What an amazing day to end my visit to Ankara with: Running a #Kriegsspiel of the eastern flank of the Battle of the Sakarya at a historical museum with a group of awesome players.
📝 This playtest was part of a joint project. We'll keep developing the system and accompanying resources. #wargaming
📝 This playtest was part of a joint project. We'll keep developing the system and accompanying resources. #wargaming
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🎲 What an amazing day to end my visit to Ankara with: Running a #Kriegsspiel of the eastern flank of the Battle of the Sakarya at a historical museum with a group of awesome players.
📝 This playtest was part of a joint project. We'll keep developing the system and accompanying resources. #wargaming
📝 This playtest was part of a joint project. We'll keep developing the system and accompanying resources. #wargaming
Take a random detour, look for calm and hearty places off the beaten paths. You might find something beautiful and meet kind people.
October 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Take a random detour, look for calm and hearty places off the beaten paths. You might find something beautiful and meet kind people.
Making friends in Ankara already.
Also ticked off "being chased by MP carrying AUGs" off my Bingo card.
Also ticked off "being chased by MP carrying AUGs" off my Bingo card.
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Making friends in Ankara already.
Also ticked off "being chased by MP carrying AUGs" off my Bingo card.
Also ticked off "being chased by MP carrying AUGs" off my Bingo card.