If you have any interest in gaming the Battle of Verdun, or trench warfare in general, and have not tried Steel Inferno on @ccxvii.bsky.social's Rally the Troops, you are missing out on something special.
www.rally-the-troops.com/verdun
I also have 13 Minutes in there also.
I teach this course at the high school that I teach at.
The library of games I’m using this term in my History Through Board Games course. #wargaming #boardgames #gamingthepast #gamesineducatiin #tabletopgames #GamesForLearning #HistoryGames
Last year, this was my favorite part of Gen Con and this year it got bigger and better in every way, transforming what was a black box production to a massive piece of theater. I don't know how or when it's going to happen, but we'll do our best to put together some documentation on how to run this.
Salman Rushdie on what people often misunderstand about “Slaughterhouse-Five” and its refrain, “So it goes.”
In this episode, @colewehrle.bsky.social and I dive deep into the tension between control and chaos, discussing how historical research fuels good design, and why the best games ask players to grapple with uncomfortable truths.
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Played Nemesis:Retaliation with the crew last night. Nobody survived, didn’t matter, the game is so good at what it does that the failure was an absolute blast.
What makes a board game fun? Here are 7 things that either lead to or enhance players’ engagement in a game
New Cold War by Vuca Simulations is pretty dang good. I’m adding it to my course in the fall.
This is when I tell my players the #wargame is about combat operations -- but it's really about logistics.
Churchill is a great game.
Return to Dark Tower with the crew tonight. Received the original Christmas of 1981 played it death. Had a blast with this, dropping skulls into the tower is a lot of fun. The app is tight. Looking forward to playing this again. #boardgames
That's awesome, it is such a great wargame to play with teams. Looking forward to it.
The only game we play together as a group is Diplomacy, it's the introductory game for the course. Then there are several games the class will rotate through adding new games every week or two. Even though I have several copies of games, I only have one copy of the majority of the games we play.
Sebastian, Littoral Commander is a favorite with my gaming crew, looking forward to The Baltic.
Constantly adding and rotating games depending on what I want to cover topic wise.
Hammer of the Scots, Sekigahara, Endeavor, A few Acres of Snow, Tammany Hall, Freedom! Insurgents vs. Empire, Bread, Flashpoint: South China Sea, Red Flag Over Paris, Churchill, Mr. President: The American Presidency 2001-2020, Land and Freedom, Wir sind das Volk!
Diplomacy, We Are Coming Nineveh, Axis and Allies, The British Way, Daybreak, Brass: Birmingham, The Grizzled, Hegemony, The King is Dead, Verdun 1916 Steel Inferno, Zurmat, 13 Days, Freedom The Underground Railroad, Votes for Women, Secret Hitler, Versailles 1919, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
Excellent game! Just taught and played it in my History Through Board Games course. @writegameread.bsky.social
Had a great time playing Arcs last night with the crew. Another phenomenal game by @colewehrle.bsky.social and @ledergames.bsky.social. Just played the base game, but can’t wait to add all the other great stuff in the box. Highest recommendation!
Burning Banners with the crew last night. Great game!
Excellent game!!
The box set for the "Indo-Pacific Micro Games" collection is here! It's beautiful. 😍 The micro games explore a variety of issues, such as civilian evacuation, piracy, electoral influence ops, and more.
You can find all the PNP games here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Levy & Campaign Plantagenet tells the fascinating story about Wars of the Roses. In my below material I am thoroughly explaining How to Play that fascinating game. Enjoy!
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Triumph and Tragedy came down to the wire with the Russians getting the economic win at the end. #wargames
I have just published set of Training Materials for The British Way-first #COIN series multipack. Let us see how to play the emergencies in Palestine, Kenya, Cyprus & Malaya. Enjoy!
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@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social
Nexus Ops and Castles of Mad King Ludwig with the group tonight #BoardGame
It is a long game, in my opinion worth playing at least once. A lot of neat things going on in this one.
Great game.
