Francisco Gradaille
@fgradaille.bsky.social
Mathematic's teacher, game designer, former investor and (sadly) former cat owner.
When I started The Boardgames Chronicle, I just wanted to share my love for #boardgames. I never imagined so many of you would join me along the way. Thank you for every view, comment, like & game you tried because of a video. See you at the table! 🎲 👉 youtube.com/@mk20336
This weekend there is a Halloween offer 🎃 for Witchcraft! app 🧙♀️🧙🏾♀️🧙🏻
We are in the final hours of this amazing campaign. If you haven't had a chance to see it yet, check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/col... I should add that, because of the complexity of this production, the late pledges will almost certainly cost a little more than the price on the KS page.
An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition
A new edition of the acclaimed game of cutthroat capitalism in the nineteenth century opium trade.
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We're thrilled to announce the 10 small-print-run historical game designs that will be available at our inaugural SDHistCon Summit Night Market (for attendees at SDHistCon Summit 2026 next week): sdhist.com/sdhistcon-su.... Lots of great designs here!
🇺🇸🇬🇧 Valls 1809, our Napoleonic game, is our most advanced upcoming project. Learn more! 🔗 nevagamepress.com/2026/10/26/v... 🇪🇸 Valls 1809, nuestro juego napoleónico, es el proyecto más avanzado entre nuestros próximos lanzamientos. ¡Echa un vistazo! 🔗 nevagamepress.com/2026/10/26/v...
Great stuff!! Thanks for sharing. In parallel, I had the same idea of using cubes to track objectives (in this scenario, yellow cubes for major cities that the empire already controls, and orange ones for pillaged/sacked cities). And then dice with cavalry SP, it pops and makes reading SZOC easier.
Per a la ludoteca, la botiga, sortejos... necessitem tots aquests jocs que ja no surten a taula, que et van regalar i no van amb tu, que no et caben (i necessites l'espai per a més jocs...). Dona els teus jocs per a les #AJ26, pel somriure de la infància. Escriu a asociacion@ayudarjugando.org
The glasgow Train Robbery is sold out in 2 hours 😱🔥
Just inaugurated the Thirty Years War in my basement with friend and Cuius Regio developer Mike Sigler. The game is keep-me-up-at-night engrossing!
Trying a learning game of #CuiusRegio from @fgradaille.bsky.social and @gmtgames.bsky.social. Bucquoy's forces appear to have gotten ahead of themselves. Am liking the design so far, but there's a lot still to learn.
I am bringing together all my Strategy & Training materials for Plantagenet. I hope you will find this content useful in your journey with that wonderful game! LINK: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/10/04/s... @fgradaille.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
If you have not already, check out @gmtgames.bsky.social expanded Specials: Red Dust Rebellion for $46 (!) Labyrinth: The War on Terror $51 Vietnam 1965-1975 $46 www.gmtgames.com/s-8-specials...
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A Look at Cuius Regio: The Thirty Years War So, with all the new Thirty Years War games hitting the shelves, is this one worth your attention? I will tell you that after playing a couple of the smaller scenarios, I really, really want to play the full game. wp.me/pae4WL-fFp
In today's diary, I get into one of my favorite subjects: agency in historical games. Did the Opium Wars have to happen? Were the player's historical counterparts in a position to prevent them? It's a big subject, and a place where the 2e differs sharply from 1e. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37746...
1/2 Geoff has an interesting observation concerning how humanity may have to adapt to maintain its mental acuity in a world of AI. It echoes James Dunnigan, founder of SPI, who called wargaming the hobby of the overeducated.
Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now!@gengelstein.bsky.social · last mo.I wrote something I think is important. gametek.substack.com/p/changing-t...
A Look at Cuius Regio: The Thirty Years War So, with all the new Thirty Years War games hitting the shelves, is this one worth your attention? I will tell you that after playing a couple of the smaller scenarios, I really, really want to play the full game. wp.me/pae4WL-fFp
A rainy evening made for the perfect excuse to finally learn @gmtgames.bsky.social 's Cuius Regio which I'm pairing with C.V. Wedgewood's book on the 30 Years War. I've wanted to read this book for so long, and it does not disappoint. I can't believe she was so young when she wrote it (late 20s!).
Setting up for extended session of the full Thirty Years War on my table: Cuius Regio by @fgradaille.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social ... 1618-1648, so 31 turns.
New games, fresh photos, and more storage sets! We've just added five new sets for GMT Games + VUCA, including Coast Watchers, Cuius Regio, The Far Seas and Operation Overlord! cube4me.com/new-tray-set... @gmtgames.bsky.social @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social @pushingcardboard.bsky.social
Hey everyone! Check out today's GMT customer newsletter for some detailed updates and future plans on two key GMT series, new P500s, lots of sample art, production and designer updates, and plenty more! Enjoy! zurl.co/yqkIn
If you're interested in Coast Watchers: Allied Field Intelligence in the South Pacific, 1942-1943 from @gmtgames.bsky.social this is a great playthrough video with @volko.bsky.social that shows off the gameplay, and strategy and tactics of it. #boardgames #wargames youtube.com/watch?v=5ekg...
Coast Watchers Playthrough with designer Volko Ruhnke
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From 1968 Chicago protests to queer life in Georgian London: Summit Award continues to celebrate designs that broaden historical gaming: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @sdhistcon.bsky.social @colewehrle.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @miasmacorp.bsky.social @yoyoni.bsky.social
Qué alegría de semana, Onoda de @fgradaille.bsky.social nominado en los Summit Award como mejor juego histórico 😄👉🏾 sdhist.com/summit-award/
We have an update today on our next P500 charge and shipment. We will charge for 7 items on September 16th and start shipping on September 27th. Get all the details from today's update here: zurl.co/QvfoB
September 7, 2026 Charging and Shipping Update from GMT
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We’re incredibly proud to announce that The Glasgow Train Robbery has won Best “Made in Spain” Game at the Córdoba International Festival! Thank you to the jury, the festival, and everyone who has supported the game. ❤️ saltandpeppergames.es/en/blogs/blo...
We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2026 Summit Award, the fifth such award. They are Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars, Chicago '68, Molly House, and Onoda, with The Bell of Treason and Winter Rabbit as honorable mentions. More details: sdhist.com/2026-summit-...
The kids have gone back to school, and that means its time for you to come back to Wargame Wednesday. Tomorrow night, 6:00PM featuring Volko Ruhnke! See you there! @volko.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social
Seguimos con el Cuius Regio. Escenario 3, con los daneses. La estamos jugando a tres jugadores. El Emperador va con una marcha más, veremos si no le pasa factura más adelante
