First game of Cairn under my belt, cool system. I think I like RPGs...

My book on the battle of Castillon is also 25% off www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Castillon-Ha...

Castillon

The Battle of Castillon, fought outside the French city of the same name on 17 July 1453, was the final battle in the Hundred Years…

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I've been really terrible at self-promotion, but if you're in the UK (or somewhere that the UK ships to), my history of the crossbow is currently 50% off. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Medieval...

The Medieval Crossbow

The crossbow is an iconic weapon of the Middle Ages and, alongside the longbow, one of the most effective ranged weapons of the pre-gunpowder era.…

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Got a copy of Strat-o-matic baseball from 1980. That copy of the game didn’t originally come with a d20, so for some resolutions you would need to generate a number between 1-20 shuffling the 20 included pink cards. The previous owner instead made this chart, which has a perfect 10/216 distribution!

Richard Berg's Men of Iron is one of my favorite series of games, but with Berg's passing a few years back I've wondered where it was going to go. I had mixed feelings about the last entry, but Purgatorio is a great return to form from @gmtgames.bsky.social www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/purgato...

Purgatorio: Men of Iron Volume VI by Ralph Shelton — Stuart Ellis-Gorman

I’ve written so much about Richard Berg’s Men of Iron s eries that s ometimes I fear that I will run out of things to say when the next volume comes out. I haven’t yet, though, despite writing so, s...

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PunchedCon 2026 was a delight. We debrief the games we played there with bean farmer @candidrum.bsky.social, solo mom @joedewhurst.bsky.social, babyface @pierrevj.bsky.social, radicalised @ericvulgaris.bsky.social and ASMR voice @blinks.itch.io youtu.be/8177PhxrJCE?...

PunchedCon 26 - Wargame Convention Debrief

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Hello world! We are pleased to announce the founding of Hawk and Dove, a new historical game studio. We're just getting started on this journey, and we invite you all to follow along as we navigate the incredible world of board game publishing! Check us out here: www.hawkanddovegames.com

Hawk and Dove

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While I love my niche stupid hobby of historical board gaming, sometimes it does just make me want to scream. Take the latest example, a board game about the Irish Potato Famine where you get to compete with friends to see who survives best (?) www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

The Great Hunger

Easy-to-learn, card-driven game, rich with historical detail; explores 19th-century Irish expansion, blight, famine, & emigration. 2-5P

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@pierrevj.bsky.social and I are back on our ACW bullshit, finally playing Dissimula Edizioni's Give Us Victories. Initial impressions are this is an overlooked gem. We're not entirely convinced by the combat resolution, but it's okay and everything else has been wonderful.

Tomorrow at 5pm GMT, @joedewhurst.bsky.social @pierrevj.bsky.social will be discussing their recent mega campaign of Prospero’s Dream Mothership module (I think...), with 1600 players with guests @lukegearing.bsky.social and @seedlinggames.bsky.social - Sounds insane www.youtube.com/live/2DpZ_ks...

O/U Discussion with Pierre, Joe, Luke Gearing and Seedling

Joe Dewhurst and I recently took part in a massive, month-long, real-time play-by-post, multi-faction sci-fi roleplaying game called OVER/UNDER, based on the Prospero’s Dream Mothership module, which ...

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I almost forgot @pierrevj.bsky.social 😑 who did a very excellent historical context for the rule book.

In 3 hours I'll be live with @pierrevj.bsky.social and @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social to celebrate reaching 8k subs. They will ask me all the most serious questions we gathered on from viewers. You can also ask your burning questions live! Expect some pretty deep stuff 🧠 youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...

8K Special! Ask Me Anything (feat. Pierre Vagneur-Jones) — Woke Wargaming and other nonsense

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If anyone has any questions they want me to ask Fred, just let me know. Hard hitting, deeply personal questions only xoxo

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To celebrate the 8k subs milestone I'll do a very serious "Ask Me Anything" stream on Thursday night at 8pm GMT with @pierrevj.bsky.social and @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social - please feel free to join us and ask your most serious questions 🥸 www.youtube.com/live/7y2n9Ew...

🎲✂️ Historical board game idea: a collection of games published as an anthology or edited volume, similar to what you see in academic treatments of complex topics. Like 5-6 designers take on a beefy historical topic or era and each make their own game about one part of it.

This year at Punched Con, @pierrevj.bsky.social and I got to play a super deluxe version of C&C: Napoleonics, and it was EPIC! We highly recommend this version of the game from @gmtgames.bsky.social, such a unique experience. youtu.be/y9YggCbLdk8

Playing Waterloo on CC Napoleonics Grande Battle - Punched Con 25 AAR

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Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Pierre Vagneur-Jones: "Ermine Design Process & Historical Look at The Battle of Champtoceux" @pierrevj.bsky.social insidegmt.com/ermine-desig...

Ermine Design Process & Historical Look at The Battle of Champtoceux

In 2024, my upcoming game Men of Iron Volume VII: Ermine was put onto the GMT P500 list, and reached its number relatively quickly. For those who don’t know, Men of Iron, created by Richard Berg is…

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If you are interested, you can order my book now at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Castillon-Ha... It should be available from other online shops soon and in the US in September.

Castillon

The Battle of Castillon, fought outside the French city of the same name on 17 July 1453, was the final battle in the Hundred Years…

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This week as part of their ongoing ACW series @pierrevj.bsky.social and @drcrossbows.bsky.social discuss The U.S. Civil War, Simonitch's classic from @gmtgames.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/40Oo...

The U.S. Civil War (GMT Games) | We Intend To Move On Your Works - Episode 14

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@cube4me.bsky.social , is there any possibility of stocking tokens of small wooden shields? Say roughly 12mm x 15mm x 10mm in your usual colours.

it's new game day buy my game please if I sell enough of them today, I will buy myself a treat hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...

A Battle, Furious, Bloody, Repulsive, Crimson, Gory, Boisterous, Manly, Rough, Fierce, Unmerciful, and Hostile

Game Design: Amabel HollandArt: Gonzalo Santacruz, Ania B. Ziolkowska, Amabel HollandHex Number: 89Duration: 60 minutesPlayers: 2Solitaire Suitability: LowTheme: Middle AgesMSRP: $70.00 This tenth ann...

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We are now taking orders for a game whose title doesn't play nice with bluesky's character limit! 24 scenarios both famous and obscure - Bouvines! Hastings! Agincourt! The Battle on the Ice! Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Shields & Swords series. hollandspiele.com/products/a-b...

A Battle, Furious, Bloody, Repulsive, Crimson, Gory, Boisterous, Manly, Rough, Fierce, Unmerciful, and Hostile

Game Design: Amabel HollandArt: Gonzalo Santacruz, Ania B. Ziolkowska, Amabel HollandHex Number: 89Duration: 60 minutesPlayers: 2Solitaire Suitability: LowTheme: Middle AgesMSRP: $70.00 This tenth ann...

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Fresh out of PunchedCon, with @pierrevj.bsky.social @ericvulgaris.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social we did a video debrief featuring awesome games such as Napoleon's Triumph, @gmtgames.bsky.social The Pure Land, Merchant of Venus, and many more... 🤩 youtu.be/Z8WVrNMBjps?...

PunchedCon '25 - Wargame Convention Debrief

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A few snippets from a very unexpected commission to work on a COIN game. Total freedom to come up with a map for the next volume in the COIN Series: The Ōnin War, Muromachi Japan. A game by Joe Dewhurst. A tribute to Kisai Risshō (Hiroshige II). @volko.bsky.social @joedewhurst.bsky.social

Since I started a new job this month I haven't been as active on my website but I am at least back this week with a rare review of a book I didn't finish: The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/the-bur...

The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo — Stuart Ellis-Gorman

I was very excited for Bart Van Loo's book The Burgundians. As a student of the Hundred Years War I'm always looking for new books on the subject, particularly on the fascinating Valois dukes. However...

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This Sunday at 9pm, 3pm EST, @pierrevj.bsky.social will teach me Eylau 1807 from @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social - looking forward to discovering this new napoleonic system! www.youtube.com/live/DivcV-P...

Battles of Napoleon: Eylau 1807 – Teach & Play Through the Snow

This Sunday, join me and friend of the show Pierre Vagneur-Jones for a Teach & Play of Eylau 1807, the first volume in the Battles of Napoleon series. Set amidst the brutal winter conditions of one of...

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Vijayanagara by @sespagnolie.bsky.social and friends is now out for RTT! A thousand thank yous to Joël Simoneau for programming it. rally-the-troops.com/vijayanagara

Big news for those of you that miss me talking about and playing big crunchy boardgames! I'm streaming with the ingenious @fredserval.bsky.social this Sunday, playing 1989, my favourite CDG. www.youtube.com/live/8PB5Cqd...

1989: Dawn of Freedom – Cold War CDG Clash with Ava Foxfort on Rally the Troops

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Important announcement: As you may know, we had plans to shift some of our printing services to China in order to reduce our costs and produce games at more affordable prices. Unfortunately, due to the current tariff situation, we have had to pause those plans. ... /2