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We are a written blog and YouTube Channel that discuss all kinds of great historical games and wargames. Visit the blog at theplayersaid.com and our YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/@theplayersaid?si=vRe0IU0jJ1142gnF
Congrats to Richard Borg and all of the Commands & Colors team. Their game, C&C: American Civil War, just crossed 500 on our P500 list in less than 48 hours and has thus "Made the Cut." Thanks to all of you who have supported them and GMT with your orders to date. www.gmtgames.com/p-1268-comma...
This arrived yesterday! Song for War: Mediterranean Theater from Invicta Rex Games. Great looking production!
Unboxing Video: Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front from Compass Games. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/24/u...
Unboxing Video: Trench Raid: Solitaire Patrol Command on the WW1 Western Front from Compass Games
Trench Raid is a single-player game set on the Western Front in World War One. The player assembles a group of 10 raiders and plots their course on a map towards the enemy lines on the other side o…
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In the 9th entry in a series of History Behind the Cards posts focused on Checkpoint Charlie from @gmtgames.bsky.social designed by Russell Brown, we take a look at Daily Military Train. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/22/h...
History Behind the Cards – A Look at Checkpoint Charlie from GMT Games – Card #9: Daily Military Train
I love a different style and focus of wargame. A game that takes a look at an important but somewhat obscure or rarely addressed historical topic, such as espionage or intelligence, and creates a g…
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In a continuing series covering Castelnuovo 1539 from Draco Ideas, in Action Point 4 we take a look at the 2 different types of rounds including a Siege Round and an Assault Round and how they differ. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/21/c...
Castelnuovo 1539 from Draco Ideas – Action Point 4
In 1539, a small Spanish garrison of troops numbering 3,500 men held the Albanian village of Castelnuovo for 22 days against the massive Ottoman army consisting of over 54,000 Turk soldiers. This s…
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My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #99: Truman Doctrine from Twilight Struggle: The Cold War, 1945-1989 from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/10/20/m...
My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #99: Truman Doctrine from Twilight Struggle: The Cold War, 1945-1989 from GMT Games
With this My Favorite Wargame Cards Series, I hope to take a look at a specific card from the various wargames that I have played and share how it is used in the game. I am not a strategist and fra…
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We had a delivery today at Fort Circle Intergalactic Headquarters!
Interview with Paul Wright Co-Designer of Foxes and Lions: Renaissance City-States in the Age of Machiavelli from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/10/19/i...
Interview with Paul Wright Co-Designer of Foxes and Lions: Renaissance City-States in the Age of Machiavelli from GMT Games
We have played all of the games in the Reivers and Reformers Series designed by Ed Beach, including Here I Stand (multiple times), Virgin Queen (multiple times but not as many as HIS), Tanto Monta …
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Unboxing Video: Empire of Grass: The Conquests of Genghis Khan from White Dog Games. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/18/u...
Unboxing Video: Empire of Grass: The Conquests of Genghis Khan from White Dog Games
Empire of Grass: The Conquests of Gengis Khan is a solitaire card-wargame of the Mongol invasion of Eurasia in the twelfth century under Genghis (Chinggis) Khan. You play the Great Khan, commanding…
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Video Review: The Union Forever & Morgan’s A’ Comin’ Post Card Games from LPS, Inc. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/17/v...
Video Review: The Union Forever & Morgan’s A’ Comin’ Post Card Games from LPS, Inc.
The Union Forever is the eleventh game in the Pocket Battle Games Series from LPS, Inc. Strategic level American Civil War on a postcard. The map of the Confederacy is divided into areas. The U.S p…
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Video Review: General Orders: Sengoku Jidai from Osprey Games. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/16/v...
Video Review: General Orders: Sengoku Jidai from Osprey Games
General Orders: Sengoku Jidai pits two competing daimyo against one another in a fight for control over crucial battlefields in 16th-century Japan. Deploy your commanders to seize powerful advantag…
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Best 3 Games with…Designer Maurice Suckling! theplayersaid.com/2026/10/15/b...
Best 3 Games with…Designer Maurice Suckling!
During the summer of 2019, we were introduced to Maurice Suckling and his very interesting design Freeman’s Farm 1777 from Worthington Publishing and really enjoyed the mechanics and how they all c…
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Been playing this little gem over the past several days. Attack of the Ice Trolls from Woohoomania. A very interesting and well done choose your own adventure/endless quest inspired solitaire RPG system. Very much like it!
In a continuing series covering Castelnuovo 1539 from Draco Ideas, in Action Point 3 we take a look at the different types of Command Cards and discuss how they are used. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/14/c...
Castelnuovo 1539 from Draco Ideas – Action Point 3
In 1539, a small Spanish garrison of troops numbering 3,500 men held the Albanian village of Castelnuovo for 22 days against the massive Ottoman army consisting of over 54,000 Turk soldiers. This s…
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Acquired this from Noble Knight Games and it arrived yesterday. Queen of Spies from Salt & Pepper Games. Looking forward to this little solitaire game.
My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #98: The Balkan Wars from Imperial Elegy: The Road to the Great War 1850-1920 from @vucasimulations.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/10/13/m...
My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #98: The Balkan Wars from Imperial Elegy: The Road to the Great War 1850-1920 from VUCA Simulations
With this My Favorite Wargame Cards Series, I hope to take a look at a specific card from the various wargames that I have played and share how it is used in the game. I am not a strategist and fra…
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Interview with Brian Asklev Co-Designer of Napoléon 1870: The Collapse of the Second French Empire from Shakos Currently on Kickstarter. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/12/i...
Interview with Brian Asklev Co-Designer of Napoléon 1870: The Collapse of the Second French Empire from Shakos Currently on Kickstarter
I do love a good Napoleonics wargame and The Conquerors Series from Shakos is really very good as we have played a few games over the years. They have a new volume in that series on Kickstarter tha…
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Unboxing Video: Chicago ’68 from The Dietz Foundation. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/11/u...
Unboxing Video: Chicago ’68 from The Dietz Foundation
Chicago ’68 is a game about the riots during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, set against the social upheavals of America in the sixties. After the Summer of Love, the Summer of…
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This arrived yesterday courtesy of a kind soul. My first Grand Tactical Series game. Race for Bastogne from Multi-Man Publishing.
Unboxing Video: Nightfighter Command from War Diary Publications. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/10/u...
Unboxing Video: Nightfighter Command from War Diary Publications
Nightfighter Command is a WWII soloitaire narrative game where you defend Southern England against the Nazi bombers. Based at Middle Wallop or West Malling RAF base you will be directed to fly agai…
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These arrived in the post today. Gateway to Falaise and Traces of Tunisia from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
Video Review: Battles of the American Revolution Tri-Pack II: Germantown from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/10/09/v...
Video Review: Battles of the American Revolution Tri-Pack II: Germantown from GMT Games
Battles of the American Revolution Tri-Pack II: Monmouth, Germantown and Newtown is the second compilation of earlier releases from GMT Games’ Battles of the American Revolution Series. These are t…
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Geek List: Gaming Opportunities at SDHistCon 2026 – November 6-9th. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/08/g...
Geek List: Gaming Opportunities at SDHistCon 2026 – November 6-9th
4 weeks from today, we will be attending the San Diego Historical Games Convention (SDHistCon 2026) held in sunny San Diego, California. This convention will include 3 days (for us) filled with gam…
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In the 8th entry in a series of History Behind the Cards posts focused on Checkpoint Charlie from @gmtgames.bsky.social designed by Russell Brown, we take a look at Loudspeaker Wars. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/08/h...
History Behind the Cards – A Look at Checkpoint Charlie from GMT Games – Card #8: Loudspeaker Wars
I love a different style and focus of wargame. A game that takes a look at an important but somewhat obscure or rarely addressed historical topic, such as espionage or intelligence, and creates a g…
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These both arrived several days ago and I thought I had posted. First Man in Rome from Thin Red Line Games and Undaunted 2200: Revolution from Osprey Games.
Discussion Thread: The All Too Common Misunderstanding or Misinterpretation of the Word “Wargame”. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/07/d...
Discussion Thread: The All Too Common Misunderstanding or Misinterpretation of the Word “Wargame”
A few months ago, I started a new feature on the blog called Discussion Thread where I plan to pose a question or a share a situation and seek your input and comments on the issue to gain greater u…
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My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #97: Prudence from 1989: Dawn of Freedom from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/10/06/m...
My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #97: Prudence from 1989: Dawn of Freedom from GMT Games
With this My Favorite Wargame Cards Series, I hope to take a look at a specific card from the various wargames that I have played and share how it is used in the game. I am not a strategist and fra…
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Interview with Darren McGuire Designer of Iron Triangle: Search and Destroy Operations in the Vietnam War from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/10/05/i...
Interview with Darren McGuire Designer of Iron Triangle: Search and Destroy Operations in the Vietnam War from GMT Games
A new series, and we have seen how well series have done at GMT Games, a new designer and a new concept to wargaming (lane battler), I think that this game has great potential and it happens to be …
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September was a slid month for the blog with 47,493 views, 23,966 visitors, 236 likes and 62 comments. A bit less views than normal but still really solid. Thanks to all who stop by.
The October Wargame Watch feature is up on the blog and contains 15 games from great publishers like @gmtgames.bsky.social, Sapper Studio, Dissimula Edizioni, Shakos and more. theplayersaid.com/2026/10/01/w...
Wargame Watch – What’s New & Upcoming – October 2026
September has been really, really busy for me. We attended the Gaming the American Revolution Camden 250 Event in Camden, South Carolina and work was pretty busy as well. As such, I just feel like …
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