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And here it is folks, my first published game. I’ve been fascinated by Sykes-Picot for years. I’m very proud of this game, and I hope people enjoy what I’m trying to do with it. I’m also deeply appreciative of Hollandspiele for taking a chance on both me and it. Hit me up if you have questions!

submitted 54 days ago • 19 comments

NEW POST: This year, Circle DC, an annual convention held by historical game publisher @fortcircle.bsky.social, was held on March 28-30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Here are the games I played. www.boardgamemeeplelady.com/2025/04/07/c...

submitted 57 days ago • 6 comments

More bad news for history and how it is taught throughout the world. On the chopping block: Queen Zenobia. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/w...

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Congrats to the design team of Lucas Cockburn, Neco Cockburn, and Alex Goss for winning the second Zenobia Award with their "The Porters" game! More information on that, and runners-up "Melaka: the Forgotten Empire" and "Silencio," here: sdhist.com/zenobia-awar...

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I had another great panel, this time about hobby and pro wargaming. It was wonderful to be joined by @sebastianbae.bsky.social @writegameread.bsky.social and Akar Bharadvaj!

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Zenobia Award continues push to lift up underrepresented game designers, reveals nine nominees diversifying historical tabletop design Read the full story in the latest BoardGameWire newsletter, plus the rest of the week's news, design tips and job openings: open.substack.com/pub/boardgam...

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We have a new Conflicts of Interest Online post, on the Zenobia Award announcing their finalists for this second round. Check it out here: sdhist.com/second-round...

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Zenobia Award historical boardgame design finalists - zenobiaaward.org/finalists/

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Our San Diego Historical Games Convention (SDHistCon) 2023 Designer Interview Videos including Sam London, Sam London Maurice Suckling, Akar Bharadvaj and Matthias Cramer. theplayersaid.com/2024/06/16/s...

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Tonight was a pretty surreal experience at #CircleDC24…playtesting JasonDCMatthews maudineormsby upcoming “simpler, but not less” Twilight Struggle: South Asian Monsoon while they both look on and watch my demise to the amazing akarsb. No pressure! Legit amazing experience!

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