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Christian father and former Podcaster. Loving getting back to Wargaming and Boardgaming in general now that life has changed. Also love model trains O-gauge and trains in general. Mac & iOS fanatic for the tech with 30+ years in IT for a career
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Does Ally Beardsley's luck EVER run out? Not even in Magic: The Gathering... From Shuffle Up & Play 75 with Ally Beardsley, @spice8rack.bsky.social, and @tiddypills.bsky.social! Watch the full Commander gameplay here: youtu.be/Tb-t7E_gRyU #Magicthegathering

See what you did, @volko.bsky.social? Playing a first game of Crusader Rex on Rally the Troops. :) #boardwargames #boardgames @ccxvii.bsky.social

Votes for Women published by @fortcircle.bsky.social being played at Stack Academie @stackmtl.bsky.social in Montreal

What are esteemed board game designer Volko Ruhnke's favorite wargames to play? He kindly joined the channel to share his top seven. Part 1 of the discussion is here: youtu.be/FBVYLYFROSc #boardwargames #boardgames @volko.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social

#RaidersOfTheNorthSea: A raiding space with three Valkyries! *Richard Wagner music in the background gets louder*

How (Not) to Win the Battle of Guttstadt – Part 3 By 1000 the French in Altkirch must be feeling a bit nervous—surrounded on all sides & able to see and hear the large numbers of Russians to the north wp.me/pae4WL-bsY

This showed up Thursday from @gmtgames.bsky.social and I can’t wait to get it on the table after my work schedule clears after the end of June. #wargames #wargame #boardgames #boardgame.

Zhukov eyes the European Theatre as Allied and Russian forces drive for Berlin. #boardwargames #boardgames Race to Berlin (coming to crowdfunding in April).

Well after watching this guess I will have to order Pipe Creek before the reprint “A Most Fearful Sacrifice” to good to pass on. youtu.be/YYDqk4fhJCw?si… #Wargaming #BoardGames #wargames

Another ButtonShy ( @buttonshy.bsky.social ) game arrived today. I think this makes like number 10 or 11 in my collection I think? I don’t know, I’ve lost count at this point 😂. Excited to give this one a try. #boardgames #soloboardgames #cardgames

Everyone welcome @smarkg52.bsky.social to Blue sky! Now we can all be jealous of the awesome games on tables at "work" for him on this platform, too! 🥳

Went to the Card store today in a neighboring town and couldn’t resist this fun. #magicthegathering #boardgaming #familygaming

A crack in the line: Sergeant Siept breaks under withering US advancing fire. #boardwargames #boardgames

Fascinating presentation about New Cold War, the upcoming geopolitical game from Vuca Sims. SDHistCon rolls on! #boardwargames #boardgames @vucasimulations.bsky.social @sdhistcon.bsky.social

Played Risk Strike today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app tried this for the first time today. Was a gift 🎁 last year. Lots of fun and great laughs. Easy to learn. #boardgame #boardgaming #familygames #wargame #wargaming

Back on my ACW bullshit. John Prados' Army of the Heartland is not a perfect game, but it is genuinely a very interesting one that honestly reminded me more of OCS than GCACW, while very much its own beast. My initial impressions: www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/army-of-the-heartland-by-john-prados

Tense. #boardgamesky

Came home to some really fun board game mail! #boardgames #boardgamesky #finspan #boardgame

This month's #rainbowboardgames color is white! Thanks to @unicorns_and_boardgames for hosting this hashtag on Instagram! I am going to try to do this hashtag each month. I’m not sure how well it bodes for that goal that this is the last day of January… #boardgamesky

This was quite the haul today from @gmtgames.bsky.social In the Shadows, Fields of Fire Deluxe, Fighting Formations US 29th Infantry Division and Congress of Vienna! Some great games in this bunch.

Benji and I tried out Civolution today. We both watched the @meepleuniversity.bsky.social Tutorial to learn it and it was great We still had to look up a few things for clarification on a game this beefy, but it ran pretty smoothly Still 2 hours at 2p though, haha

Saturday Night Fights ~ The Battle of Bautzen (2) for “Blucher” https://armchairdragoons.com/snf020125/

@bartb.ie launches us into a new miniseries in #ProgrammingByStealth where we'll learn how to make a website (for free) using #GitHub Pages as a static site generator. pbs.bartificer.net/pbs175 #Programming #OpenSource

I'm late to the party- but #boardgamesky is a thing now? I'm a freelance illustrator that primarily works on tabletop games. I'm also designing my own little #ttrpg / storytelling card game. Hoping to meet other cardboard wizards here!

Another tragedy at sea. 😜😱

I keep hearing about AI and the value of chat bots and how great they are. Maybe for some people but I never use them I pickup the phone and wait to talk to a real human. Just like I never use self checkout in stores. I am paying the astronomical prices so I No am not checking myself out. 😡

Played Beacon Patrol 2 times today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app fun times on a snowy Sunday afternoon. Introduced it to couple more members of the family who laughed a lot just had fun laughing at each other.

WE’RE BAAAAACK, BABY! Join us LIVE on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 11 AM CST as we return from OrcaCon in Seattle with stories, laughs, and all the gaming goodness! Here is the link - www.youtube.com/@OurFamilyPl... #OFPG #LiveShow #BoardGames #OrcaCon2025 #LetsTalk

This arrived today fresh off of Kickstarter. Small Wars: Mohicans from Avalon Digital. French & Indian war is always an interesting game.

I appear to have made a chunk of the Argentine board gaming community very happy with this video ;)

My favorite movie and thing that was the final thing that convinced me to go into IT full time way back when it came out.

Doing some TCG archaeology today

Played a couple of games of Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth from Repos Production this afternoon with my father in law. Such a fun little game that plays in under 30 minutes.

If you want insights into board game design, publishing and more Matthew is worth following. Bonus points: He's also a wonderfully kind and thoughtful human.

This just arrived, fresh from Kickstarter - Iwo Jima by #WorthingtonPublishing. Would I have so much fun from it as it was with its sister game, Tarawa 1943? I Hope so! PS. For those willing to see what one might expect, check Tarawa 1943 playthrough: youtu.be/JnQnMMU7Lu0. Enjoy!

Been a while since I got an art book but picked up this beaut for some comic inspiration and it's an absolute treat

Our interview with Daniel Hernández Iniesta designer of The Defense: The Siege of Cádiz, 1625 Appearing in C3i Magazine #38 from RBM Studio. theplayersaid.com/2025/01/13/i...

They are making a big deal about #Facebook’s change in fact checking and impact on add revenue. Does anyone that uses that bizarre platform believe anything there or consider a ad shown there to be legitimate. I have stayed as far away as possible from it because I view it as corrupt.

Our recent cold snap had many different moods. For a few days the wind just fell away and a freezing fog descended and lingered for a few days. That didn't stop me grabbing my usual morning walk along the #RoyalCanal. I snapped this shot at Jackson's Bridge west of #Maynooth.

Ok getting my first exposure to the new Mail client in iOS 18.1 and not a fan. Far to fluffy and has to many unnecessary extras I needed to go in and turn off as much as possible. Email needs to be simple and clean.

Played Beacon Patrol today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

Played Charcuterie: The Board Game today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app played my first round of this tonight with my family. Very fun highly recommended.

Played UNO Flip! 2 times today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app with my good lady wife and son

Yup - the #CreatureCaravan #BoardGame is my jam. Quick (12 rounds), simultaneous play (multiplayer solitaire), bit of engine building, and (of course) lovely art and great components. Lovely to see #RedRavenGames do a smaller scale more mechanical game after the heavier narrative work of late.

Saw a pink POG container at an estate sale, and it matched the style I had as a kid, so I felt inclined to buy it and then dig out my own

Trying to wrap up all the games and books that I started and got distracted from in 2024 and was too sick to get to in December. Finished 3 in one day! This is was productivity means right?