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Peloponnesian War. Still continuing on from the same game after the playbook example of play. Starting to “get it” now and as it’s flowing more, I’m really starting to love it. Just listened to Donald Kagan’s book and it’s really cool to see similar game events unfold.
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #BoardGames -
Peloponnesian War. Still continuing on from the same game after the playbook example of play. Starting to “get it” now and as it’s flowing more, I’m really starting to love it. Just listened to Donald Kagan’s book and it’s really cool to see similar game events unfold.
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WIP sneak peek. Coming soon to a digital counter near you. ⚔️
#Wargames #Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Caesar #JuliusCaesar #AncientHistory
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WIP sneak peek. Coming soon to a digital counter near you. ⚔️
#Wargames #Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Caesar #JuliusCaesar #AncientHistory
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Pet peeve time: When game designers say, “Follow the rules to the letter.” 2 things:
1. You’re telling me your game has 0 errata. A bold statement. Congrats on your perfect game.
2. It implies that you know there are parts that might be confusing and you refuse to reinforce them.
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Pet peeve time: When game designers say, “Follow the rules to the letter.” 2 things:
1. You’re telling me your game has 0 errata. A bold statement. Congrats on your perfect game.
2. It implies that you know there are parts that might be confusing and you refuse to reinforce them.
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At GMT East, Mrs. Molotov withstanding a Union barrage in Army of the Potomac with mentoring help from the great Mark Herman.
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At GMT East, Mrs. Molotov withstanding a Union barrage in Army of the Potomac with mentoring help from the great Mark Herman.
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After a flurry of work to release that big Arete update, we’re on our way to GMT East to unwind. If you’re going, say hi!
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After a flurry of work to release that big Arete update, we’re on our way to GMT East to unwind. If you’re going, say hi!
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Just released a massive update for Arete that takes the number of scenarios from 8 to lucky 13! New scenarios are:
•Haemus
•Lyginus
•Pelium
•Arigaeum
•Twins (a balanced Alex v Alex scenario for 2-players)Not a DLC. Not an in-app purchase. If you own Arete on any platform just update and enjoy!
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #AncientHistory #History #AlexanderTheGreat
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Just released a massive update for Arete that takes the number of scenarios from 8 to lucky 13! New scenarios are:
•Haemus
•Lyginus
•Pelium
•Arigaeum
•Twins (a balanced Alex v Alex scenario for 2-players)Not a DLC. Not an in-app purchase. If you own Arete on any platform just update and enjoy!
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #AncientHistory #History #AlexanderTheGreat
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Pushing the spatial limits of this little table, but setting up Peloponnesian War to follow along with the tutorial.
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #AncientHistory #BoardGames #History #PeloponnesianWar
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Pushing the spatial limits of this little table, but setting up Peloponnesian War to follow along with the tutorial.
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #AncientHistory #BoardGames #History #PeloponnesianWar
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Learning Maquis with the super-easy intro missions. Perfect game to play after reading “A Woman of No Importance” by Sonia Purnell.
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #BoardGames #History #FrenchResistance #WWII
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Learning Maquis with the super-easy intro missions. Perfect game to play after reading “A Woman of No Importance” by Sonia Purnell.
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #BoardGames #History #FrenchResistance #WWII
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I finally replaced the old, dull incandescent light bulbs over my gaming table with white LED bulbs, and the difference is like night and day. Literally. I can finally read rulebooks, counters and maps!!
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I finally replaced the old, dull incandescent light bulbs over my gaming table with white LED bulbs, and the difference is like night and day. Literally. I can finally read rulebooks, counters and maps!!
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I should've built this dev tool in Arete a long time ago. It's so much easier now to visualize and fine-tune the CPU's initial behavior. Each counter has an overall posture that can change based on the circumstances, but in some scenarios, like this one, I want to give them a starting "nudge".
#Arete #Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #AlexanderTheGreat
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I should've built this dev tool in Arete a long time ago. It's so much easier now to visualize and fine-tune the CPU's initial behavior. Each counter has an overall posture that can change based on the circumstances, but in some scenarios, like this one, I want to give them a starting "nudge".
#Arete #Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #AlexanderTheGreat
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Another upcoming scenario sneak peek. The hills have eyes. 👀
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #Pelium #AlexanderTheGreat #AncientHistory #History
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Another upcoming scenario sneak peek. The hills have eyes. 👀
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #Pelium #AlexanderTheGreat #AncientHistory #History
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UPDATE: Contrary to the FB post I shared earlier, Compleat Strategist confirmed that only the King of Prussia store will be closing. The NYC store will NOT be closing!!
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UPDATE: Contrary to the FB post I shared earlier, Compleat Strategist confirmed that only the King of Prussia store will be closing. The NYC store will NOT be closing!!
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Lock n’ Load put religious pamphlets in their game boxes? Probably most offensive thing I’ve ever seen in a hobby that’s sadly full of some incredibly offensive people.
That’s a hard pass for me.
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Lock n’ Load put religious pamphlets in their game boxes? Probably most offensive thing I’ve ever seen in a hobby that’s sadly full of some incredibly offensive people.
That’s a hard pass for me.
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Woohoo! Thanks to Brant of @armchairdragoons for the ACDC raffle prize delivery! So excited to play Cross Bronx Expressway, GMT’s coolest game ever.
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Woohoo! Thanks to Brant of @armchairdragoons for the ACDC raffle prize delivery! So excited to play Cross Bronx Expressway, GMT’s coolest game ever.
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming -
Working on a scenario for the skirmish at Lyginus 335 BC. We have next to nothing about the conflict in the sources. Anything I do for this will be complete fiction (more than other battles I've included in Arete). Arrian gave a casualty count but we don't even know how many soldiers took part. 🧵 1/2
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #AncientHistory #Arete #AlexanderTheGreat
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Working on a scenario for the skirmish at Lyginus 335 BC. We have next to nothing about the conflict in the sources. Anything I do for this will be complete fiction (more than other battles I've included in Arete). Arrian gave a casualty count but we don't even know how many soldiers took part. 🧵 1/2
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #AncientHistory #Arete #AlexanderTheGreat
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Huge thank you to @ardwulf for sending my raffle prize from his stream a few weeks ago! I was sad I missed this issue and thrilled I can finally dig into it now.
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Huge thank you to @ardwulf for sending my raffle prize from his stream a few weeks ago! I was sad I missed this issue and thrilled I can finally dig into it now.
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I just started playing The Lamps are Going Out. It’s an interesting game, though the combat seems too simplistic, especially at the start, depending purely on the luck of the dice.
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I just started playing The Lamps are Going Out. It’s an interesting game, though the combat seems too simplistic, especially at the start, depending purely on the luck of the dice.
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SNEAK PEEK 👀: I'm working on adding scenarios to my game Arete: The Battles of Alexander the Great. This one is a hypothetical battle between two identical full-strength Macedonian armies. Perfect for two human players to have a balanced game settle their differences. ⚔️
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #Arete #AlexanderTheGreat
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SNEAK PEEK 👀: I'm working on adding scenarios to my game Arete: The Battles of Alexander the Great. This one is a hypothetical battle between two identical full-strength Macedonian armies. Perfect for two human players to have a balanced game settle their differences. ⚔️
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #Arete #AlexanderTheGreat
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This kitchen store knows my hobby and is pressuring me.
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This kitchen store knows my hobby and is pressuring me.
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When playing some wargames, I really feel like I’m just stacking as many units together in attack. I don’t get the feeling of the battle in question, nor of the period, technology and tactics of the time. #HexesForever #HexAndCounter #Wargames
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When playing some wargames, I really feel like I’m just stacking as many units together in attack. I don’t get the feeling of the battle in question, nor of the period, technology and tactics of the time. #HexesForever #HexAndCounter #Wargames
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Woohoo, it has arrived! 🎉 Mrs. Molotov is also pleased as she’s a big Combat Commander fan!
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Woohoo, it has arrived! 🎉 Mrs. Molotov is also pleased as she’s a big Combat Commander fan!
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First turn of Silver Bayonet campaign against the wife. She withstood my only reasonable attack at Plei Me and my other two attacks backfired. Bad and things will only get worse for me now as her US forces start entering the fray.
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First turn of Silver Bayonet campaign against the wife. She withstood my only reasonable attack at Plei Me and my other two attacks backfired. Bad and things will only get worse for me now as her US forces start entering the fray.
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A quick preview of the first episode of the 15th season of Mentioned in Dispatches, launching on 19 September 2025
with special guests
@ardwulf.bsky.social
@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social
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A quick preview of the first episode of the 15th season of Mentioned in Dispatches, launching on 19 September 2025
with special guests
@ardwulf.bsky.social
@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social
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I told someone on BGG that I was interested in buying a game they were selling. I had to withdraw from my purchase for life reasons, so I apologised. I never heard back from him, but I felt guilty; it used to bug me when people backed out of buying a game I was selling, or never got back to me to complete the purchase. C'est la vie, sometimes.
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I told someone on BGG that I was interested in buying a game they were selling. I had to withdraw from my purchase for life reasons, so I apologised. I never heard back from him, but I felt guilty; it used to bug me when people backed out of buying a game I was selling, or never got back to me to complete the purchase. C'est la vie, sometimes.
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Why haven't used prices dropped for the original "Battle For Normandy" (GMT) from Danny Holte?
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Why haven't used prices dropped for the original "Battle For Normandy" (GMT) from Danny Holte?
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A week ago I snaffled up these old #avalonhill #wargames on Marketplace for $130. Panzerblitz was unpunched!
I once had a copy of #squadleader … I always liked it but I purged my collection about 15 years ago (250 games!).
Over the past year I’ve had that urge to get back into #hexandcounter games. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the scenarios, the slower pace, the smaller footprint…?
Yesterday I set up and played through an SL infantry scenario. It’s showing its age, but it’s still fun.
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Quite an impressive first issue of ASLSK Magazine from MMP. Chock full of stuff!
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Quite an impressive first issue of ASLSK Magazine from MMP. Chock full of stuff!
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Just a reminder my hex-and-counter game, Arete: The Battles of Alexander the Great, is now on 3 platforms: iOS, Android, and Steam (PC and Mac)!
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arete-battles-of-alexander/id6503917149
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.molotovcockatiel.arete&hl=en-US
Steam (PC and Mac): https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570700/Arete/
#Wargames #HexAndCounter #Wargaming #AncientHistory #AlexanderTheGreat
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Arete 15% launch discount on Steam ends tomorrow. Don't get caught out there without your sarissa. Download your copy now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570700/Arete/
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #AncientHistory #AlexanderTheGreat
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No joke—Arete: The Battles of Alexander the Great is LIVE on Steam!⚔️
Lead Alexander’s armies in epic battles on Windows and Mac. To celebrate, enjoy 15% OFF for the first 7 days of launch!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570700/Arete/
#Wargaming #HexAndCounter #Wargames #AlexanderTheGreat #Arete