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My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #51: A New Painting for Graf Spee from The Hunt from Salt & Pepper Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/14/m...

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #51: A New Painting for Graf Spee from The Hunt from Salt & Pepper 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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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 1d

Our interview with Gregory M. Smith designer of Insurgent Tide: Counter-Insurgency in Iraq 2003-2008 from Compass Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/13/i...

Interview with Gregory M. Smith Designer of Insurgent Tide: Counter-Insurgency in Iraq 2003-2008 from Compass Games

Over the past few years, while attending the World Boardgaming Championships, we have met with Gregory M. Smith and discussed many of his ongoing designs. One that we have chatted about a couple ti…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 2d

Got this all setup and the rules read and ready to go today. Hope to get a few plays in tomorrow. SPQR: The Battle of Alesia 52BC from Art of Wargames and Blue Panther.

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 2d

Our unboxing video for Gettysburg 1863 from Worthington Publishing. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/12/u...

Unboxing Video: Gettysburg 1863 from Worthington Publishing

Gettysburg 1863 is Volume IV in the Old School Wargames Civil War Brigade Battle Series. The game allows gamers to refight the historic and pivotal battle of Gettysburg in 1863 during the American …

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI The October Wargame Watch sponsored by Sound of Drums is up and included 26 games from publishers like VUCA Simulations, GMT Games, Compass Games, Princeps Games, Worthington Publishing, Wharf Rat Games, Neva Wargames and more! theplayersaid.com/2025/10/01/w...

Wargame Watch – What’s New & Upcoming – October 2025

For October, I was able to find 26 games to highlight in the Wargame Watch! Of that total, 4 games were offered on Crowdfunding (3 on Kickstarter and 1 on Backerkit). If you missed the September Wa…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 3d

Our unboxing video for Louisbourg 1758 from Worthington Publishing. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/11/u...

Unboxing Video: Louisbourg 1758 from Worthington Publishing

Louisbourg 1758 is a two-player game on the campaign to take the fortress. One side commands the British while the other commands the French. The object of the game for the British player is to occ…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 3d

Just finished up 2 unboxing videos. The Bell of Treason from @gmtgames.bsky.social and Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars from Ingenioso Hidalgo.

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 4d

Our video review for Battles of Napoleon: Volume I – Eylau 1807 from Sound of Drums. We feel like this one will be considered a classic in the near future! theplayersaid.com/2025/10/10/v...

Video Review: Battles of Napoleon: Volume I – Eylau 1807 from Sound of Drums

We have not played a ton of Napoleonic Era wargames. Really just a handful focused on the Nappy 100 Series from Victory Point Games, several of the games from Shakos (Napoléon 1806 and Napoléon 180…

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Dr. Wictz @drwictz.bsky.social · 6d

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 5d

In a continuing series of Event Card spoilers for the upcoming The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland from Compass Games in today’s entry we take a look at #12 1966 UVF Declared Illegal. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/09/t...

The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland 1964-1998 from Compass Games – Multifaction Treatment of the Northern Ireland Conflict – Event Card Spoilers – #12 1966 UVF Declared Illegal

In late 2019, we hosted a 3-part series on an upcoming game called The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland 1964-1998. Through that process I came to appreciate the designer Hugh O’Donnell…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 6d

After a fairly long pause, the next entry in The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming! Series is up and sees us highlighting the beautiful work of Alex Zatarain for Tattered Flags No. 01 – Into the Whirlpool from Blue Panther. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/08/t...

The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming! – Tattered Flags No. 01 – Into the Whirlpool from Blue Panther

Continuing along in this series devoted to the best looking boards found in the wargaming world where I will highlight the art and layout of a different board in a wargame that we have played to sh…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 7d

Big shipment arrived today from Legion Wargames including Werwolf and Miracle at Dunkerque.

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 7d

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #50: Ambitus from Time of Crisis: The Age of Iron and Rust Expansion from @gmtgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2025/10/07/m...

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #50: Ambitus from Time of Crisis: The Age of Iron and Rust Expansion from GMT Games

With this My Favorite Wargame Cards Series (I used to call this “new” but now after doing it for well over a year and now coming to the 49th post in the series, I have removed the new), I hope to t…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 8d

An Axis victory in Europe at War 1940 Solitaire from Worthington Publishing. This is a pretty tough one and I was playing on easy. Great little travel sized solo game.

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 8d

Our interview with Yves Roig designer of Brandywine 1777 – A Time for Heroes from Les 3 Zouaves coming to Gamefound October 7th. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/06/i...

Interview with Yves Roig Designer of Brandywine 1777 – A Time for Heroes from Les 3 Zouaves Currently on Gamefound

As you may know, I love a good game about the American Revolution and over the past month I noticed a new game coming to Gamefound on the Battle of Brandywine Creek on September 11, 1777. The game …

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 9d

From Cover to Cover: The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II’s Most Decorated Platoon – Alex Kershaw. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/05/f...

From Cover to Cover: The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II’s Most Decorated Platoon – Alex Kershaw

We have an ongoing video series on our YouTube Channel called From Cover to Cover where we read a book on a subject and then pair that with a discussion of the book while covering a few games also …

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 10d

This just showed up! Brief Border Wars II from Compass Games designed by Brian Train.

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 10d

Our unboxing video for Freezing Inferno: USSR vs. Finland 1939-1940 from Princeps Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/04/u...

Unboxing Video: Freezing Inferno: USSR vs. Finland 1939-1940 from Princeps Games

Freezing Inferno is an Operational level 1 or 2 players board-wargame set in World War II covering the 1939-1940 conflict between the USSR and Finland. It is a hex & counter wargame with unique…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 11d

Got this all printed out and ready to go! Crusade: Road to Jerusalem from Solo Wargame. Love these little print ‘n play wargames.

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 11d

It is that time again and the August 2025 Debrief Video sponsored by @nobleknightgames.bsky.social is up and sees us discussing Modern Classics. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/03/a...

August 2025 Monthly Debrief Video – Modern Classics

The August 2025 Monthly Debrief Video, which is the 8th episode in Season 5 of this series, saw us discussing Modern Classics. These are games that we have truly enjoyed, many of which were our fir…

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 12d

In a continuing series of Event Card spoilers covering the recently released Chicago ‘68 from The Dietz Foundation in this 10th post we look at Psychedelics. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/02/c...

Chicago ’68 from The Dietz Foundation – Event Card Spoilers with Designer Yoni Goldstein – Card #10: Psychedelics

Early last year, I caught wind that The Dietz Foundation was working with a new designer named Yoni Goldstein on his first game called Chicago ’68 and I was immediately interested. C…

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Noble Knight Games @nobleknightgames.bsky.social · 13d

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 13d

September was a fantastic month for the blog with 57,382 views, 37,139 visitors, 180 likes and 33 comments. This was down 21% over views in August (72,868) but still very good!

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday, we uploaded our 1,500th video on the YouTube Channel! Kind of crazy when I think about it. Thanks for all the support!

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 13d

The October Wargame Watch sponsored by Sound of Drums is up and included 26 games from publishers like VUCA Simulations, GMT Games, Compass Games, Princeps Games, Worthington Publishing, Wharf Rat Games, Neva Wargames and more! theplayersaid.com/2025/10/01/w...

Wargame Watch – What’s New & Upcoming – October 2025

For October, I was able to find 26 games to highlight in the Wargame Watch! Of that total, 4 games were offered on Crowdfunding (3 on Kickstarter and 1 on Backerkit). If you missed the September Wa…

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