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Mike

@whickerman.bsky.social

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He -Briish- Boring Nerd - Hobby Artist - Confused Board gamer - History Lover - Grognard... not in that order. My formal account. Art, Cartoons and weird stuff here - @lazybluehorse.bsky.social

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · 10d

'British food is gross', then proceeds to eat US produced food with it's added chemicals

Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · 11d

Normally this time of year it's Pumpkin... but Starbucks do have some crazy flavours now and again.

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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 11d

I love the idea of wargame design centered on China's perspective and decision space in a Taiwan contingency. So it's disappointing that they didn't discuss the design or execution more. Personally, I want to do a #wargame centered on TWN will to fight.
warontherocks.com/2025/10/a-wa...

A Wargame to Take Taiwan, from China’s Perspective

In August 2025, 25 international experts gathered at Syracuse University to do something unusual: plan China's invasion of Taiwan. For two days,

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · 14d

Victoria the Boardgame #aegirgames #fanart #victoria3

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tompetgames.bsky.social @tompetgames.bsky.social · 19d

Do you want to test our next game on tabletop simulator? We are looking for play testers for our upcoming solo game Crown & Courage.

Reach out to us and we will get you started!

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...

Crown & Courage

Escape the Germans and inspire hope for your country as the King of Norway.

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · 22d

Pre GT1 progress on Red Strike - Bavarian Option scenario

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Dave Kershaw @davekershaw.bsky.social · 26d

"Empire of Grass". Solitaire Mongolian Empire game. Finally in my hands!

Components. Rules, cards, play aid, counters.

The cards with which you develop your empire

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · 27d

Arrived on Saturday and played it today - enjoyed it very much

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Kate Lister @k8lister.bsky.social · Sep 24

Historic ‘causes’ of #Autism

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Sep 14

I had the opportunity to playtest Petter Schanke Olsen's new game and I am having a blast. Strongly urge all solo players to keep an eye out on this one!

Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Sep 6

Noah Hawley has done an excellent script and this series is a modern classic.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · Sep 5

Hey let's play with cannons, what could go wrong.
Well just to be sure, let's use a really tiny one...

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Aug 29

AI slop is going to be utterly destructive to the integrity of important historical images. Already so much is fake
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images

The BBC has found an international network of content creators profiting from AI generated posts on Facebook.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 29

Depressing that we are entering a new era which allows historical negationism on an industrial scale. The Fabolous Era.

Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 21

I did a minor playtest on this and the subject and mechanics are one that I found enjoyable. Do you want to capitalise the expressway or help those with no say in the matter? Great game!

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 21

It's under Pre-Order. Oh, my ignorance assumed that if you created the game then you would get a copy included as well.

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 20

looking forward to playing this!

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Dave Kershaw @davekershaw.bsky.social · Aug 20

My game is in the wild! This must be one of the first copies delivered.

The box of my game, photo taken by someone who bought a copy and is now a proud owner. The game is called "Empire of Grass". A solitaire empire building game based on the conquests of Genghis Khan.

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 20

80% pre-ordering from SCG but is there a link to see a video of it being played?

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Awesome! Can wait that long :)

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Terry Coleman @tcgamer.bsky.social · Aug 10

I've just started picking up Dave Kershaw games. Looks like I need to add this one to the list.
Cheers 🍻

Dave Kershaw @davekershaw.bsky.social · Aug 9

I am delighted to announce that my solitaire world-building game, "Empire of Grass", is now available.

This game puts you in the shoes (stirrups?) of the Great Khan expanding the Mongol Empire however you want it to go.

Can you do better than Genghis?
www.whitedoggames.com/empire-of-gr...

Box cover for my game, "Empire of Grass", showing a 14th century image of Mongol horse archers. The game available initially from White Dog in USA, but later also from Second Chance, Hexasim, Agorajeux, and others.
You choose what way you want to expand your empire by laying cards that represent regions the Mongols could conquer. As well as the historical regions used in the standard game, there is an optional game where you can shuffle the deck and play as exploring an imaginary world.

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Apologies for the @lucyworsley.bsky.social but after seeing the posts on the Jane Austen event you attended I thought this may be of some interest. endearment.duxsomnium.com?campaign_id=...

Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 8

Leeds Royal Armouries and it's East India Company collection

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Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 8

Desperately seeking out those JoCo coins @wehrlegig.games will there be another batch for retail at any point? :)

Mike @whickerman.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just discovered that James I owned Samurai armour - imagine the King of England in an Anime series on his crusade against the dark arts and Catholics. The villain being Pope Clement VIII and his henchman - Guido