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

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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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 11d

I would second this entry. This War of Mine is something different. With expansions game gets even more serious by introducing kids, pets etc.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 25d

Games mentioned in the article: Conquest & Consequence, Congress of Vienna, EastFront, Virgin Queen, Angola, Wings for the Baron and Enemy Action: Kharkov.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 25d

New article (in Finnish) from #Ropecon gaming event in Helsinki, Finland in July. We played there many wargames from @gmtgames.bsky.social and @multimanpublishing.bsky.social huoltoreitti.fi/ropecon-2025/

Ropecon 2025 | Huoltoreitti.fi

Marko Tainio, Lauri Tarkiainen ja Anselmi Helminen. Ropecon 2025 oli viime vuoden poikkeusaikataulun jälkeen oikealla kohdallaan heinäkuun viimeisenä viikonloppua. Ulkona oli hellettä…

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Death of Stalin. Not everyone’s cup of tea, though…

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The Boardgames Chronicle @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social · Sep 6

@vucasimulations.bsky.social in their recent newsletter announced several new ready games as well as preorders. I am especially fond of Traces of Victory - a game I had a pleasure to playtest. Great continuation of the series - and a big challenge for Allies! 👇
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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Aug 25

Battle of Finland 1944 (2025) have arrived Finland. @javier-romero.bsky.social

Magazine cover, part of the map and few counters from new Battle of Finland 1944 magazine wargame.

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Corporal Frisk @corporalfrisk.com · Aug 23

Finnish public broadcaster YLE interviewed @sebastianbae.bsky.social about his wargame Littoral Commander: The Baltic.

Sebastian Bae gör krigsspel för USA:s flotta: ”Krig på Östersjön är som ett knivslagsmål i en telefonkiosk”

Underofficerare får spela ut hur ny teknik påverkar moderna krig, från marken till rymden. Vad kan spel lära oss om hur krig ser ut på Östersjön?

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El Desafío de las Águilas - Where Eagles Dare @desafioaguilas.bsky.social · Aug 18

Stefan Ekström talks about the latest 3CG games:

#wargames #newreleases #interviews

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Stefan Ekström talks about the latest 3CG games

Stefan Ekström talks about the latest 3CG releases: Mud & Blood, Allenby’s Gamble, Desert Duel and Stalin’s Lost Chance.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Aug 14

In the end game felt short on describing the campaign. Used system didn't match with the scale, supply and movement was too easy and overall game didn't give feeling on fighting the Continuation War. Mandatory attack (which has caused some discussion in BGG) was weird, but not the biggest problem.

Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Aug 14

Funniest, and weirdest, moment was in the beginning of the game when Finnish army corps was attacking and as a result of poor rolls retreated six hexes. That's in real life 200km!

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Aug 14

We played start of the campaign and ended after three turns. Game had good ideas, but the scale of the system used (copied from previous games) didn't work for the Continuation War. Movement and supply was too easy, especially in North, where in our game German's could just blitz through.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Aug 14

New article (in Finnish): The Finnish Front, 1941-42 (2009). TFF is magazine game designed by Ty Bomba ja Joseph Miranda, and published by Decision Games. Game focuses on the first year of the Continuation War (1941-44). TFF is chit-pull game with hex-map. huoltoreitti.fi/pelattuna-tff/

Pelattuna: The Finnish Front, 1941-42 (2009) | Huoltoreitti.fi

Pelattuna artikkeli jatkosodan alkuun sijoittuvasta The Finnish Front, 1941-42 heksasotapelistä.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Jul 26

Angola from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social in #ropecon event in Helsinki, Finland.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Jul 26

Virgin Queen from @gmtgames.bsky.social in #ropecon event in Helsinki, Finland.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Jul 26

Conquest & Consequence from @gmtgames.bsky.social in #ropecon 2025. Japan won by taking China & Siperia.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Jul 21

It's here! More winter war to play from 3CG.

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Diplomacy @ftfdiplomacy.bsky.social · Jul 1

#LEGO #Diplomacy board. Over 21,000 pieces. So large it's split into six sections underneath the map.

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Mikko Meriläinen @merilainen.bsky.social · Jun 10

Are you a man, at least 15 years old and either Finnish or living in Finland?

Do you participate in game culture by e.g. playing video games, RPGs or miniature games, watching videos or through activities like cosplay?

Take the questionnaire in Finnish or English at bit.ly/pelikulttuuri

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Jun 1

Organizing game components to new trays bought from @cube4me.bsky.social! Here an example from Conquest & Consequqnces from @gmtgames.bsky.social. All three players have own trays, speeding setup. And everything fits in to box, even with mounted map!

Conquest and consequences game components organized to plastic trays.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · Jun 1

Not #unboxing, but boxing! Moving magazine and folio wargames to cardboard boxes and adding labels for easier access. All six games relate to wars of Finland. 🇫🇮

Six cardboard boxes containing six different folio and magazine wargames. All games relate to Finland.

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Battlefield Design @battlefieldgd.bsky.social · May 27

Trawling through the Finnish Defence Forces archive and this absolute gem appeared. Crying out for an album cover...

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · May 26

I'm also wondering how other countries will be implemented in the expansion. Now "hosting" countries are a bit too passive for what I would expect. Even when taking into account that this game doesn't try to simulate whole conflict, only decisive actions. Will be interesting to see how that plays.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · May 26

In short: I liked it. Longer answer is that I like games, where you can plan your approach for the situation, and that is really the key here (through the selection of cards). There are so many possibilities that it is overwhelming. Which is my main concern. Learning curve is steep.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · May 25

US victory was greatly supported by me playing Russians while Antero was playing US. 😆 Some might remember Antero for winning EotS tournament in 2019 WBC…

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