Alexander
@playersaidalex.bsky.social
co-founder, and shirt wearer of The Players' Aid
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November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Check out some of the great work our content creators have been putting in!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=srMK...
youtu.be/KpeNBkh4t0s
youtu.be/6AvjqoD7cHw
youtu.be/3IAtiO_T3wM
youtu.be/Krefsf1H-90?...
youtu.be/1cXpoeB8ENE?...
youtu.be/BM3wq-BVCOI?...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=srMK...
youtu.be/KpeNBkh4t0s
youtu.be/6AvjqoD7cHw
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Won the war without a single eliminated French unit. No idea how that's happened.
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Won the war without a single eliminated French unit. No idea how that's happened.
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ICYMI: My SPIEL highlights!
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@thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social
@playersaidblog.bsky.social
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@soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social
@ren-ddp.bsky.social
@ionah-nguyen.bsky.social
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@strohmann-games.bsky.social
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@playersaidalex.bsky.social
@soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social
@ren-ddp.bsky.social
@ionah-nguyen.bsky.social
@jackiefox.bsky.social
@strohmann-games.bsky.social
Essen SPIEL 2025 Recap
Once more, the SPIEL fair at Essen has come to an end. It’s been a few intense days of looking, meeting, and, of course, playing – for me and 200,000+ other attendees. Even though the fair has expa…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Essen SPIEL 2025 Recap:
I met @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social @playersaidblog.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social...
I met @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social @playersaidblog.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social...
Essen SPIEL 2025 Recap
Once more, the SPIEL fair at Essen has come to an end. It’s been a few intense days of looking, meeting, and, of course, playing – for me and 200,000+ other attendees. Even though the fair has expa…
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November 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Essen SPIEL 2025 Recap:
I met @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social @playersaidblog.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social...
I met @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social @playersaidblog.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social...
Broke out my copy of A Bridge Too Far from @phalanxgames.bsky.social absolutely phenomenal job. Scott Moore did a great translation and the game is intense, and difficult, well worth the experience. I lot of replay value as well. So many branches upon branches.
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Broke out my copy of A Bridge Too Far from @phalanxgames.bsky.social absolutely phenomenal job. Scott Moore did a great translation and the game is intense, and difficult, well worth the experience. I lot of replay value as well. So many branches upon branches.
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The box of games we shipped from SPIELE Essen arrived yesterday intact and full of gaming goodness!
November 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The box of games we shipped from SPIELE Essen arrived yesterday intact and full of gaming goodness!
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Exhausted but proud to be back from Essen. We really stepped it up again compared to last year. Successful days in Essen. Thanks to @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social for the great organisation. Thanks to @playersaidalex.bsky.social for visiting and spending time with us. It will remain unforgettable
October 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Exhausted but proud to be back from Essen. We really stepped it up again compared to last year. Successful days in Essen. Thanks to @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social for the great organisation. Thanks to @playersaidalex.bsky.social for visiting and spending time with us. It will remain unforgettable
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It was a huge honour to play our new modules together with Grant and Alex. And great fun. @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It was a huge honour to play our new modules together with Grant and Alex. And great fun. @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @playersaidalex.bsky.social
We even changed disguises before our next job!
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We even changed disguises before our next job!
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🚨Expansion Update!🚨
We are moving in as we speak, and filling it up to the ceiling!
Take a look at the last photo to see all the space we had to clear! (It won't be empty for long!
Thank you to everyone for your continued support, which has made this possible for us!
We are moving in as we speak, and filling it up to the ceiling!
Take a look at the last photo to see all the space we had to clear! (It won't be empty for long!
Thank you to everyone for your continued support, which has made this possible for us!
October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨Expansion Update!🚨
We are moving in as we speak, and filling it up to the ceiling!
Take a look at the last photo to see all the space we had to clear! (It won't be empty for long!
Thank you to everyone for your continued support, which has made this possible for us!
We are moving in as we speak, and filling it up to the ceiling!
Take a look at the last photo to see all the space we had to clear! (It won't be empty for long!
Thank you to everyone for your continued support, which has made this possible for us!
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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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October 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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...
@tdraicer.bsky.social a few PoG questions: the punishing supply rules- do they lean so punishing as a mechanic to get players to employ more cautious/ordered advances that feel more WWI, or is that level of annihilation something that’s historically realistic? (Or a mix of both).
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
@tdraicer.bsky.social a few PoG questions: the punishing supply rules- do they lean so punishing as a mechanic to get players to employ more cautious/ordered advances that feel more WWI, or is that level of annihilation something that’s historically realistic? (Or a mix of both).
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@playersaidblog.bsky.social and @playersaidalex.bsky.social - Thank you for this juxtaposition, I feel honored!
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Also, I hope you will find Verdun as moving a visit as I did.
Volko
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Also, I hope you will find Verdun as moving a visit as I did.
Volko
September 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@playersaidblog.bsky.social and @playersaidalex.bsky.social - Thank you for this juxtaposition, I feel honored!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQY...
Also, I hope you will find Verdun as moving a visit as I did.
Volko
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQY...
Also, I hope you will find Verdun as moving a visit as I did.
Volko
Kaiser's worst nightmare as his forces collapse before a single calendar year is up. This is a lesson in supply and retreat. You always give ground rather than getting surrounded.
September 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Kaiser's worst nightmare as his forces collapse before a single calendar year is up. This is a lesson in supply and retreat. You always give ground rather than getting surrounded.
Home by Christmas, unfortunately, not a merry one for the Entente, who will have to acknowledge Germany as the dominant continental power for decades to come (this is the perfectly executed Schliefen plan at the end of fall 1914). Poor Entente player had zero timely French reinforcement cards.
September 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Home by Christmas, unfortunately, not a merry one for the Entente, who will have to acknowledge Germany as the dominant continental power for decades to come (this is the perfectly executed Schliefen plan at the end of fall 1914). Poor Entente player had zero timely French reinforcement cards.
When people ask me why my deck holder is so big, this is the reason why. Big thanks to @ardwulf.bsky.social for the design and execution.
September 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When people ask me why my deck holder is so big, this is the reason why. Big thanks to @ardwulf.bsky.social for the design and execution.
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It is that time again and the July 2025 Monthly Debrief Video sponsored by @nobleknightgames.bsky.social is up and sees us discussing Classic Wargames. theplayersaid.com/2025/08/27/j...
July 2025 Monthly Debrief Video – Classic Wargames
The July 2025 Monthly Debrief Video, which is the 7th episode in Season 5 of this series, saw us discussing Classic Wargames. While we have not played many of the classics to date, we have played e…
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August 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It is that time again and the July 2025 Monthly Debrief Video sponsored by @nobleknightgames.bsky.social is up and sees us discussing Classic Wargames. theplayersaid.com/2025/08/27/j...
I'm looking to get a custom wargame map printed/mounted, anyone know where's the easier place to get that done that's quality?
August 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm looking to get a custom wargame map printed/mounted, anyone know where's the easier place to get that done that's quality?
Finished up a week long of incredible gaming at WBC. Fought over mainland Europe over and over again, it seems like 😂 @gmtgames.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Finished up a week long of incredible gaming at WBC. Fought over mainland Europe over and over again, it seems like 😂 @gmtgames.bsky.social
On the (very long) way to WBC!
July 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On the (very long) way to WBC!
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The newest Battalion Combat Series is in the house! BCS Inflection Point from Multi-Man Publishing.
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The newest Battalion Combat Series is in the house! BCS Inflection Point from Multi-Man Publishing.
This is kinda random, but people ask all the time what I use for paper maps in wargames. If it’s a one mapper I love to use this. It’s almost never in stock, and saw it was this am so wanted to share!
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July 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is kinda random, but people ask all the time what I use for paper maps in wargames. If it’s a one mapper I love to use this. It’s almost never in stock, and saw it was this am so wanted to share!
a.co/d/heTvVY5
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An immediate pre-order on this one. Immediate.
We have a new preorder item today.
Battalion S3 is our new Battalion Combat Series support magazine, and it comes with a new BCS game Danger Forward: The Battle of Gela, 1943. The magazine is 40+ pages, and is full of articles centered around Danger Forward to help players ... /2
Battalion S3 is our new Battalion Combat Series support magazine, and it comes with a new BCS game Danger Forward: The Battle of Gela, 1943. The magazine is 40+ pages, and is full of articles centered around Danger Forward to help players ... /2
July 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
An immediate pre-order on this one. Immediate.
Solitaire game of No Question of Surrender (NQoS) from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social to be played on lunch breaks for the next.. ad infinitum. My first actual GTS, although there’s a lot of familiarity with the CSS we’ve loved.
July 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Solitaire game of No Question of Surrender (NQoS) from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social to be played on lunch breaks for the next.. ad infinitum. My first actual GTS, although there’s a lot of familiarity with the CSS we’ve loved.
Bravery In The Sand (BITS) from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social set up and ready to go. 8 pages of simple rules, bucket o dice, chit pull game. I think they were giving this out free with a purchase order at WBC a while back, at least that’s how I got it.
June 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bravery In The Sand (BITS) from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social set up and ready to go. 8 pages of simple rules, bucket o dice, chit pull game. I think they were giving this out free with a purchase order at WBC a while back, at least that’s how I got it.