Volko
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Red Dust Rebellion takes the COIN series to the Mars. Below I am presenting the game in details plus provide some tips on playing particular factions. Enjoy!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/02/01/s...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @maudineormsby.bsky.social @3mbg.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/02/01/s...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @maudineormsby.bsky.social @3mbg.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Red Dust Rebellion takes the COIN series to the Mars. Below I am presenting the game in details plus provide some tips on playing particular factions. Enjoy!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/02/01/s...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @maudineormsby.bsky.social @3mbg.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/02/01/s...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @maudineormsby.bsky.social @3mbg.bsky.social
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Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our @sdhistcon.bsky.social Winter Quarters event yesterday! Incredible presentations. FYI, many of the demos and panels are available on our YouTube channel, including my interviews with @volko.bsky.social and Brian Train: www.youtube.com/@SDHistVideo...
SD Hist Con
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February 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our @sdhistcon.bsky.social Winter Quarters event yesterday! Incredible presentations. FYI, many of the demos and panels are available on our YouTube channel, including my interviews with @volko.bsky.social and Brian Train: www.youtube.com/@SDHistVideo...
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We have lots of cool stuff going on at SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026! @volko.bsky.social and @smarkg52.bsky.social are currently demoing Volko's 1943: Race To Rabaul design: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEZ6...
1943: Race to Rabaul demo from designer Volko Ruhnke
YouTube video by SD Hist Con
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January 31, 2026 at 4:21 PM
We have lots of cool stuff going on at SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026! @volko.bsky.social and @smarkg52.bsky.social are currently demoing Volko's 1943: Race To Rabaul design: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEZ6...
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Listening to designer Volko Ruhnke and Andrew Bucholtz discuss the upcoming 1942: Race to Rabaul at SDHistCon Winter Quarters. Check that map!
#boardwargames #boardgames
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social
#boardwargames #boardgames
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Listening to designer Volko Ruhnke and Andrew Bucholtz discuss the upcoming 1942: Race to Rabaul at SDHistCon Winter Quarters. Check that map!
#boardwargames #boardgames
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social
#boardwargames #boardgames
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social
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ICYM, I am resharing my list of top anticipated wargames of 2026. And what are yours?
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
My top anticipated wargames of 2026
Whenever I begin drafting this particular article, I get genuinely excited. After all, who in our hobby doesn’t love news about new and upcoming titles? I find myself checking my pre-orders, browsi…
theboardgameschronicle.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
ICYM, I am resharing my list of top anticipated wargames of 2026. And what are yours?
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
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Just finished Afghanistan: Decade of Strife. I played the Coalition, and had a clear advantage having played the game before, and allowed the Coalition to hold Kabul in the end! Thanks @sdhistcon.bsky.social for running this con!
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Just finished Afghanistan: Decade of Strife. I played the Coalition, and had a clear advantage having played the game before, and allowed the Coalition to hold Kabul in the end! Thanks @sdhistcon.bsky.social for running this con!
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The runner-up for the Best Boardgames Chronicle Post of 2025 was interview about Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged, 1068-1071. Check out this insightful content!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/11/16/i...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/11/16/i...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The runner-up for the Best Boardgames Chronicle Post of 2025 was interview about Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged, 1068-1071. Check out this insightful content!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/11/16/i...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/11/16/i...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
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And check out the full day of historical board gaming events of SDHistCon here: tabletop.events/conventions/...
Hope to see you there!
Tags:
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @pushingcardboard.bsky.social
Hope to see you there!
Tags:
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @pushingcardboard.bsky.social
Tabletop.Events
This short video will walk you through the basics of running a convention on Tabletop.Events, in less than 5 minutes.
tabletop.events
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
And check out the full day of historical board gaming events of SDHistCon here: tabletop.events/conventions/...
Hope to see you there!
Tags:
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @pushingcardboard.bsky.social
Hope to see you there!
Tags:
@sdhistcon.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @pushingcardboard.bsky.social
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Doing a little testing tonight with @volko.bsky.social @phalanxgames.bsky.social coming soon Race to Rabaul. 2x2 logistics focused #wargame
January 30, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Doing a little testing tonight with @volko.bsky.social @phalanxgames.bsky.social coming soon Race to Rabaul. 2x2 logistics focused #wargame
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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This week we present Top Five blog articles published on my blog in 2025. Number #5: We start with My top 3 Wargames… with Julius Caesar! A material long due - enjoy!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/10/05/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/10/05/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This week we present Top Five blog articles published on my blog in 2025. Number #5: We start with My top 3 Wargames… with Julius Caesar! A material long due - enjoy!
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/10/05/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social
Link: theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/10/05/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social
paramilitary death squad
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
paramilitary death squad
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Gestern begaben wir uns wieder in das angehende 14.Jh. nach Indien. Vier spannende Epochen hindurch hat das Delhi Sultanat dominiert und wurde dann doch durch gemeinsame Bemühungen der Gegner und der Mongolen vom Thron gestoßen.
Vijayanagara von @gmtgames.bsky.social
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#cosim
Vijayanagara von @gmtgames.bsky.social
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#cosim
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Gestern begaben wir uns wieder in das angehende 14.Jh. nach Indien. Vier spannende Epochen hindurch hat das Delhi Sultanat dominiert und wurde dann doch durch gemeinsame Bemühungen der Gegner und der Mongolen vom Thron gestoßen.
Vijayanagara von @gmtgames.bsky.social
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#cosim
Vijayanagara von @gmtgames.bsky.social
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#cosim
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In Cuba Libre von @volko.bsky.social und @gmtgames.bsky.social ging es richtig extrem spannend zur Sache. Erst kurz vor Ende konnte mein Directorio noch zwei Casinos schließen und so dem Syndikat den Sieg abringen. Alles auf des Messers Schneide.
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#wargames
#CubaLibre
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#wargames
#CubaLibre
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 AM
In Cuba Libre von @volko.bsky.social und @gmtgames.bsky.social ging es richtig extrem spannend zur Sache. Erst kurz vor Ende konnte mein Directorio noch zwei Casinos schließen und so dem Syndikat den Sieg abringen. Alles auf des Messers Schneide.
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#wargames
#CubaLibre
#Brettspiele
#boardgames
#wargames
#CubaLibre
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I am sharing list of my top anticipated wargames of 2026. Check it out! ⬇️
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
My top anticipated wargames of 2026
Whenever I begin drafting this particular article, I get genuinely excited. After all, who in our hobby doesn’t love news about new and upcoming titles? I find myself checking my pre-orders, browsi…
theboardgameschronicle.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I am sharing list of my top anticipated wargames of 2026. Check it out! ⬇️
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/24/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @fgradaille.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @soundofdrumsgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
I celebrate today the peaceful transfer of power in my Commonwealth.
As our 75th governor noted upon inauguration, to be a Commonwealth means "our government should serve the common good — that the voices of everyday Virginians — not kings or aristocrats or oligarchs — should drive us forward."
As our 75th governor noted upon inauguration, to be a Commonwealth means "our government should serve the common good — that the voices of everyday Virginians — not kings or aristocrats or oligarchs — should drive us forward."
January 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I celebrate today the peaceful transfer of power in my Commonwealth.
As our 75th governor noted upon inauguration, to be a Commonwealth means "our government should serve the common good — that the voices of everyday Virginians — not kings or aristocrats or oligarchs — should drive us forward."
As our 75th governor noted upon inauguration, to be a Commonwealth means "our government should serve the common good — that the voices of everyday Virginians — not kings or aristocrats or oligarchs — should drive us forward."
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SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026 is in 16 days! Here are some of the amazing events to expect at this online convention, featuring @markherman54.bsky.social, @volko.bsky.social, @djackthompson.bsky.social, @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social, @danbullock.bsky.social, and many more! sdhist.com/exciting-eve...
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
SDHistCon Winter Quarters 2026 is in 16 days! Here are some of the amazing events to expect at this online convention, featuring @markherman54.bsky.social, @volko.bsky.social, @djackthompson.bsky.social, @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social, @danbullock.bsky.social, and many more! sdhist.com/exciting-eve...
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A decent wargame publisher, if they were tipping their toes into making science fiction games would back themselves and get the art done. Try to make a good product and actually get people interested in the game. They wouldn't spew that AI or else BS
I know this because I've done this exact thing.
I know this because I've done this exact thing.
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A decent wargame publisher, if they were tipping their toes into making science fiction games would back themselves and get the art done. Try to make a good product and actually get people interested in the game. They wouldn't spew that AI or else BS
I know this because I've done this exact thing.
I know this because I've done this exact thing.
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With great pleasure I am presenting today fifth installment in Levy & Campaign series - Seljuk! What a wonderful product - let us see what we are getting in the box!
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/14/f...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/14/f...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
First look at Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged, 1068-1071 from GMT Games
I am a great admirer of Volko Ruhnke’s designs, and in particular of the Levy & Campaign system. With each new installment in the series, the close collaboration between the system’s creator an…
theboardgameschronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
With great pleasure I am presenting today fifth installment in Levy & Campaign series - Seljuk! What a wonderful product - let us see what we are getting in the box!
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/14/f...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
theboardgameschronicle.com/2026/01/14/f...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
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For those interested, Noble Knight Games just posted a publisher spotlight interview with co-founder Gene Billingsley about GMT’s origins, its people-first philosophy, and the creative partnerships that have shaped its catalog. You can check it out here: play.nobleknight.com/publisher-sp...
Publisher Spotlight: GMT Games | Noble Knight Gaming Hall
GMT Games is a people-first tabletop publisher known for innovative historical and strategy games shaped by passion and creative freedom.
play.nobleknight.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
For those interested, Noble Knight Games just posted a publisher spotlight interview with co-founder Gene Billingsley about GMT’s origins, its people-first philosophy, and the creative partnerships that have shaped its catalog. You can check it out here: play.nobleknight.com/publisher-sp...
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Pushing Carboard 51 is out!
Featuring an interview with air combat gaming guru JD Webster
and a look at Worthington's South Mountain
and all the other gaming chatter you crave
Featuring an interview with air combat gaming guru JD Webster
and a look at Worthington's South Mountain
and all the other gaming chatter you crave
51 - JD Webster and air combat games, Worthington's South Mountain - Pushing Cardboard
A place for tabletop gamers to discuss historical boardgames and wargames.
pushingcardboard.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Pushing Carboard 51 is out!
Featuring an interview with air combat gaming guru JD Webster
and a look at Worthington's South Mountain
and all the other gaming chatter you crave
Featuring an interview with air combat gaming guru JD Webster
and a look at Worthington's South Mountain
and all the other gaming chatter you crave
"1943: Race to Rabaul" art integration testing, TTS first. Game art by @domhnallh.bsky.social in TTS module by Pete Wagner.
January 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
"1943: Race to Rabaul" art integration testing, TTS first. Game art by @domhnallh.bsky.social in TTS module by Pete Wagner.
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I appreciate GMT's interest in developing solitaire rules even for games that feel like they might not adapt well to solo play. Games are always better with friends, but sometimes you don't have anyone around and you just want to explore a game yourself. @gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I appreciate GMT's interest in developing solitaire rules even for games that feel like they might not adapt well to solo play. Games are always better with friends, but sometimes you don't have anyone around and you just want to explore a game yourself. @gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
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Playing some Race to Rabaul from @volko.bsky.social at CGSC today.
January 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Playing some Race to Rabaul from @volko.bsky.social at CGSC today.