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The Essay Length Answer to a Multiple-Choice Attention-Span World ~ Wargaming is our jam & we're here to spread it Next event? 2025 Fall Assembly! 10-12 October tinyurl.com/acdfa25

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 5d

ROLL CALL! Who will be there next week!?

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3h

ICYMI ——
The Fall Assembly is This Weekend! See You There? ~ #TuesdayNewsday

There's a LOT in the pre-order/crowdfunding bucket this week

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Jim Owczarski @vonreisswitz.bsky.social · 10h

Yes, we played Arracourt again for "A Fistful of TOWs 3". And, holy cow, knowing the rules as we do now, is this a much more grim punch-fest. Let's see if the Wehrmacht has enough moxi to last. @armchairdragoons.bsky.social

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Jim Owczarski @vonreisswitz.bsky.social · 12h

Now that we've (probably) got a handle on the rules, let's try the Battle for Arracourt for "A Fistful of TOWs 3" one more time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQES... @armchairdragoons.bsky.social

"A Fistful of TOWs 3": Another Run at the Battle for Arracourt

YouTube video by Jim Owczarski

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 12h

Wargaming Research: Solo War & Historical Gaming 2025 Deep Dive 1

We're digging into some add'l data:
– decision-making by the respondents
– separating the top 15 games by
——— newer vs veteran wargamers
——— how much of their boardgaming is wargaming.

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 15h

this one's @hethwill.bsky.social 's fault 😆

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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · 19h

This year's Top 25 Solo Historical/War Games list is out, and Paul Wright, @armchairdragoons.bsky.social and I had a good time yammering about it! youtu.be/lPa21FiqwQA

Top 25 Solo Historical + War Games | 2025 Commentary

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 23h

Wargaming Research: Solo War & Historical Gaming 2025 Deep Dive 1 https://armchairdragoons.com/solo2025-2/

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Salt & Pepper Games @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social · 1d

Ya hay casi 900 personas 😊 siguiendo la campaña del nuevo solitario de @djackthompson y @beyondsolitaire Suscríbete aquí: gamefound.com/es/projects/...

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 1d

Go help a researcher out

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 1d

Official cover reveal!
Lorne Colt did an outstanding job with all four volumes of Designers & Dragons: Origins.
We launch this mammoth collection of roleplaying history two weeks from today! Sign up here to get notified on launch: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

The four covers for Designers & Dragons: Origins. Volume 1 shows an illustration of a scaly dragon egg surrounded by jewels. Volume 2 shows a young hatchling clutching a crystal. Volume 3 shows a young dragon frolicking as it breathes wisps of fire. Volume 4 shows and adult dragon stalking directly toward the viewer in a menacing prowl.

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 1d

The Fall Assembly is This Weekend! See You There? ~ #TuesdayNewsday

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Minis? Maps? Maneuvers? Munchies? We’ve got it all. It’s time for your #TuesdayNewsday dispatch! 📰

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 2d

An appraisal of Seapower & The State

"After studying the game design, Designer’s Notes, & period threat estimates, I view naval warfare, as presented in Seapower & The State, as highly offensive—but not in the way many likely think reading that claim for the first time"

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 2d

"This took 42 years to arrive."

you used DHL, didn't you?

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 2d

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E3 – Solo Wargaming Survey, 2025 Edition

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For our third consecutive Summer, we teamed up with Beyond Solitaire for a big survey about people’s solo/solitaire war & historical gaming

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 2d

Red Zone Offense ~ An appraisal of the wargame Seapower & The State: World War Three at Sea https://armchairdragoons.com/sandts-ww3/

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

Which "F" word describes City of Six Moons ??

Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

Armchair Dragoons Reviews Meltwater from Capstone Games

Almost everything and every person has been killed or likely wishes they had been
The few remaining survivors have gone to the only place that wasn’t completely irradiated: Antarctica.

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Ian TB @iantb.bsky.social · 3d

Been delinquent in sharing this but if you’re going to the @armchairdragoons.bsky.social Fall Assembly this weekend, I’ll see you there and will have #ManeuverWarfare with me!

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Connections Online @cnx-onl.bsky.social · 3d

Our archive host & conference co-sponsor, @armchairdragoons@wargamers.social hosts other events where our team will make a cameo appearance, like CNX ONL Chairman Chris Weuve talking about "Starship Troopers: What's the Fuss?"

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

Connections UK After Action Report

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In addition to the strong programme, it’s mostly the welcoming community and opportunities to meet fellow wargamers from all over the place that makes it special.

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

Armchair Dragoons Reviews Meltwater from Capstone Games https://armchairdragoons.com/rev-meltwater/

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

For stateside folks looking for games from @vucasimulations.bsky.social you can find a bunch at The Gamer's Armory in North Carolina

They are not up for order on the website yet, but you can call the store to place an order and they'll ship to you, w/ no tariff/customs issues

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

#TriangleWargameDay at Gamer's Armory

Downtown from GMT
Antietam from Worthington
Teaching ASL to a newbie
(Already cleaned up In The Shadows)

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 3d

Connections UK After Action Report https://armchairdragoons.com/cnxuk25-aar/

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Jim Owczarski @vonreisswitz.bsky.social · 4d

Six sessions. Twenty-four hours. Our 1809 Spring Campaign for "Snappy Nappy" ends in a Minor French win. It would have been bigger,but a near accidental stand by HIller's Austrians decimated the French force that would have overrun the Austrian lines of communication. @armchairdragoons.bsky.social

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