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Musings about history, board games and history in board games. Blog: http://cliosboardgames.wordpress.com
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 1d
During the religious struggles of the 16th century, Amsterdam adopted a rare posture - tolerance. Not a popular choice with overlord Philip II of Spain! Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/a...
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you! Amsterdam is certainly a unique place. You'd enjoy it!
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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 3d
What a great post on a very beautiful city!

Want to go there some day
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 3d
Ever been to Amsterdam? Here are some board games reflecting the city's rich history:
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Amsterdam in History and Board Games
One of the great cities of Europe celebrates its 750th birthday this year – Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, famous for tolerance, trade, and tulips. While the earliest settlements in the reg…
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 3d
Ever been to Amsterdam? Here are some board games reflecting the city's rich history:
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Amsterdam in History and Board Games
One of the great cities of Europe celebrates its 750th birthday this year – Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, famous for tolerance, trade, and tulips. While the earliest settlements in the reg…
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 6d
Christopher Duffy often notes the quality advantage of Prussia's army early in the Seven Years' War - neatly captured by the card-dealing mechanism in Friedrich. Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/f...
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 8d
Frederick, the general, Frederick, the king - two different expressions of the same person in #Friedrich. Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/f...
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 10d
From Roßbach to Leuthen: Hard to pull off for Frederick the Great, almost harder for players of Friedrich. Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/f...
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 12d
ICYMI: Here's my book/game pairing on Prussia in the Seven Years' War!
Frederick the Great. A Military Life / Friedrich (Book & Game, #4)
It’s been a minute three years since we last had a book & game pairing on this blog! Today, we’re looking at Prussia in the Seven Years’ War (1756—1763). Our book & game for this topic are …
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 12d
Some great & dramatic games we had!
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The Boardgames Chronicle @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social · 12d
Julius Caesar from Columbia Games is one of the classic wargames. We had a pleasure - again, thanks to #RallyTheTroops - to play it several times with @cliosboardgames.bsky.social. And below I am presenting several exciting session reports from this! Enjoy!
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Julius Caesar – exciting sessions via Rally the Troops
We have played with Clio already several games on Rally the Troops – not being able to often see each other live, this is our main and preferred option to spend time together with the boardga…
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 14d
Inside Frederick the Great's mind... in a book and a board game: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/f...
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Alan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 15d
The Year of the Four Emperors: The Game.
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JoeA64 @joea64.bsky.social · 15d
Covered in more detail in DG's 2003 game "Ignorant Armies".

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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 15d
Looks like a bunch of barbarians ready to sack Rome... but in fact it's four would-be emperors and their 200,000 best friends!
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The Boardgames Chronicle @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social · 15d
They said: come to Rome, spend some time, it is nice & cozy. Then all of them arrived & caused a brawl!
Time of Crisis with @whovian223.bsky.social, @cliosboardgames.bsky.social & @playersaidblog.bsky.social on #RallyTheTroops. One of the most hilarious ends & tie-breakers!
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 15d
#OTD 45 years ago, the Iran-Iraq war began. Both countries exhausted themselves in the process of the war. (Image from #TwilightStruggle @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social)
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 16d
Book & Game: Frederick the Great. A Military Life (Christopher Duffy) and Friedrich (Richard Sivél, Histogame):
Frederick the Great. A Military Life / Friedrich (Book & Game, #4)
It’s been a minute three years since we last had a book & game pairing on this blog! Today, we’re looking at Prussia in the Seven Years’ War (1756—1763). Our book & game for this topic are …
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 19d
It does... but I feel it's getting better!
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GMT Games @gmtgames.bsky.social · 19d
Check out our latest InsideGMT article from @cliosboardgames.bsky.social: "The War of Independence Through the Lens of Washington’s War, Liberty or Death, and Imperial Struggle" insidegmt.com/the-war-of-i...
The War of Independence Through the Lens of Washington’s War, Liberty or Death, and Imperial Struggle
After a somewhat longer break, we’re back with the American Revolution! We had concluded last time with the French entry into the war on the American side. Today, we’ll look at the cooperation betw…
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 19d
#OTD 60 years ago, Ludwig Erhard’s CDU won the federal election in Germany – the zenith of Erhard’s short chancellorship. Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2022/05/01/l...
Ludwig Erhard (Chancellor Ratings, #1)
Last year, I have inaugurated a new irregular series on my blog assessing the merits of UK prime ministers (illustrated through the lens of a single board game each). The rating system seemed robus…
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 20d
I think it's a simple, effective model of realistic uncertainty. Also makes away with some of the last-turn shenanigans so often encountered in games.
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 20d
The defeat at Yorktown eroded the parliamentary support of Lord North, British prime minister. When his government was toppled, the way for peace was open (image from #WashingtonsWar @markherman54.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social). Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/t...
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 20d
#OTD 100 years ago, the @spdde.bsky.social adopted the Program of Heidelberg– in which the party commited itself to the United States of Europe to achieve peace & prosperity in Europe. (Image from #Weimar @ulible.bsky.social)
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Terry Coleman @tcgamer.bsky.social · 21d
The Game as History.
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 22d
Between a rock and a hard place: Cornwallis got his army trapped between an American-French army and the French navy at Yorktown (image from #WashingtonsWar @markherman54.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social). Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/t...
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Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social · 22d
Between a rock and a hard place: Cornwallis got his army trapped between an American-French army and the French navy at Yorktown (image from #WashingtonsWar @markherman54.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social). Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/t...
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