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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 12h

WARGAMES IN ACTION
Von Manstein's Backhand Blow - GMT Games (2002)
Game Turns 2-4
Game Designer: Dirk Blennemann
You Tube Channel: Hex2Hex
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Von Manstein's Backhand Blow (Turns 2 - 4) GMT

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 13h

WARGAMES IN ACTION
Von Manstein's Backhand Blow - GMT Games (2002)
Game Designer: Dirk Blennemann
You Tube Channel: Hex2Hex
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Von Manstein's Backhand Blow (Intro and 1st Turn) GMT

YouTube video by Hex 2 Hex

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 1d

INTERVIEW WITH THE DESIGNER
Brian Train - Brief Border Wars, Guerrilla Checkers
You Tube Channel: Homo Ludens
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Brian Train - 30 years of war game design

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 2d

WARGAM BRIEFING
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Counter Clipping Ep240 | "Major League" Wargame Topics

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 3d

THE BILLION LAYOFF ADDRESS
Washington, October 5, 2025

"The government of wealthy people, by wealthy people, and for wealthy people shall not pay for groceries, medicine, electricity, education, or healthcare for average people. They shall perish from the earth."
bbc.com/news/article...

Here's who is in Trump cabinet and other top staff positions

Trump's inner circle includes the world's richest man, a former NFL player, and a Wall Street financer.

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 3d

WARGAMES IN PLAY
Patton's First Victory - Decision Games
Game Designer: Eric Harvey
You Tube Channel: Meandering Mike
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How To Play Patton's First Victory plus a Rules Critique

YouTube video by Meandering Mike

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 3d

WARGAMES IN PLAY
D-Day at Omaha Beach - Decision Games
Game Designer: John Butterfield
You Tube Channel: Wise Guy History
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D-Day at Omaha Beach [Decision Games] - Instructional example of play.

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 3d

WARGAMES IN PLAY
The Three Days of Gettysburg - GMT Games
Game Designer: Richard Berg
You Tube Channel: Wise Guy History
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Three Days of Gettysburg [GMT Games] - (Full Campaign - Part I) - 0700-1200, 1 July, 1863

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 3d

WARGAMES FOR SMART PEOPLE
presale.puzzleboardchess.com

Welcome to a new era of chess where the board changes every time you play.

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

WARGAMER'S BOOKSHELF

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

CLASSIC WARGAMES
My Top 10 Avalon Hill Games
You Tube Channel: Legendary Tactics
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My TOP 10 FAVORITE Avalon Hill Games / BEST games of all time / What is YOUR list?

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

WARGAME SIMULATIONS
Top 10 SPI Games
You Tube Channel: Legendary Tactics
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TOP 10 Board Games by SPI / Are These SIMULATIONS PUBLICATIONS INC's BEST Games?

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

WARGAMING SOLO
Top 10 Solitaire Wargames
You Tube Channel: Cardboard Commander
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My Top 10 Solo Wargames

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

WARGAMES OMNIBUS
World War II Solitaire Games
You Tube Channel: The Dice Treasures
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BEST NEW WW2 SOLITAIRE WARGAMES 2020-2025 - Top Solo Board Games

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

WARGAME RECON
Field Commander Patton - Dan Verssen Games
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...

DVG - Field Commander Patton

A WWII Strategic Combat Solitaire Strategy Game

www.kickstarter.com

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

THE FIRST CASUALTY
Turning the Gettysburg Address on its head, Trump and Hegseth make it clear that every American soldier who was killed defending the constitution in the past 250 years will have died in vain.
open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

Trump to Generals: It's Your Duty to Fight the "War From Within" on American Soil, Against Americans

Let that sink in

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

WARGAME RECON
Against the Iron Ring - Vuca Simulations
Game Designer: Masahiro Yamazaki
You Tube Channel: Historical Conflict
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Against the Iron Ring - Vuca Simulations (4K, 2025) #boardgames #wargaming #ww2history

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

WARGAMES IN REVIEW
Tactical, Operational, Strategic?
You Tube Channel: Zilla Blitz
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Monthly Update - Wargaming & Boardgames Channel Update | October 2025

YouTube video by Zilla Blitz

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

HEGSETH'S GENERALS VOW TO LIBERATE THE EPSTEIN FILES WITH HELP FROM LETHAL WOMEN ALLIES
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Hegseth's Meeting Backfires as Military Audience Starts Chanting, "Epstein, Epstein"

The Defense Secretary fled the stage in tears.

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Frank Davis @fdavismobile.bsky.social · 8d

THE GREAT UNPATRIOTIC WAR
At Lexington & Concord, the Americans who attacked the British were not wearing red uniforms. Taking an important lesson from history, Trump warns soldiers that anyone caught without a uniform on American soil can be considered a traitor. open.substack.com/pub/america/...