jbuergel
@fiverandomsongs.com
Board game designer (Fox in the Forest, Hocus, Foresight) and terrible music blogger (fiverandomsongs.com). (He/him)
I hope I get to have another of my games illustrated by you! I'll have to finish one first, of course.
January 21, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I hope I get to have another of my games illustrated by you! I'll have to finish one first, of course.
Lancer is fantastic, but it would be by far the weightiest of the games you listed.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Lancer is fantastic, but it would be by far the weightiest of the games you listed.
I have not got it to the table, so I can't vouch for it. But a flip through and it seems like it might be fun?
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I have not got it to the table, so I can't vouch for it. But a flip through and it seems like it might be fun?
This recommendation is a little left field, and it's been many years since I looked at it, so I honestly can't remember how crunchy it is, but Duty & Honor? There's a nautical version of it as well, Beat to Quarters. I can dig out my copy and evaluate crunch.
www.lulu.com/shop/neil-go...
www.lulu.com/shop/neil-go...
Duty & Honour
Europe is aflame!
The Emperor Napoleon rules Europe and his armies press through the Iberian Peninsular to gain total control! Only the British Army, under the Duke of Wellington, and their allies can...
www.lulu.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This recommendation is a little left field, and it's been many years since I looked at it, so I honestly can't remember how crunchy it is, but Duty & Honor? There's a nautical version of it as well, Beat to Quarters. I can dig out my copy and evaluate crunch.
www.lulu.com/shop/neil-go...
www.lulu.com/shop/neil-go...
A lot of the games I'd describe as tactical tend towards pretty high crunch (like, say, Lancer), so it's not an easy category to fill for sure. I thought about the new Nations & Cannons, but I don't think 5e compatible is what you're looking for either.
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
A lot of the games I'd describe as tactical tend towards pretty high crunch (like, say, Lancer), so it's not an easy category to fill for sure. I thought about the new Nations & Cannons, but I don't think 5e compatible is what you're looking for either.
Free League's Twilight 2000? freeleaguepublishing.com/games/twilig...
Twilight: 2000 - Free League Publishing
Roleplaying in the World War III That Never Was The new edition of the classic roleplaying game Twilight: 2000, published in partnership with Mongoose Publishing and Amargosa Press, goes back to the ...
freeleaguepublishing.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Free League's Twilight 2000? freeleaguepublishing.com/games/twilig...
Pretty bad! The small company I worked for was bought in Jan 2000, and the stock price from there was a steady decline. Took ~18 mo before the big layoffs hit, although everybody had a pretty good idea where things were heading. Took ~8 mo to find another job, for ~15% reduction in salary.
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Pretty bad! The small company I worked for was bought in Jan 2000, and the stock price from there was a steady decline. Took ~18 mo before the big layoffs hit, although everybody had a pretty good idea where things were heading. Took ~8 mo to find another job, for ~15% reduction in salary.
Kinda depends on how many people you want grumbling on BGG. Do you want less hassle and fewer posts carping about it?
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Kinda depends on how many people you want grumbling on BGG. Do you want less hassle and fewer posts carping about it?
Shades of this famous letter.
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Shades of this famous letter.
A release I probably should have mentioned. Oh well!
I should list all the things I picked up with a sentence or two for each. I'm not going to, but I should.
I should list all the things I picked up with a sentence or two for each. I'm not going to, but I should.
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A release I probably should have mentioned. Oh well!
I should list all the things I picked up with a sentence or two for each. I'm not going to, but I should.
I should list all the things I picked up with a sentence or two for each. I'm not going to, but I should.
I'll check it out! I've considered trying to do a monthly roundup of noise rock, maybe I'll see about that this year.
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I'll check it out! I've considered trying to do a monthly roundup of noise rock, maybe I'll see about that this year.
...sitting at the computer and sleep faster if they're not. But because it's a piece of shit, it doesn't seem to use signals like "scrolling a web page" or "typing" as a positive signal that a human is using it. Anyway, I disabled the driver and the problem stopped.
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 AM
...sitting at the computer and sleep faster if they're not. But because it's a piece of shit, it doesn't seem to use signals like "scrolling a web page" or "typing" as a positive signal that a human is using it. Anyway, I disabled the driver and the problem stopped.
Dang, fine company all around!
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Dang, fine company all around!
That sounds like fun, let me know if I can help with it.
December 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
That sounds like fun, let me know if I can help with it.
I appreciate that! Can't wait to get the next one out the door!
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I appreciate that! Can't wait to get the next one out the door!
Thanks! Always hard to tell if people are going to pick up on what you're going on about.
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Thanks! Always hard to tell if people are going to pick up on what you're going on about.
Dream Quest is so good that I 100%ed it. Twice.
December 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Dream Quest is so good that I 100%ed it. Twice.
A friend made an under bet with her dad on season wins for the Browns, at five wins, just before the 2015 season. Three full seasons later and they were still under.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A friend made an under bet with her dad on season wins for the Browns, at five wins, just before the 2015 season. Three full seasons later and they were still under.