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Brett-vorm-Kopf @brett-vorm-kopf.bsky.social · 3d

Red Dust Rebellion von @gmtgames.bsky.social , @3mbg.bsky.social aus der COIN Serie von @volko.bsky.social. Es ist eines der komplexeren der Reihe und auch ohne historischen Hintergrund durchgehend spannend und unglaublich thematisch. Megakonzerne und Extremisten auf dem Mars 😍
#Brettspiele

Red Dust Rebellion Spielbrett mit vielen Spielsteinen und Markern, welche die einzelnen Fraktionen repräsentieren.

Eventkarten, welche das Spiel vorantreiben

Nochmal das wunderschöne Spielbrett mit Markern

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The Boardgames Chronicle @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social · 3d

We just published our Top 3 Games with… Julius Caesar! Hope you will get some great inspirations there! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/10/05/m...
@gmtgames.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social

My top 3 Wargames… with Julius Caesar!

I am passionate about wargaming, a hobby deeply tied to my love for history. I have gained a wealth of knowledge from reading, watching, and analyzing historical events, particularly focusing on wh…

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 4d

To keep in view that, no matter how detailed, your game is a model - purposeful simplification. If you can defend your simplifications by the game's purposes, for simulation, playability, fun, or what have you - and your purpose is worthwhile - then you are probably fine.

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El Desafío de las Águilas - Where Eagles Dare @desafioaguilas.bsky.social · 5d

🎤 Dos Flanquean Juntos, episodio 4: Jugando la Historia. Hablamos de:
· 🪖 Labyrinth @volko.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social
· 🏛️ Plinivs adversvs Vesuvius @marcfigueras.bsky.social @snafustore.bsky.social
· AD30, Heroes of Telemark, 1960 Carrera a la Casa Blanca, etc.
www.ivoox.com/dfj-04-jugan...

DFJ 04 - Jugando la Historia - Dos Flanquean Juntos - Podcast en iVoox

Escucha este episodio de Dos Flanquean Juntos gratis en iVoox. En este cuarto episodio hablamos de juegos que simulan momentos históricos, sin que tengan que ser necesariamente wargames. 00:00 Present...

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 6d

Go BlueSky!

Where did you find out about this survey? - results
Discord 20[%]
Boardgamegeek 79
Shared on BlueSky 20
Consimworld 7
Armchair Dragoons 26
Homo Ludens 4
Beyond Solitaire 12
... [others ...
Shared on Facebook 1
Shared on Mastodon 2
Shared on Twitter 1
... [others]

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Connections Online @cnx-onl.bsky.social · 6d

Digging into the Connections Online files and going back to CNX ONL '22

We post an archive page for every year that includes add'l details on the conference and the presentations

armchairdragoons.com...

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 7d

Note: Images are all just prototype stuff, not production art.

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 7d

I'm happy in this early stage of balance testing to see two sessions in a row with close outcomes. Also, for this on-line learning game, full-length completion in 4 hours is not bad.

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 7d

"So French had very little to help against the defense. However ... the Germans poorly planned blocks involved in Assault and so had to lose a 3-man block. This lost them the game as [the French] had the Attrition mission for men." ...

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 7d

"This was [the German player's] 2nd complete game of Drachen and [the German player's] first. ... The Germans used gas early to suppress a 1-shell Arty unit and, on Turn 3 assault, the German barrage scored lucky guesses on 2 Arty positions." ...

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 7d

DRACHEN playtest continues via TTS. This was a French defensive win in Situation B "Kronprinz", as historical German gains on the left bank came at too great a cost in men. ...

TTS screenshot composite of DRACHEN - Reconnaissance at Verdun, 1916, Volume II in the Recon Series from GMT Games, design by Volko Ruhnke. Game board at left, Objective & Asset cards center, player mats at right. TTS module by Peter Wagner.

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 8d

@playersaidblog.bsky.social and @playersaidalex.bsky.social - Thank you for this juxtaposition, I feel honored!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQY...

Also, I hope you will find Verdun as moving a visit as I did.

Volko

Screenshot of The Players' Aid "Modern Classics" discussion of Andean Abyss and Angola, S5E8 Aug2025

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Non-Breaking Space @nbsp1618.bsky.social · 15d

@boardgamegeek.com was kind enough to let me publish a designer diary for #crossbronxexpressway
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
@gmtgames.bsky.social

Designer Diary: Cross Bronx Expressway, or Presenting a History on the Table | BoardGameGeek News

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Maurice Suckling @writegameread.bsky.social · 14d

New cards for Rebellion: Britannia prototype. New playtest. Never seen Rome struggle like this before. This suggests Rome is harder to play for new players. (Silures have lapped the other factions on the score track.)

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The Boardgames Chronicle @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social · 10d

In anticipation for anniversary edition of Combat Commander Europe, let us look at its cousin - Combat Commander Pacific. While similar system, the flavor and feel is definitely different. Enjoy the material!
theboardgameschronicle.com/2025/09/28/f...
@gmtgames.bsky.social

First Look at Combat Commander: Pacific

Combat Commander series is one of my favorite, tactical, small-units combat wargames. It very nicely incorporates chaos of battle into the gameplay. I had a chance to I played it extensively, among…

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you!

Volko @volko.bsky.social · 9d

Production art is underway for the last items in the box - solitaire booklet and foldout. I hope you will enjoy the finished product! www.gmtgames.com/p-1102-coast...

GMT Games - Coast Watchers

Coast Watchers

www.gmtgames.com

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 9d

Most of the back half of the Playbook provides some 90 Card Notes with "Tips" on carrying out card text plus source histories of assets and missions that the cards represent. Here a sample: Catalina card art beside its Playbook Card Note.

Coast Watchers card sample "CATALINA" and Playbook Card Note entry - art by Wouter Schoutteten

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 9d

Near the middle of the booklet, rules for linking various trios of Situations in longer Campaigns (in case playing just a Situation alone isn't enough) ...

Coast Watchers page 34 - Campaigns:
Samurai Flood March-August 1942
High Tide ant Guadalcanal September 1942 - March 1943
Receding Seas April-November 1943
Ebb and Flow May 1942 - June 1943

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 9d

Much of the first half of the Playbook covers Situations A-N in facing-page "Intelligence Briefs". These are helpful rather than required for play - at-a-glance guides to the cards that may appear in the scenario and what they do.

Coast Watchers Playbook pages 7-8: Situation C Intelligence Brief - Coral Sea May 1942 - situation map and card summaries, with Japanese Missionc cards shown in full

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 9d

Capsule summaries of the 15 Situations (scenarios) that come in the box ...

List of Situations (Coast Watchers Playbook page 2)

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 9d

As COAST WATCHERS Playbook art nears finished, here via artist Wouter Schoutteten are a couple peeks inside ...

Coast Watchers Playbook Contents (GMT Games, game design Volko Ruhnke, layout art Wouter Schoutteten)
Situations Guide - Intelligence Briefs - South Pacific History - Campaigns - Card Notes - Credits - Selected Sources

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 11d

As we reach key junctures, I'll also post updates to BGG - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...

Drachen: Reconnaissance at Verdun, 1916

Volko’s Recon series' volume II depicting WW1 trench warfare.

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks Joe, me too! I'll have to get myself that book.

DRACHEN is still in development and looking for preorders to help it reach production. ... www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...

GMT Games - Drachen

Drachen

www.gmtgames.com

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 11d

Drachen development playtest today via TTS. Each side in this case fulfilled 1 of their 3 Objectives. The Germans' offensive failed to take ground. But the game win went to them, as the French defense was advantaged here, in the last gasp of German effort at Verdun in July 1916.

Tabletop Simulator screenshot composite - prototype of DRACHEN: Reconnaissance at Verdun, 1916 - (not production art), GMT Games Recon Series Volume II, designer Volko Ruhnke. Ending gameboard positions at left, Objective and Asset cards at right, showing 1 Objective fulfilled by each side.

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