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Oh, very nice! I’m playing a learning game of this right now on Board Game Arena. I’m liking what I’m seeing so far. :)

More SDHistCon highlights. A Teach & Play session of Drachen, the upcoming recon series game centered on World War 1 Verdun, designed by @volko.bsky.social. Fascinating exploration of fog-of-war, intelligence, and hidden information.
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It’s quite interesting, want to get it to the table again armed with more knowledge.

Ha! Exactly. :)

It really is gorgeous. It can be a touch tricky to read in places, but that aside it sets the mood of the game so well. :)

Ha!

Yes, the individual characters, the modern setting, the artwork, and the brutal moral choices the game forces on you definitely make it a game that can hit hard. And I'm glad you are enjoying the videos! :)

The times are a changing! Between all the new games coming with pre-rounded corners and now pre-printed blocks. Time to take on pre-learned games, that come with neural implant chips for rules.

Thanks for the breakfast, next time around is my turn! :)

Aside, I was playing This War of Mine when Russia started to siege Mariupol. I had to stop playing the game. It was impossible for me to divorce the game from reality. It was physically making me sick to play.

Focusing on the violence, for me, I do "have fun" playing wargames, but in my brain the violence has shifted to more of a "Marvel action movie" mindset. It's not that I don't have the emotional connection to the reality of the violence, but while I'm playing that is turned off.

The article linked here does a good job of breaking the question apart. There are a lot of angles (ethics, violence, scale, temporal proximity) and each comes to bear on the topic. "How can you enjoy a wargame?" is different from "How can you enjoy playing Nazi Germany in a wargame?"

Thanks for all your work and energy on this, Jeff. Great seeing you again!

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It was great meeting and chatting! Let’s do it again (and get a game in) next time. :)

I got back last night late, had the best time. :)

Missed you this year! I’ll have to come to a Canada Con. :)

Thanks for teaching!

Next year!

A marvelous outdoor lunch with friends at SDHistCon. Where is @fredserval.bsky.social? 😀🌴
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I think you’ll enjoy this one, Mark!

Great afternoon facilitating a 4-player game of Bretwalda at SDHistCon. Everything came down to the last turn! @phalanxgames.bsky.social
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Very nice, enjoy the journey!

Thanks for playing, John!

Agreed, we had such a fun time. :)

Awesome! Glad to hear you liked it, Jeff!

1st/2nd Quarter 2026. :)

Had a lot of fun teaching Gettysburg A Time for Heroes today at SDHistCon! Union forces hung on for the win! @sdhistcon.bsky.social
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You and me both. I might go stand behind it. :)

Playing Traces of Victory with @vucasimulations.bsky.social and @smarkg52.bsky.social at SDHistCon. Patrick deftly held off my Allied advance!
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