Alvaro Radigales

I have played ASL for over two decades and I must admit that I do this, especially with AFVs and the positively architectural stacks they tend to form!

Off the top of my head, only Great Battles of the American Civil War and Flying Colors can match ASL's "Towers of Hanoi" feel

I was fortunate to play it at VCOW this past weekend in a fantastic session hosted by Ian Robinson. A very thought-provoking game that never failed to deliver tension and spur discussion.

CNA has gathered many of Dr Peter Perla's papers, presentations, & writings into a collection on their site
There's a LOT of wargaming wisdom to be found in this collection, for both hobbyists & practitioners
(h/t Dr Ed McGrady)

www.cna.org/centers-...

A lovely game that I bought recently. After playing it and in light of my experience with For the People, The US Civil War and A House Divided, I've decided that my favourite Civil War strategic level wargame is all of them

I was going to mention precisely that one. The 1914 version is also excellent. I use both in class.

Maria Play Maria on the web.

New release RTT!

Come and play Maria online.

rally-the-troops.com/maria

Map of the game In the Shadows.

Won my first solo game as the Armée Secrète (a great persona for beginners or designers who need to get good).

Votes for women in all it's wonderful glory.

Though glory is the part I don't seem to have mastered yet!

A bit of a bad dice game, and I couldn't get congress over the line after.

I think I'm still showing my naivety at war games!

#boardgames

Yes! I teach history in high school and I wrote the syllabus around a series of educational board games. It was a bit of an experiment and involved a ridiculous amount of work, but I'm really happy with the results so far! Votes for Women was one of our first purchases naturally

A third group put it out much too early and got beaten before they could even lock twenty states. It was fortunate, as it let us discuss three very different outcomes. I will be doing it again next year for sure.

Pretty much what went on in my class. The group that won passed the 19th through Congress in the last turn and managed to secure the ratification before the final voting. A second group waited too long and failed a roll to put down three cylinders, so the 19th never passed.

How to Win at Votes for Women (Three Basic Tips, #12) Back with a strategy post! Today, we’re covering one of the most lauded historical games of the last years: Votes for Women (Tory Brown, Fort Circle). It has won the Summit Award, a prize to be giv…

Have you peeped these tips from @cliosboardgames.bsky.social ? cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2024/08/18/h...

The Board Game Votes for Women is laid out on a table in somewhat dramatic lighting

Votes for Women goes even further by delightfully subverting expectations. Instead of exchanging broadsides or artillery barrages, players will take on a social battle from the turn of the last century — that is, the battle for women’s suffrage. Just as in Twilight Struggle, here the cards are key. How will a late-breaking Union victory in the American Civil War impact the rise of suffragette Ida B. Wells-Barnett?

Folks, it's fun and it's in stock. Grab a copy of Votes for Women for someone on your Christmas list or for yourself (we listen and we don't judge).

www.votesforwomen.com

HMS Inflexible picking up German survivors in the aftermath of the battle. The warship sits in the distance as small boats pick up the drifting survivors.

Today's the anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914. A rare example of battlecruisers doing exactly what they were built for.

Amongst the active participants were Muriel Felton, a sheep farmer, and her maids Christina Goss and Marian Macleod.

After running our ads for two days, Facebook has pulled them just like with our campaign for Votes for Women. It’s like a digital advertising Groundhog Day.

I've used Salvo!, Der Tag, Weltkrieg and Stringbag to great effect. U-Boat captain and Sniper Attack are also great "lite" games for students to play on their own if you can source enough decks of cards.

Minden Games just started a big sale in Wargame Vault. Their titles are mostly print-and-play, and many of them are superb for classroom use. A good chance to get a bunch of games going in your school / college for little money www.wargamevault.com/m/browser/pu...

Great! I may wait for the second printing (assuming it makes its way to Spain like the first one did) but the temptation to preorder Halls of Montezuma straight away is strong. Very underrepresented war. Still kicking myself for not having bought Gringo! back when it was in print

Indeed! I learned about it here from @zillablitz.bsky.social and instantly thought "well, there goes more of my money I guess". The worst part is, I'm now thinking that it will probably snowball into getting Tripoli and Montezuma at least...

"Votes for Women" board game

"Red Dust Rebellion" board game

"The Red Burnoose - Algeria 1857" board game

Recently on my table:

🗳️ "Votes for Women", by @downtowntbrown.bsky.social and @fortcircle.bsky.social

🌇 "Red Dust Rebellion", by @3mbg.bsky.social and @gmtgames.bsky.social

♦️"The Red Burnoose - Algeria 1857", by @robertataylor.bsky.social and Matt Shoemaker

Currently playing four simultaneous games of Votes for Women in my history class. I will never, ever get tired of that game.

A video overview of First Monday in October, the upcoming strategy board game from Fort Circle Games where you play out 200+ years of US Supreme Court history: youtu.be/FJOTz3AmaG4
#boardgames @fortcircle.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social

Excellent news! Clayton and I wish him a long life of destroying furniture

One of my favourite games, and a cover that has a special place in my heart. They should have used it for the Anniversary Edition, along with the old map art.

a squirrel wearing a hat is standing on its hind legs with the word alvaro written below it Alt: An alpine marmot or similar rodent wearing a black cap, standing on a wooden handrail, and yelling "ALVARO!"

I just don't know what to say

Great job! Looks like I'll have to read it!

Coming soon: Eurowargames The history, state and future of professional and public (war)gaming in Europe.

Euro War Games book - Kickstarter launching soon.
(I contributed a chapter.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nut...

Same here — thank you for explaining why it's important and how to set a reminder. All set up now.

Wishing Gunner a speedy recovery

A kind BGG user sold me his copy of the second installment of Ancients, the criminally underrated game by Bill Banks. Happy to own both now. Quick and elegant system, and a throng of evocative scenarios that translate really well to miniatures