Wargames hobbyist, conflicts history and age of sail aficionado. Blog @ wargamercoffeebreak.com
Today, we're proud and excited to announce that we've signed El Pulpo (some may know it as Fruit), designed by @danbullock.bsky.social! It will be our second game, after Painkillers. Read more about why we think it's such a great fit for H&D: www.hawkanddovegames.com/blog/el-pulpo
El Pulpo — Hawk and DoveWhy Hawk & Dove's next board game is El Pulpo.www.hawkanddovegames.com
The French and the Austrians at Teugn-Hausen are acting like porcupines kissing. Neither wants to get too close, but that's left victory well out of reach as we cross the half-way point. The system is "Valour and Fortitude", 4.0. @armchairdragoons.bsky.social
Spoiler: the AI did not actually improve his historical research (it gave him a load of bollocks, only "improving" when he started feeding it the answers from his separate research)
U.S. Naval InstituteThese tools can improve historical research and analysis when used with a keen critical eye. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2026/august/what-i-learned-when-i-used-ai-naval-history-research
Weeks away from full release!! Last surprise is the Game Manual. @acejace.bsky.social went above and beyond making this! Wishlist Acceptable Losses on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3884200/ #gamedev #indiegame #wargame #godot
Today it's #INWarD2026 aka International Naval Wargames Day. Might make a weekend of it as extra to a few other aspects planned. Thoughts at the moment involve Decision Games Coronel & the Falkland Islands & maybe resurrect old work done on GDW's Ironclads & Etherflyers. #Wargaming #NavalWargaming
I've tried many times but even with close-ups I never seem to find a way to really show how big the original of my map of #Greyhawk is! 😅 This and others will be in my #artbook UNBOUND - 🔗in Bio
Latest delivery of Jon Hodgson Backdrops! Very excited to get these into action, there’s a few very nice conifer backdrops that should be ideal for my Tlingit project (whenever I pick that up again 😃). #miniatures #wargaming #jhbackdrops #nerdlings #spreadthelard
We're having a Fred T. Jane birthday extravaganza blowout sale thingy! From August 6-9, all our naval rules are 30% off plus a selection of Battle Packs are at an additional 20% meaning you get 50% of the price of the individual STL files. www.4ppress.com/happy-b-day-...
Happy B-Day Freddie!To celebrate Fred Jane's birthday 4P Press Games is offering all three of our naval titles for 30% off. The sale runs August 6 (the great man's birthday) to Sunday, August 9.
Get your discounted Ir...www.4ppress.com
Today is International Naval Wargaming Day unfortunately I won't be joining, but I can, in spirit take part with a collection of pictures of my 1/700 #WW2 ships which will eventually see light of day when I get my Narvik terrain done. #hobby #history #wargames #tabletopgaming
I needed a figure to represent Molly O’Hara the rather formidable owner of the Red Rock Saloon in my What a Cowboy game at Lard Workshop this weekend. A search in the unpainted Foundry pile presented a likely candidate. Channelling Joanie Stubbs from the great Deadwood TV series. Base to be finished
Missed this earlier? The Great Wargaming Survey 2025 explored why we wargame. It also revealed the human side of the hobby, from storytelling to the challenges of finding opponents. https://bit.ly/3Rt14Al #wargaming And don't forget to take the www.greatwargamingsurvey.com this month!
The club’s rich history of game development continued this past weekend with another playtest of the WWI grand operational game “No Country To Fight For” #WWI #wargames #historicalwargames
The fourth annual Favorite Solo War + Historical Games Survey is live! ✅ We’re collecting community favorites for solo historical gaming—traditional wargames, broader conflict simulations, & games that actively engage with history Open 'til 31 August 📆 https://f.mtr.cool/yufkrlwgcg
El Cid Almoravid foot figures painted by Raphael Moccia. www.hat72.com/Curr2/Bx8189...
If anyone is teaching Roman Republic this year or interested in a Roman political Roll&Write for historical fun, please consider giving my Path of Honors Roll&Write prototype a spin. Solo / Multiplayer. Pdf (rules & record sheets) includes link to how-to-play video. Grateful for any feedback!
gamingthepast.netTuesday night Battletech action from @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social on one of the club’s sand-tables. #battletech #battletechminiatures #miniatureswargaming #scifiminiatures
Just finished prepping my talk for the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social annual conference on September 5th. Looking forward to introducing the audience to some animal history frameworks, Gallipoli makes a fascinating case study on the value of animal studies to military historians.
Nice thread here
Wargaming WeeklyAbout to play "Battlegroup Clash: Baltics" by @jsbuckley.bsky.social at @sapperstudio.bsky.social 🎲 I'm going to try Scenario 2 (The Battle for Purtse Bridge) ⚔️ 🔗 The game is currently sold out, sign up to the Sapper Studio mailing list for updates on a reprint: sapperstudio.com/battlegr
"The realism of the wargame was ensured by Ukrainian military personnel with combat experience. Their areas of responsibility, and the expertise they brought to the exercise, covered UAV operations, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, and engineering training."
Drones, electronic warfare, reconnaissance: Ukrainian military boosts the realism of NATO wargamingUkrainian troops are boosting the realism of NATO training by sharing combat experience in drone operations, electronic warfare and reconnaissance during the VIVA26 wargame run by JATEC.mod.gov.ua