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Volko
@volko.bsky.social
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Historical boardgame designer. Ⓥegan. Pro-science. Anti-fascist. Some current projects -- https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drachen.aspx https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1102-coast-watchers.aspx https://www.fortcircle.com/the-hunt-for-blackbeard/
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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 5h
Closeup pic from Justin of the final production set in action -
SELJUK: Byzantium Besieged - Levy & Campaign Series Volume V, game design by Justin Fassino, GMT Games - closeup of production game components, map art by Robert Altbauer. Photo posted on BGG by designer.
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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 5h
Danke!!
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flipandfight.bsky.social @flipandfight.bsky.social · 6h
Die Levy & Campaign Serie, welche von @volko.bsky.social ins Leben gerufen wurde, ist eines der mMn spannendsten Spielsysteme welche es aktuell gibt. Auf Seljuk freue ich mich schon enorm. P.
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Rachel Billingsley @rachellynnyo.bsky.social · 1d
Also if you’d like even more detail, the designer Justin Fassino posted a Seljuk unboxing video on YouTube: youtu.be/FKVViny-TEY?...
New Arrival - Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged (extended designer unboxing and overview)
YouTube video by Justegarde
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Rachel Billingsley @rachellynnyo.bsky.social · 1d
Also if you’d like even more detail, the designer Justin Fassino posted a Seljuk unboxing video on YouTube: youtu.be/FKVViny-TEY?...
New Arrival - Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged (extended designer unboxing and overview)
YouTube video by Justegarde
youtu.be
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Rachel Billingsley @rachellynnyo.bsky.social · 1d
Ok here’s some Seljuk photos for @megadoux.bsky.social and @megaslippers.net
Seljuk components Seljuk counter sheets Seljuk player aids Seljuk map
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The Boardgames Chronicle @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social · 2d
A Gest of Robin Hood is a light & fun game to play. I created whole set of materials which can help players to quickly jump into this title.
Check this out 👇👇👇
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Strategy & Training Materials for A Gest of Robin Hood
A Gest of Robin Hood: Insurrection in Nottinghamshire is already the second game in the Irregular Conflicts Series, further adapting the COIN (COunter INsurgency) system to depict peasant revolts, …
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Brett-vorm-Kopf @brett-vorm-kopf.bsky.social · 9d
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 · 9d
We just published our Top 3 Games with… Julius Caesar! Hope you will get some great inspirations there! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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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 · 10d
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 · 11d
🎤 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.
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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 · 12d
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 · 12d
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 · 13d
Note: Images are all just prototype stuff, not production art.
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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 13d
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 · 13d
"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 · 13d
"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 · 13d
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 · 14d
@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 · 21d
@boardgamegeek.com was kind enough to let me publish a designer diary for #crossbronxexpressway
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Designer Diary: Cross Bronx Expressway, or Presenting a History on the Table | BoardGameGeek News
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Maurice Suckling @writegameread.bsky.social · 20d
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 · 16d
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!
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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 · 15d
Thank you!
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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 15d
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
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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 15d
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 · 15d
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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