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YoYoni

@yoyoni.bsky.social

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Playing history. Filmmaker and Designer of “Chicago 68” and “The Nights of King Ludd”

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · Apr 27

So excited to finally have a copy of CHICAGO’68! Last week I had a chance to lay it all out and run one last round of usability checks before we go to print. Pleased as punch with the results:

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 7h

In the final entry in a series of Event Card spoilers covering the recently released Chicago ‘68 from The Dietz Foundation in this 11th post we take a look at Boss Daley. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/15/c...

Chicago ’68 from The Dietz Foundation – Event Card Spoilers with Designer Yoni Goldstein – Card #11: Boss Daley

Early last year, I caught wind that The Dietz Foundation was working with a new designer named Yoni Goldstein on his first game called Chicago ’68 and I was immediately interested. C…

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 22h

Spotted in the wild!

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 1d

A frog leviathan!

YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 1d

You’re familiar with the Talmudic interpretation of that passage in Exodus noting that “frog” is singular, I.e. one giant monstrous frog plague creature?

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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 2d

Now that's a good mail day! Two incredible subjects with equally remarkable productions. I can't wait to get these on the table.

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 3d

One Battle After Another is a right wing power fantasy about left wing daydreams

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 4d

Glad to see the Tabletop Games series at @uofmpress.bsky.social take off with @jreylee.bsky.social's book on Catan.

Clear, unambiguous writing on abstraction and gaming with regard to colonial themes.

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Dan Bullock @danbullock.bsky.social · 5d

Chicago ‘68 has finally arrived, and the complete package is stunning. Congratulations to @yoyoni.bsky.social and @ronengoldstein.bsky.social! Nothing quite like the feeling of your first published game🎉

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 5d

Aww thanks Dan! Can’t believe it’s finally out in the world. You were one of our earliest external players!

YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 8d

It’s the perfect color scheme!

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 8d

Post of appreciation for Board Game Academics (@bgacademics.bsky.social & @chriscarbone.bsky.social) for putting on such a boldly curated program on historical games, the mind, and ideologies of play. I’ll be chewing on this for months!

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Dan Bullock @danbullock.bsky.social · 9d

For those still waiting to take the plunge, Candice put together an excellent How to Play video for IN THE SHADOWS. You can find it here: boardgamegeek.com/video/575510...

In the Shadows - BGG How to Play

Video for In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943 - 1944

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 10d

Delighted to demo Chicago ‘68 at the Board Game Academics conference at the Strong Museum of play in Rochester NY w/ @bgacademics.bsky.social

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The Players’ Aid @playersaidblog.bsky.social · 13d

In a continuing series of Event Card spoilers covering the recently released Chicago ‘68 from The Dietz Foundation in this 10th post we look at Psychedelics. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/02/c...

Chicago ’68 from The Dietz Foundation – Event Card Spoilers with Designer Yoni Goldstein – Card #10: Psychedelics

Early last year, I caught wind that The Dietz Foundation was working with a new designer named Yoni Goldstein on his first game called Chicago ’68 and I was immediately interested. C…

theplayersaid.com

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 13d

👏🏼

YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to see what’s coming next. Do you have any plans to develop the system for other historical figures / eras?

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 16d

I believe I was almost hired to produce that video …

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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 18d

rare foto of an antifa super soldier

Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 18d

War ravaged Portland

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 18d

I’ve been playing a couple games of Ted Raicer’s “I, Napoleon” by @gmtgames.bsky.social - a solo card driven, almost RPG-ish, storytelling vehicle for history nerds 🇫🇷

The solo board game I, napoleon and close up of cards

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 18d

Congratulations! I’m on the discord now and will look for a game to test …

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marc-alda.bsky.social @marc-alda.bsky.social · 19d

Doncs ja és oficial. Valls 1809 torna a la càrrega amb @nevawargames.bsky.social. Molt content de formar-hi part. nevawargames.com/2025/09/25/p...

P-300 New Game! Valls 1809: Battle of the Goi Bridge - Neva Wargames

We're thrilled to announce a new title from Marc Aliaga that's a perfect fit for the Neva Wargames P-300 System! For fans of Napoleonic games, this new title won't disappoint. It's a quick, straightfo...

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 19d

It’s been a banner year for non-studio films too. We got a Radu Jude double whammy, “Kontinental ‘25” & “Dracula”, Kelly Reichardt premiered “Mastermind,” Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” is out in festivals, and Hal Hartley returns with his Kickstarter funded film, “Where to Land”

YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 19d

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Chicago '68 Unboxing w/ Chris Games

We received our copy a few weeks ago and can't get enough of this game. The first time playing we came across a couple rules that we needed to get straight, but once we did it all made sense. It's a...

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YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 20d

I would say so! It does not appear to be a swastika if that’s what you’re concerned about

YoYoni @yoyoni.bsky.social · 21d