Nicola S
@6xwa.bsky.social
Wargames. Playing, collecting, designing and discussing about them with an eye to the less trodden titles. And everything else around them. At my discretion.
Designer of Operation Bøllebank, Nothing Left to Bomb, By Stealth and Sea and a few others.
Designer of Operation Bøllebank, Nothing Left to Bomb, By Stealth and Sea and a few others.
3/3
I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
3/3
I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
2/3
A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
2/3
A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
#Batalladores2025 action on Day 2
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November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
#Batalladores2025 action on Day 2
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1/3
MREs in Batalladores2025 certainly have a different taste 😎
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
MREs in Batalladores2025 certainly have a different taste 😎
Some things I saw at #Batalladores2025 today…1/some
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Some things I saw at #Batalladores2025 today…1/some
New Wargaming adventures await!
Heading to #Batalladores2025 !
Heading to #Batalladores2025 !
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New Wargaming adventures await!
Heading to #Batalladores2025 !
Heading to #Batalladores2025 !
Wargaming Weekend #1: punched and sorted a 43-year old game for Batalladores2025 and played my first game of 1862 War in Virginia.
The Confederates took Washington with two cards to go! Truth be told: I risked losing Richmond three different times…
The Confederates took Washington with two cards to go! Truth be told: I risked losing Richmond three different times…
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wargaming Weekend #1: punched and sorted a 43-year old game for Batalladores2025 and played my first game of 1862 War in Virginia.
The Confederates took Washington with two cards to go! Truth be told: I risked losing Richmond three different times…
The Confederates took Washington with two cards to go! Truth be told: I risked losing Richmond three different times…
The American Civil War craze continues unabated…
Left: what looks like a simple to play state of siege game.
Right: my second tactical foray after GBACW, but I remain convinced that ACW truly shines at the operational scale.
Left: what looks like a simple to play state of siege game.
Right: my second tactical foray after GBACW, but I remain convinced that ACW truly shines at the operational scale.
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The American Civil War craze continues unabated…
Left: what looks like a simple to play state of siege game.
Right: my second tactical foray after GBACW, but I remain convinced that ACW truly shines at the operational scale.
Left: what looks like a simple to play state of siege game.
Right: my second tactical foray after GBACW, but I remain convinced that ACW truly shines at the operational scale.
You are not the only one…
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You are not the only one…
If all goes well, I’ll give you a train wargame in the coming months!
😎
😎
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
If all goes well, I’ll give you a train wargame in the coming months!
😎
😎
More of @snafustore.bsky.social Catch-18 this WE. My son felt comfortable enough to play the Germans (more varied pieces and different things they can do), so I got to play the US and…
failed miserably!
I had some unlucky moments and the kid played well.
Still struggling with victory conditions.
failed miserably!
I had some unlucky moments and the kid played well.
Still struggling with victory conditions.
October 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
More of @snafustore.bsky.social Catch-18 this WE. My son felt comfortable enough to play the Germans (more varied pieces and different things they can do), so I got to play the US and…
failed miserably!
I had some unlucky moments and the kid played well.
Still struggling with victory conditions.
failed miserably!
I had some unlucky moments and the kid played well.
Still struggling with victory conditions.
There is also this. It uses the same system as FITNA, but apparently it works much better here. I cannot comment as I own Bloody Dawns but have yet to play it and I have never played FITNA.
September 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
There is also this. It uses the same system as FITNA, but apparently it works much better here. I cannot comment as I own Bloody Dawns but have yet to play it and I have never played FITNA.
Wargaming weekend part 2: Battle of Hoth is a hit with the boys (they are now on mission 7).
Will it prove at least as good as its distant godfather?
If all goes wrong, we’ll use the minis for the older game!
Will it prove at least as good as its distant godfather?
If all goes wrong, we’ll use the minis for the older game!
August 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Wargaming weekend part 2: Battle of Hoth is a hit with the boys (they are now on mission 7).
Will it prove at least as good as its distant godfather?
If all goes wrong, we’ll use the minis for the older game!
Will it prove at least as good as its distant godfather?
If all goes wrong, we’ll use the minis for the older game!
Wargaming weekend part 1: studying the rules to Compass’ Grant: The Western Campaign 1862, and putting @catastrophegames.bsky.social Campaign: Fall Blau to the table
August 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Wargaming weekend part 1: studying the rules to Compass’ Grant: The Western Campaign 1862, and putting @catastrophegames.bsky.social Campaign: Fall Blau to the table
In memory of my gaming friend Giuliano that eventually sold me his unpunched copy of the game, I am about to dive into the Great Pacific War, 1941-1945!
We Must Tell the Emperor, Victory Point Games.
We Must Tell the Emperor, Victory Point Games.
August 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In memory of my gaming friend Giuliano that eventually sold me his unpunched copy of the game, I am about to dive into the Great Pacific War, 1941-1945!
We Must Tell the Emperor, Victory Point Games.
We Must Tell the Emperor, Victory Point Games.
I was eventually saved by the roads (hard to pass for the fire) as well as the increase in MC thanks to the dusk and evening.
Fire is contained, but as each hex with smoldering fire (gray) is an additional 1k$ on the budget, the price paid to contain the fire will cost me the job
Fire is contained, but as each hex with smoldering fire (gray) is an additional 1k$ on the budget, the price paid to contain the fire will cost me the job
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I was eventually saved by the roads (hard to pass for the fire) as well as the increase in MC thanks to the dusk and evening.
Fire is contained, but as each hex with smoldering fire (gray) is an additional 1k$ on the budget, the price paid to contain the fire will cost me the job
Fire is contained, but as each hex with smoldering fire (gray) is an additional 1k$ on the budget, the price paid to contain the fire will cost me the job
The fire became huge and eventually I had to evacuate three of my crews out of five…
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The fire became huge and eventually I had to evacuate three of my crews out of five…
The third game was more challenging. The WS picked up while the MC grew lower thanks to the afternoon heat.
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The third game was more challenging. The WS picked up while the MC grew lower thanks to the afternoon heat.
The second game was nice and easy. Mainly I was lucky that the fire started next to more difficult terrain (see the different colored hexes) and it failed to spread even in the first turn.
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The second game was nice and easy. Mainly I was lucky that the fire started next to more difficult terrain (see the different colored hexes) and it failed to spread even in the first turn.
Here is the situation when I called it a day. You can see how I failed to contain the fire in the north and due to the WS it moved around the lines I had built…
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Here is the situation when I called it a day. You can see how I failed to contain the fire in the north and due to the WS it moved around the lines I had built…
The first game ended in a disaster because I was not able to properly contain the fire (the change in the wind direction did not help!).
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The first game ended in a disaster because I was not able to properly contain the fire (the change in the wind direction did not help!).
You can choose between six scenarios and 4 maps. I picked the woodlands map and the “average day” for my first games to relearn the ropes
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
You can choose between six scenarios and 4 maps. I picked the woodlands map and the “average day” for my first games to relearn the ropes