Ken Smith
@kensmith1914.bsky.social
Graphic Designer, illustrator, professor, living historian: Greek, Great War, Civil War, WW2. And boardgamer. Also cat lover. And Go Vols.
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This is an amazing study.
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This is an amazing study.
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The follow-on volume to Coast Watchers - this one set on the Western Front in World War I - has hit GMT's P500.
www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...
www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...
GMT Games - Drachen
Drachen
www.gmtgames.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The follow-on volume to Coast Watchers - this one set on the Western Front in World War I - has hit GMT's P500.
www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...
www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drach...
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April 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Light games can punch above their weight and they are incredibly useful in achieving learning objectives. From modelling to teaching mechanics to telling stories, they can help students taking their first steps in wargaming and wargame design.
All the pretty little games
How light games can help to achieve learning objectives in the classroom.
pijus.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Light games can punch above their weight and they are incredibly useful in achieving learning objectives. From modelling to teaching mechanics to telling stories, they can help students taking their first steps in wargaming and wargame design.
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Disappointing to see @richmond.com keep the story of Gov. Youngkin getting booed mercilessly yesterday in Richmond by hundreds of demonstrators at the 250th anniversary of the "Liberty or Die" speech off its front page. That's a revealing editorial choice, and a frank disservice to readers.
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Disappointing to see @richmond.com keep the story of Gov. Youngkin getting booed mercilessly yesterday in Richmond by hundreds of demonstrators at the 250th anniversary of the "Liberty or Die" speech off its front page. That's a revealing editorial choice, and a frank disservice to readers.
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It’s finally here! Mechanisms as Metaphors: How Board Games Create Meaning takes a look at how board games make persuasive arguments, how they might move us emotionally, and how the ways we talk about the form might hinder its development.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4z...
Mechanisms as Metaphors: How Board Games Create Meaning
YouTube video by Mary & Amabel Holland
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March 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s finally here! Mechanisms as Metaphors: How Board Games Create Meaning takes a look at how board games make persuasive arguments, how they might move us emotionally, and how the ways we talk about the form might hinder its development.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4z...
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Our interview with Pascal Toupy and Jean-Philippe Barcus designers of Vendée 93 from Fellowship of Simulations. theplayersaid.com/2025/03/10/i...
Interview with Pascal Toupy and Jean-Philippe Barcus Designers of Vendée 93 from Fellowship of Simulations
We are familiar with some of Pascal Toupy’s work in a few games. We both have played, and really enjoyed, Saigon ’75 from Nuts! Publishing and Alexander has played a few of his solo games…
theplayersaid.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Our interview with Pascal Toupy and Jean-Philippe Barcus designers of Vendée 93 from Fellowship of Simulations. theplayersaid.com/2025/03/10/i...
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March 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
Interesting historical piece
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Interesting historical piece
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On 21 March 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. The same day he pardoned 8,000 Nazis, who had committed violent acts, starting with the failed Hitler coup on 8 November 1923.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
Only a Handful of Republicans in Congress Object to Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move o...
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
On 21 March 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. The same day he pardoned 8,000 Nazis, who had committed violent acts, starting with the failed Hitler coup on 8 November 1923.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
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I love this game and all I've done is stare at the rulebook and components for about an hour and feel like I was going insane.
I was so mad/proud when I figured out 1(one) aspect with something resembling certainty.
I was so mad/proud when I figured out 1(one) aspect with something resembling certainty.
Over the weekend, our breakout hit City of Six Moons - which has been out less than six months! - became our second best-selling game ever. It's within a few hundred copies of Table Battles, which got to where it is over the course of EIGHT YEARS of strong sales.
hollandspiele.com/products/cit...
hollandspiele.com/products/cit...
City of Six Moons
City of Six MoonsDiscovered by: Amabel HollandMSRP: $30.00
Expect delays: Each bag of wood bits is counted and packed by hand. Depending on volume, it might take up to a month for your order to ship....
hollandspiele.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:08 AM
I love this game and all I've done is stare at the rulebook and components for about an hour and feel like I was going insane.
I was so mad/proud when I figured out 1(one) aspect with something resembling certainty.
I was so mad/proud when I figured out 1(one) aspect with something resembling certainty.
An amazing story about warhammer from financial times (you’ll have to give an email address to read)
www.ft.com/content/3692...
www.ft.com/content/3692...
Warhammer is weird. That’s why it works
Making sense of London’s latest blue-chip stock
www.ft.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:53 AM
An amazing story about warhammer from financial times (you’ll have to give an email address to read)
www.ft.com/content/3692...
www.ft.com/content/3692...
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Final exams for my first boardgame design class. A lot of great stuff there. Three of them are looking for publishers.
Final exams for my first boardgame design class. A lot of great stuff there. Three of them are looking for publishers.
Redirecting...
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December 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Final exams for my first boardgame design class. A lot of great stuff there. Three of them are looking for publishers.
Final exams for my first boardgame design class. A lot of great stuff there. Three of them are looking for publishers.
This sounds very interesting (from here in SW VA)
It's official: Wehrlegig's next major project will be Hell Raisers in Kanawha County, a brilliant asymmetric Pax-style game designed by Matilda Simonsson and Luke Evison developed by Joe Schmidt and Drew Wehrle. www.kickstarter.com/projects/124...
December 3, 2024 at 9:59 PM
This sounds very interesting (from here in SW VA)
Digital avatar of King Richard III
YouTube video by Face Lab LJMU
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November 30, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Thanksgiving sale at Ken Smith Historical Art. All prints half off through next week.
www.kensmithfineart.com/print-store
www.kensmithfineart.com/print-store
Print Store — Ken Smith Art
Limited edition collector's print sales for Ken Smith Fine Art
www.kensmithfineart.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Thanksgiving sale at Ken Smith Historical Art. All prints half off through next week.
www.kensmithfineart.com/print-store
www.kensmithfineart.com/print-store
Not Yet Lost: The Polish 10th Cavalry Brigade, 1939
New print available at KenSmithFineArt.com
#DoomedBattalions #AdvancedSquadLeader #Wargames #MultimanPublishing
New print available at KenSmithFineArt.com
#DoomedBattalions #AdvancedSquadLeader #Wargames #MultimanPublishing
November 25, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Not Yet Lost: The Polish 10th Cavalry Brigade, 1939
New print available at KenSmithFineArt.com
#DoomedBattalions #AdvancedSquadLeader #Wargames #MultimanPublishing
New print available at KenSmithFineArt.com
#DoomedBattalions #AdvancedSquadLeader #Wargames #MultimanPublishing
I am a huge fan of these cube4me trays. And the customer service is outstanding. Highly recommended! #wargames #blackfriday
ICYM, the Black Friday sale on @cube4me.bsky.social is still on! Make sure to check some of the latest, great sets for our beloved wargames!
theboardgameschronicle.com/2024/11/17/b...
theboardgameschronicle.com/2024/11/17/b...
Black Friday 2024 sale & new Cube4Me wargaming sets
November is a great month for finding amazing deals, and this is especially true for our beloved hobby, wargaming. I’m thrilled to share with you that Cube4Me, a renowned producer of excellen…
theboardgameschronicle.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I am a huge fan of these cube4me trays. And the customer service is outstanding. Highly recommended! #wargames #blackfriday
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ICYM, the Black Friday sale on @cube4me.bsky.social is still on! Make sure to check some of the latest, great sets for our beloved wargames!
theboardgameschronicle.com/2024/11/17/b...
theboardgameschronicle.com/2024/11/17/b...
Black Friday 2024 sale & new Cube4Me wargaming sets
November is a great month for finding amazing deals, and this is especially true for our beloved hobby, wargaming. I’m thrilled to share with you that Cube4Me, a renowned producer of excellen…
theboardgameschronicle.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM
ICYM, the Black Friday sale on @cube4me.bsky.social is still on! Make sure to check some of the latest, great sets for our beloved wargames!
theboardgameschronicle.com/2024/11/17/b...
theboardgameschronicle.com/2024/11/17/b...
looks very interesting (especially now)
Hello to all of our new followers enjoying the blue skies! Just to let everyone know, we are currently crowdfunding Talia Rosen's amazing game on the US Supreme Court, First Monday in October.
www.firstmondaygame.com
www.firstmondaygame.com
First Monday in October
Shape the judicial philosophy of the Supreme Court and advocate for or against famous cases in American history.
www.firstmondaygame.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:20 PM
looks very interesting (especially now)
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... and here in my visit with @zillablitz.bsky.social ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2I...
Coast Watchers Designer Interview | Volko Ruhnke | Upcoming Historical Games | GMT Games
YouTube video by Zilla Blitz
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November 23, 2024 at 4:18 PM
... and here in my visit with @zillablitz.bsky.social ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2I...