Sebastian Bae
@sebastianbae.bsky.social
Senior Game Designer at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). Adjunct Professor at Georgetown. Former US Marine. Opinions own.
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Sebastian Bae
@sebastianbae.bsky.social
· Mar 12
This represents why I designed "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" -- to enable educational #wargaming at the tactical level. We need more #wargames to enable enlisted and officer leaders to engage with a range of problems. The mind is the first and foremost weapon of any leader.
Another weekend, another flight to a new city. Who is going to the Wargaming in #NATO conference this upcoming week? Let me know!
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November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Another weekend, another flight to a new city. Who is going to the Wargaming in #NATO conference this upcoming week? Let me know!
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Our unboxing video for Sword of Orthodoxy: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 420-1453 from White Dog Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/15/u...
Unboxing Video: Sword of Orthodoxy: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 420-1453 from White Dog Games
Sword of Orthodoxy is a strategic solitaire game of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, simulating its saga from 421 AD until the end of the 15th century – an epic thousand year tale of hero…
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November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Our unboxing video for Sword of Orthodoxy: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 420-1453 from White Dog Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/15/u...
Don't forget to leave a rating and review for Littoral Commander Indo-Pacific and Baltic. Comments and ratings really help the game be successful. 😁 #wargaming
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Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific
Simple-to-resolve, modern military conflict in Asia.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Don't forget to leave a rating and review for Littoral Commander Indo-Pacific and Baltic. Comments and ratings really help the game be successful. 😁 #wargaming
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
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"Traces of Victory" by VUCA Simulations is an excellent WWII #wargame about the Allied offensives into Germany. I really like the simple combat system and the chit pull activation mechanic! #wargaming 🎲 💥
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"Traces of Victory" by VUCA Simulations is an excellent WWII #wargame about the Allied offensives into Germany. I really like the simple combat system and the chit pull activation mechanic! #wargaming 🎲 💥
Do not forget to sign up for the upcoming webinars hosted by the Georgetown University Wargaming Society. #wargaming @guws.bsky.social
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/o/georgetown...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/o/georgetown...
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Do not forget to sign up for the upcoming webinars hosted by the Georgetown University Wargaming Society. #wargaming @guws.bsky.social
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/o/georgetown...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/o/georgetown...
I like my tofu soup to be extra spicy. 🔥
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I like my tofu soup to be extra spicy. 🔥
"General Orders: Sengoku Jidai" is an easy, quick playing #wargame -- perfect to introduce people to #wargaming. It has simple concepts like sea control, amphibious movement, and more.
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"General Orders: Sengoku Jidai" is an easy, quick playing #wargame -- perfect to introduce people to #wargaming. It has simple concepts like sea control, amphibious movement, and more.
My "Littoral Commander" #wargame was featured in Panorama magazine in Italy! It is always an honor to highlight how professional #wargaming can be leveraged to explore and better understand complex challenges and problems. 🎲
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My "Littoral Commander" #wargame was featured in Panorama magazine in Italy! It is always an honor to highlight how professional #wargaming can be leveraged to explore and better understand complex challenges and problems. 🎲
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Finally caught up with this award-winning video essay from @amabel.bsky.social. Love love love love this and you should check it out.
Vonnegut’s Board Game: Preservation, Annotation, Context
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November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Finally caught up with this award-winning video essay from @amabel.bsky.social. Love love love love this and you should check it out.
This was the first time seeing people playing my "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" #wargame at a convention without me leading the game. This is awesome! #wargaming 🎲 💥 🪖
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This was the first time seeing people playing my "Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific" #wargame at a convention without me leading the game. This is awesome! #wargaming 🎲 💥 🪖
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As highlighted in #TuesdayNewsday, this column from the brain behind @exeunt.press is a great intro read for folks just jumping into game design, and maybe gets included in future syllabi from
@sebastianbae.bsky.social and @akochowi.bsky.social
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@sebastianbae.bsky.social and @akochowi.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As highlighted in #TuesdayNewsday, this column from the brain behind @exeunt.press is a great intro read for folks just jumping into game design, and maybe gets included in future syllabi from
@sebastianbae.bsky.social and @akochowi.bsky.social
omnes.exeunt.press/p...
@sebastianbae.bsky.social and @akochowi.bsky.social
omnes.exeunt.press/p...
I should be at Applebee's. 😆
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November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I should be at Applebee's. 😆
Hello, old friend. 🍔
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Hello, old friend. 🍔
"Race to Rabaul 1943" is a forthcoming addition to the "Race to the Rhine" series by PHALANX. Volko Ruhnke made an excellent game where players have to wrestle with the push and pull of logistics in the Pacific theater. The adversarial gameplay is great. #wargaming @volko.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Race to Rabaul 1943" is a forthcoming addition to the "Race to the Rhine" series by PHALANX. Volko Ruhnke made an excellent game where players have to wrestle with the push and pull of logistics in the Pacific theater. The adversarial gameplay is great. #wargaming @volko.bsky.social
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Helping on this side of the table.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Helping on this side of the table.
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@volko.bsky.social teaching his Race to Rabaul coming soon from @phalanxgames.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social playing today too!
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@volko.bsky.social teaching his Race to Rabaul coming soon from @phalanxgames.bsky.social @sebastianbae.bsky.social playing today too!
A "New Cold War" by VUCA Simulations represents global great power competition between the EU, US, Russia, and China from 1989 to 2019. The engine focuses on managing control across countries & regions through card play. It has some interesting, dynamic mechanic combinations. #wargaming
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A "New Cold War" by VUCA Simulations represents global great power competition between the EU, US, Russia, and China from 1989 to 2019. The engine focuses on managing control across countries & regions through card play. It has some interesting, dynamic mechanic combinations. #wargaming
At #SDHISTCON, @wehrlegig.games led a game of "John Company" where people played as teams and wrote letters back and forth from India. The letters are absolute gold. I AM ROLLING! 🪙 😂
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
At #SDHISTCON, @wehrlegig.games led a game of "John Company" where people played as teams and wrote letters back and forth from India. The letters are absolute gold. I AM ROLLING! 🪙 😂
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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A fantastic & tight game of "Pacific Chase"! Despite early success by the US in seizing Guadalcanal, I was able to seize victory by pouncing on the southern US & ANZAC fleets for a decisive fleet engagement. The "trajectory" mechanic in this system is such an innovative mechanic.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A fantastic & tight game of "Pacific Chase"! Despite early success by the US in seizing Guadalcanal, I was able to seize victory by pouncing on the southern US & ANZAC fleets for a decisive fleet engagement. The "trajectory" mechanic in this system is such an innovative mechanic.
A beautiful game on the table. #wargaming
November 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A beautiful game on the table. #wargaming
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That's one experienced group.
"Fire in the Lake" with Volko and Mark, giants of the #wargaming field. @volko.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
That's one experienced group.
"Fire in the Lake" with Volko and Mark, giants of the #wargaming field. @volko.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Fire in the Lake" with Volko and Mark, giants of the #wargaming field. @volko.bsky.social
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I had a lot of fun teaching! Great students for #Chevauchée
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I had a lot of fun teaching! Great students for #Chevauchée
Great time learning "Levy & Campaign: Chevauchée" by @smarkg52.bsky.social A wonderful future addition to the series. #wargaming 🎲
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Great time learning "Levy & Campaign: Chevauchée" by @smarkg52.bsky.social A wonderful future addition to the series. #wargaming 🎲