It has been a wild two weeks! Thanks to SDHistCon, the forthcoming Indie Games Night Market, and my own game days, we've played some truly incredible games. And these are only the ones I can talk about!
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November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It has been a wild two weeks! Thanks to SDHistCon, the forthcoming Indie Games Night Market, and my own game days, we've played some truly incredible games. And these are only the ones I can talk about!
AMA.
AMA.
If I make it back to SDHistcon next year (and I intend to), if I have not yet done so, I want to try Angola finally. Been on my shelf for years…
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If I make it back to SDHistcon next year (and I intend to), if I have not yet done so, I want to try Angola finally. Been on my shelf for years…
Great fun in San Diego - Seljuk with an all-star lineup this Sunday past!
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great fun in San Diego - Seljuk with an all-star lineup this Sunday past!
Wish you went to the live SDHistCon in San Diego? Well, their Winter Quarters, an online convention, is coming up Saturday, January 31, 2026. Tickets ($10) are available now. I've signed up, hope to see you there. :)
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SDHist Online 2026 Winter Quarters
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November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wish you went to the live SDHistCon in San Diego? Well, their Winter Quarters, an online convention, is coming up Saturday, January 31, 2026. Tickets ($10) are available now. I've signed up, hope to see you there. :)
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I wisely took an extra day off between flying home from SDHistcon and going back to work. So what did I do? Played another historical boardgame! Pax Pamir 2e, solo vs. Wakhan, which I was much rustier on than I expected! She got me 15-10 in the end.
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I wisely took an extra day off between flying home from SDHistcon and going back to work. So what did I do? Played another historical boardgame! Pax Pamir 2e, solo vs. Wakhan, which I was much rustier on than I expected! She got me 15-10 in the end.
I am back from SDHistCon, but was terrible about posting while I was gone! This week's podcast with @fertessa.bsky.social was excellent, and you should not miss it. :) youtu.be/RbcPMPrfNW8
Beyond Solitaire Podcast 216: Fertessa Allyse on Designing for IPs
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November 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I am back from SDHistCon, but was terrible about posting while I was gone! This week's podcast with @fertessa.bsky.social was excellent, and you should not miss it. :) youtu.be/RbcPMPrfNW8
More SDHistCon highlights. A Teach & Play session of Drachen, the upcoming recon series game centered on World War 1 Verdun, designed by @volko.bsky.social. Fascinating exploration of fog-of-war, intelligence, and hidden information.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
More SDHistCon highlights. A Teach & Play session of Drachen, the upcoming recon series game centered on World War 1 Verdun, designed by @volko.bsky.social. Fascinating exploration of fog-of-war, intelligence, and hidden information.
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Beyond the games, SDHistCon also offers seminars on various topics. I attended two of them, and both were excellent! One was on co-designing and how various folks approach that kind of collaboration. I have recently started two co-design relationships, so this panel was particularly helpful for me!
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Beyond the games, SDHistCon also offers seminars on various topics. I attended two of them, and both were excellent! One was on co-designing and how various folks approach that kind of collaboration. I have recently started two co-design relationships, so this panel was particularly helpful for me!
And now that I've had a decent night's sleep, a more in-depth recap of my time in San Diego this past weekend at #SDHistCon. It was only my second time there, and I got even more out of it than I did the first one. This convention is consistently excellent in what it delivers.
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
And now that I've had a decent night's sleep, a more in-depth recap of my time in San Diego this past weekend at #SDHistCon. It was only my second time there, and I got even more out of it than I did the first one. This convention is consistently excellent in what it delivers.
At San Diego airport on the way home from SDHistcon, squeezing in one more game… @gmtgames.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
At San Diego airport on the way home from SDHistcon, squeezing in one more game… @gmtgames.bsky.social
The SDHistCon announced the winner of their annual Summit Award, and this year's winner is WAR STORY: OCCUPIED FRANCE, designed by Dave Neal and David Thompson and published by Osprey Games.
WAR STORY: OCCUPIED FRANCE wins 2025 Summit Award and Bobby Nunes Memorial Award Announced
2025 Summit Award Winner announced as War Story: Occupied France!
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November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The SDHistCon announced the winner of their annual Summit Award, and this year's winner is WAR STORY: OCCUPIED FRANCE, designed by Dave Neal and David Thompson and published by Osprey Games.
The realization that there is no SDHistcon tomorrow….
a man in a christmas elf costume is making a funny face and says nooooooo !!!
Alt: a man in a christmas elf costume is making a funny face and says nooooooo !!!
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November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The realization that there is no SDHistcon tomorrow….
A lot of great games there and with the designers there as well makes SDHistCon super cool.
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A lot of great games there and with the designers there as well makes SDHistCon super cool.
Farewell #SDHistCon!! So great to see y'all!! Including @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social @bggandrew.bsky.social @mirikuski.bsky.social @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social @colewehrle.bsky.social @zillablitz.bsky.social @koboldcurrychef.bsky.social @meeplelady.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
#SDHistCon was as great as ever this year. Flying home today after an incredibly enriching experience. I’m always grateful for the opportunity to meet new people, to see old friends, and especially to check out all the cool games people have in the works! Thanks to @sdhistcon.bsky.social as always!
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#SDHistCon was as great as ever this year. Flying home today after an incredibly enriching experience. I’m always grateful for the opportunity to meet new people, to see old friends, and especially to check out all the cool games people have in the works! Thanks to @sdhistcon.bsky.social as always!
Last day of SDHistcon is underway. I just completed a fun training scenario of Churchill. I was Stalin. The Axis surrendered at the end, denying me a victory. (The scoring system takes too long to explain here.) Excellent game, my first play with 3 players.
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Last day of SDHistcon is underway. I just completed a fun training scenario of Churchill. I was Stalin. The Axis surrendered at the end, denying me a victory. (The scoring system takes too long to explain here.) Excellent game, my first play with 3 players.
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! 🪙 😂
A marvelous outdoor lunch with friends at SDHistCon. Where is @fredserval.bsky.social? 😀🌴
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November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A marvelous outdoor lunch with friends at SDHistCon. Where is @fredserval.bsky.social? 😀🌴
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My SDHistcon Sunday opened far too early with a bucket list game—John Company 2nd ed. with a full table of 6 players. 1710 scenario. The Company failed at the last minute due to a blackmail card tanking a vital trade. Excellent, excellent game, @colewehrle.bsky.social!
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My SDHistcon Sunday opened far too early with a bucket list game—John Company 2nd ed. with a full table of 6 players. 1710 scenario. The Company failed at the last minute due to a blackmail card tanking a vital trade. Excellent, excellent game, @colewehrle.bsky.social!
STUDIO CHAT DELAY! Cole and Liz are at SDHistCon this weekend, so we're pushing this month's Studio Chat one day to WEDNESDAY! Join us November 12th at 2PM CDT for some fresh Oath news and other studio happenings. www.twitch.tv/ledergamesmedia
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
STUDIO CHAT DELAY! Cole and Liz are at SDHistCon this weekend, so we're pushing this month's Studio Chat one day to WEDNESDAY! Join us November 12th at 2PM CDT for some fresh Oath news and other studio happenings. www.twitch.tv/ledergamesmedia
Great afternoon facilitating a 4-player game of Bretwalda at SDHistCon. Everything came down to the last turn! @phalanxgames.bsky.social
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November 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Great afternoon facilitating a 4-player game of Bretwalda at SDHistCon. Everything came down to the last turn! @phalanxgames.bsky.social
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Just played this this evening at #SDHistCon. Instant buy for me, loved it!!
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Just played this this evening at #SDHistCon. Instant buy for me, loved it!!
Finished SDHistcon for tonight with a couple quick hands of Fellowship Of The Ring: The Trick-Taking Game, cooperatively with @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social and one other. Nice cozy way to end the day’s gaming.
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Finished SDHistcon for tonight with a couple quick hands of Fellowship Of The Ring: The Trick-Taking Game, cooperatively with @andrewbucholtz.bsky.social and one other. Nice cozy way to end the day’s gaming.
Started SDHistcon today with another @fortcircle.bsky.social upcing title, First Monday In October. Brain-burnery historical action, very interesting with lots of ways to influence the Supreme Court.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Started SDHistcon today with another @fortcircle.bsky.social upcing title, First Monday In October. Brain-burnery historical action, very interesting with lots of ways to influence the Supreme Court.
The wildest game ever of The Halls of Montezuma at SDHistCon.
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The wildest game ever of The Halls of Montezuma at SDHistCon.