Why did Rome win the Punic Wars? - A chief reason was its manpower advantage from its numerous allies. (Image from #Hannibal&Hamilcar @phalanxgames.bsky.social) Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/t...
The Life & Games of Fabius Cunctator! Assisted by games by @gmtgames.bsky.social @phalanxgames.bsky.social mes.bsky.social and others! cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/t...
#OTD 140 years ago, Ernst Thälmann was born. He turned the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) into a loyal subordinate of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Image from #Weimar @ulible.bsky.social
In Roberto Bolaño's The Third Reich, a quiet Spanish beach town sees the clash of history - between Europe and South America, and the fascisms of both. Read more:
Strategic takeaways from Roberto Bolaño's novel The Third Reich: He who attacks everywhere succeeds nowhere. Read more:
Did I have more followers on Twitter? - Yes.
Do I want to create content for a platform owned by a fascist? - No.
Do I sometimes miss the interactions with the people who were on Twitter but are not on Bluesky? - Yes.
Was it the right choice to leave Twitter? - Yes.
Sejm As It Ever Was - a review of Rex Regnat, a game on the constitution-building of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (via @danthurot.bsky.social ) spacebiff.com/2026/04/09/r...
#OTD 75 years ago, Harry S. Truman sacked Douglas MacArthurt over his continued defiance of presidential authority and thus dispelled the specter of Bonapartism in America. Read more about Truman's presidency:
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The hypnotic pull of wargaming: Roberto Bolaño has written a novel on obsession, history, and gaming. Read more:
It's the first time I've read one of his books. I thought it was a good start!
#OTD 100 years ago, Constantin Fehrenbach died. His short chancellorship was defined by his attempts to find compromises between his center-right minority coalition and the Social Democratic opposition. Image from #Weimar @ulible.bsky.social.
Finishing the day with #Root - the Woodland Alliance takes the forest!
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How is this the way I find out you can cook it?
(It's a delicious snack raw - on its own or dipped into hummus.)
The only chance to prevent English supremacy is France's voyage of exploration... but Verrazano comes home claiming America does not exist. English victory!
Protestantism, however remains entrenched in England!
As the Protestants dominate Germany, the emperor takes them down a notch by conquering Brandenburg.
The French invasion of Spain falters.
Treachery! Barcelona falls to the French.
Brandon ravages southern Germany, but is defeated and captured by the emperor.
Back at #HereIStand (@edbeach23.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social)!
(Kohlrabi sticks not included in the game.)
Grown from the same root as abolitionism, the women's suffrage movement in America had a complicated relationship with race after the Civil War. Winning support in southern legislatures came at the expense of voting rights for Black Americans. Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/t...
My boss asked the AI for a piece of information from a long document. I went to my desk and found it faster manually.
Call me the John Henry of the 21st century.
#OTD 250 years ago, the British garrison left the besieged Boston - the nascent United States's first great operational success. Read more:
