Cardboard Clash

@Marky_X_ Ended up playing Tapestry and Everdell tonight. Looking forward to some more Norman Conquests: Men of Iron V solo this weekend, though!

Long weekend What board games are you playing ?

@Clint_Davey1 Love hearing about your decisions on making the game. Sometimes smaller maps = a tight, challenging game experience!

My game One Hour Napoleon is on Kickstarter now. When designing this game I was trying to cram the Napoleonic Wars, 1805 to 1815, into a one hour game. This meant being ruthless with the size of the map. I cut it down to the absolute bare minimum number of spaces to still represent the key decisions of these wars. I eventually settled on 23 spaces, including land and sea. I'm happy with how it turned out. The major campaigns from the time can still be played out at strategic level. To give a further idea of the scale - the entire French army is represented as 10 pieces. 3 to 5 of them in one space would constitute the Grande Armee in something like the Russian campaign. 1 to 3 of them will often be tied up in the Peninsula. Others will be scattered around as garrisons or fighting in secondary theatres like Italy. When cutting game time is a priority you have to be ruthless! Have a look at the game here: kickstarter.com/projects/10404…

@SnafuDST Great choices all around!

Avui la gent volia jugar la Batalla de Hoth o al Toy Battles, però no, els he obligat a jugar al GTS, al ASL, al GBoH i Second Front ... Tot cares de pomes agres! #GrumpyWargamers

Looking for a "Coin inspired" game but much lighter and easier ? Go and try Saigon 75 by @Nutspublishing. Asymetrical game which perfectly reflects the balance between SV and NV forces at the time. Great as intro game for beginners in our hobby. #wargames @playersaidblog

I'm declaring June to be @hollandspiele month on my blog. I give the 3 games I'd recommend to someone new to the company, and share a hint of a slew of posts coming in June. What is your favorite Hollandspiele game? cardboardclash.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/jun… #wargames #amabelholland #boardgames

Many wargames are soloable by playing both sides, and a lot of people enjoy that. I'm coming to enjoy that more myself. However, games like Enemy Action: Ardennes come with a solo system to operate, and sometimes they are really good. @compassgamesllc tinyurl.com/2shu596d

@_mindlessramble @gmtgames I feel like that's a pretty common approach! Do you go with the first few in the book, or actively choose based on interest which ones to play?

@swordsandchit @gmtgames Play one or two and move on

I love me some Men of Iron series by @gmtgames Question for you wargamers: do you play a few scenarios and move along, or do you prefer to play through as many scenarios in one game for weeks/months/years? cardboardclash.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/men… #menofiron #wargaming #sessionreport

@layxsnv B.

Okay, where are the English scholars, which one?

@Marky_X_ Brass: Birmingham, obviously, since why not start with the best of the best? In all seriousness, if 1v1 I'd grab something like Star Wars: The Battles of Hoth/Commands & Colors: Ancients/Memoir '44. For more players, I'd go Cascadia or Azul. Or Forest Sky.

Your friends are interested in board games. Their only experience is monopoly and game of life. What is the first game you are playing ?

@DigitalEmelas @Dragonwellbooks @Ys_Novels @SteveDonoghue18

#Giveaway time! We're partnering with @Dragonwellbooks again to spread awareness of #Ys. Win a rare physical NFR copy of Monstrum Nox the official #YsIX novelization! How to enter: ▶️ Follow @Ys_Novels + @DigitalEmelas ▶️ Repost ▶️ Tag a friend below Ends May 13th at 8pm EST

My first book, 'Trailblazing Medieval Women,' is now available to preorder at @penswordbooks. pen-and-sword.co.uk/Trailblazing-M… #medievalwomen #newbook #historyofwomen #medievalbooks

Years later I still look back to my plays of Commands & Colors: Napoleonics and remain amazed at how different (in a good way!) it is compared to other titles in the series. cardboardclash.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/ins… @gmtgames #wargames #insights #strategy #napoleon #gmtgames

I caught the delightful @LGentryDesign for an interview about his solo game, SpaceShipped. cardboardclash.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/int… @buttonshy #interview #boardgames #designer #spaceshipped #fantasyform #soloboardgames

Sometimes a game doesn't enter your collection, but memories of it linger. Here's a list of 10 games we've borrowed over the past few years that we enjoyed: tinyurl.com/5yktwf2e @stonemaiergames @Capstone_Games @czechgames @Pandasaurusgame @direwolf #topten #boardgames

The Kickstarter for One Hour Napoleon is live! This is the sequel to my game One Hour WW2. Play the entire Napoleonic Wars, 1805-1815, in an hour with 2 to 5 players. Worthington is also launching three other Napoleonic games in the same Kickstarter. Have a look here: kickstarter.com/projects/10404…

One of my favorite solo games in my collection is only 18 cards, and is a game I replay time and again and continue to enjoy. Spaceshipped review: tinyurl.com/3dskmmh2 @buttonshy @LGentryDesign #review #soloboardgame #buttonshy #spaceshipped

Return to the Rock: Corregidor 1945 from Revolution Games has interesting tactical and strategic decisions about when/where to deploy troops, and how best to use them. Full post: tinyurl.com/4p66ffyd #wargame #insights #impressions #worldwar2 #revolutiongames #corregidor

I caught @joe__klipfel for a few questions regarding his game design, and in particular about his new game, The Rise of a Jarl, which is funding on Kickstarter. @buttonshy tinyurl.com/mut5r6ch #interview #boardgamedesigner #riseofajarl #sologaming #boardgames