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Dave Kershaw @davekershaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Played a WW2 variant of "Men Who Would be Kings" where a Finnish attempt to sever a railway gets hit with a Soviet counterattack. Finn's succeeded, but lost most of their force trying. Good fun. #wargaming

Surprise! BT5 appears as some Finns in the distance make it to the railway

Double surprise! Finns are counterattacked by a Soviet SMG section supported by penal troops. Finns are wiped out.

Overview of the battle. Finns approach from the left. Railway on right is protected by some buildings and an earth bank. Soviets remain hidden. 15mm minis

A lone Finnish survivor managed to blow the line.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A new article from Finnish Civil War, a #wargame developed by Brian Train and published first as selfpublication and later in Paper Wars (Compass Games). Game has interesting army development mechanism, where small, company size units are developed for a larger units huoltoreitti.fi/finnish-civi...

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Pelattuna: Finnish Civil War (2009, 2017) | Huoltoreitti.fi

Kuvaus Suomen sisällissota kuvaavasta, Brian Trainin kehittämästä Finnish Civil War pelistä.

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Armchair Dragoons @armchairdragoons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wargaming Research: Solo War + Historical Gaming 2026 Results For the past 3 yrs, we partnered w/ Beyond Solitaire to run our annual survey about your solo wargaming preferences This is our 4th year, and we're seeing some trends continue & a radical change to our process wp.me/pae4WL-fCy

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

New #wargame from @gmtgames.bsky.social - Arctic Storm, a game from Winter War. Designed by David James Ritchie and published 1992. Second oldest published game from WInter War (to our knoledged).

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I’m in this cartoon and I’m ok with it. 📖📚📒

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Ropecon 2026 gaming convention (with over 11k participants!!) was last weekend. In our new article we describe played games (e.g. Baltic Empires, Imperial Elegy) and general feelings from the event. #ropecon #wargames @gmtgames.bsky.social @vucasimulations.bsky.social huoltoreitti.fi/ropecon-2026/

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Ropecon 2026 | Huoltoreitti.fi

Kuvaus Ropecon 2026 tapahtumasta ja siellä pelatuista sotapeleistä.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Testing Finnish Civil War (2017), developed by Brian Train and published by Compass Games in Paper Wars magazine. Interesting design, in where White side need to fight a war and develop army, while Red side try to gain enough momentum to keep fighting until the bitter end. #boardwargames

Map from Finnish Civil War wargame, showing the units in the beginning of the campaign.

Map from Finnish Civil War wargame, showing the units in the end of the game.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

New solution for magazine games! I got this week packages from @cube4minustaller.bsky.social bringing pile of new Magazine Trays. In the photo on the left is my old package soluation, and on the right new one. Much nicer and takes less space. Game Battle of Finland 1944 @javier-romero.bsky.social.

Illustration of the packaging solution for Battle of Finland magazine wargame. On the left old cardboard solution, on the right new one from Cube4me.

Illustration of the Battle of Finland game materials with the magazine tray.

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Fort Circle @fortcircle.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Playing The Halls of Montezuma in Helsinki with @huoltoreitti.bsky.social - and things are looking tough for my Mexicans.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Got a new, hot game from mail yesterday! More #wargames about Finland.

Box of A Winter War game from year 1992.

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Jaakko Björklund @jaakkob.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Participated in the Baltic Wargaming Convention in Helsinki. Was interesting to try out several early modern wargames, including the brand new Baltic Empires (GMT), Time of Troubles (still under development) and the Great Northern Wars system. Looking forward to getting my hands on these!

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Baltic Wargaming Convention in Helsinki, Finland. #balticwargamingconvention. www.flintlockgames.com/baltic-warga...

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I would be very interested to hear more from this solution. I have neary 20 magazine games and at the moment my solution is based on "pizza boxes" (see attached pictures). Works ok, but takes more space than I would like to.

Battle of Finland game next to white cardboard box.

Battle of Finland game components and magazine inside the white cardboard box.

White cardboad box for Battle of Finland game

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Playing #wargame Battle of Finland 1944 (2025), designed by @javier-romero.bsky.social and published in World at War magazine #103.

Picture on World of War magazine, map and counter sheet of the Battle of Finland 1944 game.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Playing Polar Storm (2024) #wargame on Autumn 1944 Soviet operation against Germans in what is now border region between Norway and Russia (used to be part of Finland). Game is from Swedish 3CG and we are playing at VASSAL. Screenshot is from turn 3. So far working well.

Screenshot from VASSAL-module of the Polar Storm game showing part of the play area and units.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Huoltoreitti, our blog on #wargames, with focus on #boardgames related to Finland, turns today seven years. In the article we go through the past 12 months publications, look some user statistics and make some prediction on coming year. huoltoreitti.fi/seitseman-vu...

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Seitsemän vuotta huoltoreittiä | Huoltoreitti.fi

Huoltoreitti blogi täyttää 24.2.2026 seitsemän vuotta. Tässä perinteisessä vuosipäiväartikkelissa luodaan katsaus menneeseen vuoteen ja mietitään tulevia.

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 13/02/2026

Hey look what I just got! I’ve heard lots of nice things about Battlegroup Clash from one of its playtesters. Who I know is also pretty knowledgeable about the topic it simulates. AFAIK this is the commercial version of a game the British Army uses. #wargaming

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

New article (in Finnish) from the The Russo-Swedish War (2008). Game describes the Finnish War 1808–1809, which was one of many small campaigns fought during the Napoleonic Wars. We are aware of only two games from this conflict, and this is the only #wargame. huoltoreitti.fi/pelattuna-th...

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Pelattuna: The Russo-Swedish War (2008) | Huoltoreitti.fi

Pelattuna artikkeli Suomen sotaa kuvaavasta The Russo-Swedish War (2008) sotapelistä.

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ASL Academy @asl-academy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Unboxing overview of Jatkosota: Finland's Continuation War (Critical Hit, 1996). An old third party scenario pack. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZg8... #advancedsquadleader #wargames #wargaming #hexandcounter

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Advanced Squad Leader Scouting Report 70 - Jatkosota

YouTube video by Advanced Squad Leader Academy

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Just arrived. More games about Finland.

Picture of Russia Besieged and Russia Besieged - Finnish Expension boardgames covers.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New article (in Finnish) describing playtest of new prototype game Napue 1714, which focuses on battle of Napue in Finland during the Great Northern War. Game uses Great Northern War Battles system, developed by Roger Sjögren. huoltoreitti.fi/gnwb-1714-na...

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Pelitestaus: GNWB 1714 Napue | Huoltoreitti.fi

Kuvaus Napuen taistelua Suuressa pohjansodassa kuvaavasta GNWB 1714 Napue pelin pelitestauksesta

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Year 2025 in #bgstats infographics. Pretty heavy games this time.

BG Stats 2025

Plays: 100
H-index: 4
Games: 48
New: 0
Players: 57
Locations: 13
Hours: 230
Days: 53

Gloomhaven: 52,0h
Sicily II: 26,0h
Advanced Squad Leader: 25,0h
Rommel in the Desert: 22,0h
Mega Civilization: 9,0h
Red Winter: The Soviet Attack at Tolvajärvi, Finland – 8-12 December 1939: 6,2h
Littoral Commander: The Baltic: 5,0h
Conquest & Consequence: 5,0h
The Russo-Swedish War: 5,0h

56 designers:
Craig Besinque: 6%
Joseph Miranda: 4%
Michael Bennighof: 4%
Ananda Gupta: 2%.

44 categories:
Wargame: 47%
World War II: 31%
Card Game: 16%
Animals: 12%
Civilization: 12%.

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Uuden ajan alun tutkimuksen verkosto @uudenajanalku.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Paikkatietoon erikoistunut Positio-lehti on julkaissut Katrina Virtasen @utu.fi artikkelin Viabundus Finland 1350-1650 -karttajulkaisusta. Uutinen on kirjoitettu hankkeessa sovellettujen paikkatietomenetelmien näkökulmasta. @viabundus.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi positio-lehti.fi/2025/12/suom...

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Suomen keskiajan ja uuden ajan alun maantiet ja etappipaikat karttaliittymänä | Positio

Suomen keskiaikaiset ja varhaismodernit maantiet ja teiden varsilla olevat etappipaikat on koottu kartalle. Koneen Säätiön rahoittama Viabundus Suomi

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Mikko Saario visited (again) Swedish wargame event, Friendly Fire de Luxe XVII, in where he tested two different games: Battle of Napue and Here I stand related Time of Troubles (ToT). See details (in Finnish) in the article. huoltoreitti.fi/friendly-fir...

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Friendly Fire de Luxe XVII | Huoltoreitti.fi

Kuvaus Ruotsalaisesta Friendly Fire de Luxe XVII pelitapahtumasta syksyllä 2025.

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Maurice Suckling @writegameread.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Today’s games in Narrative-Driven Analog Games: Monumental Consequence, and The Grizzled.

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James Buckley @jsbuckley.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I've agreed with Avalon Digital to design a new digital wargame for them with the working title of Estonia 2028. It will use their SGS system, and I'm going to go big on multi domain effects. In the meantime I can recommend another SGS game I've been enjoying: Winter War share.google/bR5dazTVXGMk...

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Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied ...

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The Boardgames Chronicle @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

@vucasimulations.bsky.social in their recent newsletter announced several new ready games as well as preorders. I am especially fond of Traces of Victory - a game I had a pleasure to playtest. Great continuation of the series - and a big challenge for Allies! 👇 vucasims.com/collections/...

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Battle of Finland 1944 (2025) have arrived Finland. @javier-romero.bsky.social

Magazine cover, part of the map and few counters from new Battle of Finland 1944 magazine wargame.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

New article (in Finnish): The Finnish Front, 1941-42 (2009). TFF is magazine game designed by Ty Bomba ja Joseph Miranda, and published by Decision Games. Game focuses on the first year of the Continuation War (1941-44). TFF is chit-pull game with hex-map. huoltoreitti.fi/pelattuna-tff/

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Pelattuna: The Finnish Front, 1941-42 (2009) | Huoltoreitti.fi

Pelattuna artikkeli jatkosodan alkuun sijoittuvasta The Finnish Front, 1941-42 heksasotapelistä.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Conquest & Consequence from @gmtgames.bsky.social in #ropecon 2025. Japan won by taking China & Siperia.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

It's here! More winter war to play from 3CG.

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Diplomacy @ftfdiplomacy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

#LEGO #Diplomacy board. Over 21,000 pieces. So large it's split into six sections underneath the map.

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Mikko Meriläinen @merilainen.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Are you a man, at least 15 years old and either Finnish or living in Finland? Do you participate in game culture by e.g. playing video games, RPGs or miniature games, watching videos or through activities like cosplay? Take the questionnaire in Finnish or English at bit.ly/pelikulttuuri

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Organizing game components to new trays bought from @cube4me.bsky.social! Here an example from Conquest & Consequqnces from @gmtgames.bsky.social. All three players have own trays, speeding setup. And everything fits in to box, even with mounted map!

Conquest and consequences game components organized to plastic trays.

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Huoltoreitti @huoltoreitti.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Not #unboxing, but boxing! Moving magazine and folio wargames to cardboard boxes and adding labels for easier access. All six games relate to wars of Finland. 🇫🇮

Six cardboard boxes containing six different folio and magazine wargames. All games relate to Finland.

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Battlefield Design @battlefieldgd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Trawling through the Finnish Defence Forces archive and this absolute gem appeared. Crying out for an album cover...

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Mark Johnson @wargamestogo.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

There’s so much in @cfarrell317.bsky.social latest blog entry that I had to go past the Purple Haze and Pandemic-LotR stuff to get to what wanted—a critical look at the “history” in Pax Hispanica. Worth it. open.substack.com/pub/chrisfar...

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Javier Romero Muñoz @javier-romero.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Cover for World at War #103 Finland '44

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