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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 28/09/2026

"Personal Demons" looks kind of fascinating and fresh, and I really like the artwork. I'll be keeping an eye on this project. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... @tettix.bsky.social

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 04/09/2026

What video game changed your life?

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 01/09/2026

Speaking of @vucasimulations.bsky.social - this is the game I would most like to try of theirs. Thirty Years Of Misery covers the thirty years war (1618-1648). This is listed as a 2-4 player game. Not sure how well it works multi-handed solo. Looks great though! Well done @domhnallh.bsky.social.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 01/09/2026

What an image. @vucasimulations.bsky.social has some gorgeous boxes, like this one for Pacific Fleet: Rise & Fall of the Japanese Empire.

A painting of a twin engine bomber, on fire and flying low over the deck of an aircraft carrier.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 29/08/2026

This is a fascinating piece of military history; a direct response to the pikes which threatened to make cavalry obsolete. Here's how the caracole manuever worked: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPK2....

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 25/08/2026

Give me an image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 25/08/2026

Players from Canada, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia. This is going to be an interesting game of Pax Pamir.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 02/08/2026

Fancy new box art for one of the best games of all time... Dominant Species! @ianotoole.bsky.social @allplay.bsky.social Looking 🔥.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 29/07/2026

Waiting for "Waiting For Godot" to begin.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 23/07/2026

Enjoying the new Boards Of Canada album "Inferno" today. I think it's might be the best of their career. It's filled with whispering retro electronic tones, dappled with imagery of science and dark magic.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 23/07/2026

Without knowing anything about the game itself, I love this. Great artwork and a great topic, following the women who delivered books to isolated communities in the Appalachian region in the early 20th century. Terrific theme. @saltandpeppergames.bsky.social

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 20/07/2026

I'm very intrigued (as I'm sure many are) to see how this new edition changes An Infamous Traffic. Will this one be as dramatic a change as Pax Pamir or JoCo 2nd Editions? I'm signed up for notifications! @wehrlegig.games

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 20/07/2026

This looks like stupid, hilarious fun. I love the Schoolhouse Rock vibe of the art. @cmyk.games

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 19/07/2026

Congratulations Spain! 1-0 in extra time. What a game. They just dominated the whole thing. Though I'm a Germany fan, Spain was my pick for winning this tournament. Amazing performance. #WorldCup2026

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 14/07/2026

I've been entrenched with historical gaming over the past few years, but I picked up a new (to me) family style strategy game. Never played a Clank, but this one caught my eye.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 03/07/2026

Ran across this mahjong table at a local ship. This is crazy cool.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 03/07/2026

It may have been the smallest of the World Cup 26 venues, but I kind of thought it was the best. Well done, Toronto.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada Day! ❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️ #CanadaDay 🇨🇦

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 21/06/2026

Cheering on my team in Toronto last night. GER 2 - CIV 1. Let's gooooo! #Germany 🇩🇪⚽

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 14/06/2026

Germany didn't come to simply win, they came to drop a 90 minute tactical training session. 🇩🇪🔥⚽ Go #Germany!

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 11/06/2026

This booty washed up on deck today. Courtesy of @fortcircle.bsky.social - a shiny copy of "The Hunt For Blackbeard"! It's a 2p asymmetric game with a fascinating spin on hidden movement/information, and it explores a slice of history from the golden age of piracy. It's a salty dog!

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 24/04/2026

I didn't realize that Bear Trap, the upcoming @gmtgames.bsky.social title about the Soviet-Afghan War, was a block wargame - at least until I saw the back of the box. I do like block games, and the block "dispositions" are interesting (mobilized, fortified, disordered, etc). Now I'm intrigued!

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 27/03/2026

I tried watching the first couple of episodes of Picard when they came out but it just wasn't doing it for me. Better late than never, I just returned, and am now in season 2. In my opinion it's the best of all the new Trek. Low bar, I know - but I'm enjoying it. Surprise! #StarTrek

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 16/03/2026

First pic of Chalamet in ᑐ ᑌ ᑎ ᕮ 3.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 16/03/2026

I was a huge Firefly fan in the day (I even ran a fan site and edited a Jane Espenson book of short stories), so I'm excited by the news of a possible animated series. Would I prefer live action? YES! If this is well done though... I'll take it. #shiny #BringBackFirefly

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 27/02/2026

Games from @phalanxgames.bsky.social always just LOOK really good. They put a premium on presentation, and that's evident with the box art for "Tora Tora Tora!", which has a lovely linotype quality and also vaguely reminds me of this old poster for the 1970 film.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 26/02/2026

Hey, this one is going out to all the 18xx people out there. Is there a good introductory 3p 18xx game, and if so what is it? Also, if I enjoy the concept of the Operating round much more than the Stock rounds... should I just stick to Age Of Steam or Cube Rails? #18xx #ccmf

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 26/02/2026

I thought I was pretty good at Thurn & Taxis but after playing it a few times on BGA, I think I'm missing something. I won a game yesterday, but tanked this one today. Whoa.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 25/02/2026

"Cowards! I’ll show you how a good soldier should die!" - Corporal Rouache at Montenotte, 1796.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 23/02/2026

@vucasimulations.bsky.social has some beautiful art - and the box art for Saint-Lô: The Capital Of The Ruins is a good example.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 23/02/2026

Hiroshige II's work is lovely, thankyou for introducing me.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 22/02/2026

That's lovely. This type of birds-eye representation is super immersive and let's me imagine walking around the landscape, even understanding that it's an abstraction of a massive area. I also really like your banners on this track.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 21/02/2026

Here's the first peek at the board for The Pure Land: Onin War in Muromachi Japan, 1465-1477 from @gmtgames.bsky.social. This looks absolutely terrific, and just like that - there's suddenly a new COIN game for my consideration. Thanks a lot, @zweigefuhle.bsky.social. 😉

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 21/02/2026

Okay, Levy and Campaign... you have my attention. I've been playing these largely multi-handed solo. I haven't yet mustered the courage to play Nevsky or Plantagenet on RTT with people. SHOULD I?!

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 14/02/2026

Baltic Empires looks terrific, and has a great subject. It's sounding very much like an "event" style game where you really need 4 or 5 players for it to shine. Since I don't expect to have that - I'm hoping we get a Rally The Troops implementation!

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 14/02/2026

Dragon Ships & Iron Knights is a new game coming from Legion Wargames that covers a few battles that I've always found intriguing... and were the birth of medieval England. I'm excited to learn more about this one.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 10/02/2026

I just learned that @25thcentury.games is giving the great Knizia game Tigris & Euphrates their "Ra" treatment, complete with @ianotoole.bsky.social art and, I can only hope, some beautiful chonky wooden pieces? Let's watch!

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 07/02/2026

I've enjoyed this game - there aren't many games that go all-in on the concept of the tech tree quite like Beyond The Sun - but I wish it had just one extra layer. Just a little something to help immerse the players.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 04/02/2026

I've known about BGA for years but stayed away because I was nervous playing with strangers. In 2026 I resolved to overcome that, and now I have 14 tables going and I'm proper addicted. The next challenge is trying to remember how to play all these games... it's bringing me back in time.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 01/02/2026

Box art for @fortcircle.bsky.social's upcoming "Peace 1905". I love this.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 20/01/2026

It's not a real photo, but it was posted by the US president, so it's real enough. Okay, Donald, let's do it. Come and see what an uprising is all about.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 18/01/2026

I'll share a nice little piece that @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social posted over on Facebook, where he illustrates much better than I could why none of these Greenland threats make any sense from a defence point of view (nevermind the cost to international relations).

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 17/01/2026

New boardgame! A small form factor card driven game about the French Resistance during WWII (1943-44). Comes with solitaire rules that I'm eager to try. @gmtgames.bsky.social

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 15/01/2026

I've known about Boardgame Arena for years but only since this past holiday have I started using it... and now I have a dozen games going at the same time. All turn-based, since I don't have the attention span to play something real-time with strangers.

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Jason Paterson @nakedcardboard.com · 15/01/2026

Here's some gorgeous mat art from @zweigefuhle.bsky.social for the upcoming GMT game Baltic Empires.

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