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Tekopo

@tekopo.bsky.social
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Aspiring writer, I write words about board games and war games, mostly for Tabletop Battles. Blog: allownofun.blogspot.com He/Him

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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I remember in 2013 being a bit squeamish about A Distant Plain being released: the war in Afghanistan was still ongoing at the time and I had friends that had fought there. Considering the above, I do find it a bit ghoulish to release Defiance, a game about a very recent, on-going conflict.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Wrote an overview of CDG wargames as a whole, highlighting some of my favourite ones (mostly ones made by @gmtgames.bsky.social). Enjoy! www.tabletopbattles.com/hextoricals-...
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Hextoricals Series Overview: Card Driven Games
Today in Historicals (Hextoricals, to be precise) Tekopo goes over one of his favorite subgenres, the card-based game.
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Stuart Ellis-Gorman @drcrossbows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Bit of an interruption due to moving from Korea to Ireland, but this week I reviewed The Guerilla Generation from @gmtgames.bsky.social. Mild spoilers, but it's going to be on my best games I played in 2026 list. www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/the-gue...
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The Guerrilla Generation by Stephen Rangazas — Stuart Ellis-Gorman
I would not consider myself someone who is likely to join the GMT Games’ COIN system fan club. I have never had a bad time playing a COIN game, and I have enjoyed most of my time with the system, but ...
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Played the Gela Counterattack scenario, one of my first forays into BCS! Enjoyed it a lot, and managed a close victory with the US! @multimanpublishing.bsky.social
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Tried “Retreat from Rabaul” with a friend in Coast Watchers by @gmtgames.bsky.social, designed by @volko.bsky.social ! Enjoyed it quite a lot although I think some of the larger scenarios are going to be a bit more interesting. The allies won narrowly, and I’m keen to try other scenarios.
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Multi-Man Publishing @multimanpublishing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have a new preorder today: GCACW Shenandoah: Sheridan and Jackson in the Valley, is now available for preorder on our website: mmpgamers.com/shenandoah-j... This new GCACW game contains both a complete redesign of the Stonewall in the Valley (SIV) game covering Stonewall Jackson’s ... /2
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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Cool! I have been delighted with it so far. I actually find Cuius even more interesting than GCACW, while also smoother. It adds interaction of operational maneuver with logistics - forage and winter quartering - & diplomacy - the patchwork allegiances to either Imperialist or Protestant causes.
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Why is Crokinole a board game but pool isn't?" who cares. say pool is a board game. drink deeply of the richness that is your birthright. become an insurgent to the categories that chain you. reject canon. write fanfiction that's better than anything jj abrams could ever dream.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“Think about Chernobyl, the lives of many people in Europe were affected because they didn’t follow proper business processes” is an insane line to hear while doing corporate-mandated training
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Away and missing my cat but sending “send me kitty pics” to my wife might be taken the wrong way
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Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials @patrickstactics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our 'Meade Moves North' rematch is in the books! Come watch the 3 days of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) as we present it in our own unique timeline. We hope you enjoy it. Next up: 'Stuart Rides North'! #GCACW @multimanpublishing.bsky.social #wargaming youtu.be/_k_mmll6NzQ
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Roads to Gettysburg II - Scenario #1 - Meade Moves North - REMATCH, part 2
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wrote some words (more of an essay this time) on my Holy Grail game, Napoleon’s Triumph. It’s truly an art piece: www.tabletopbattles.com/hextoricals-... #wargames
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Hextoricals: The Games That Shaped Me - Napoleon's Triumph
This week in Historicals, Hextoricals is back as Tekopo looks at Napoleon's Triumph!
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Keep looking at my writing and thinking “it’s shit”. Need to build past the self-doubt but it’s hard going.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Me and my friends meeting up to play board games this weekend and ended up with 5 people attending. We were looking for a mid-to-heavy euro and there are plenty that play 5, but do they play 5 well? Most euros don’t.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Some games of BattleCON today, think it’s unparalleled in terms of fighting card games
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It’s kind of wild that the very first season of Stargate SG1 has a clips episode
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Wrote a review for Hubris by @gmtgames.bsky.social! An unusual game but I liked it a lot and I hope that other games like this one are published in the future. #wargames www.tabletopbattles.com/hextoricals-...
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Hextoricals: Hubris - Twilight of the Hellenistic World 220-165 BCE
This week in Hextoricals, Tekopo looks at Hubris -Twilight of the Hellenistic World, a very complicated narrative-driven game centered around the Alexandrian succession states.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Played some BattleCON today by @level99games.com, still just as fun as I remembered!
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Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials @patrickstactics.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Played Roads to Gettysburg II: Lee Strikes North today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com Scenario #1 - Meade Moves North, part 1 Turns 1-2 (Video soon!) @multimanpublishing.bsky.social #GCACW
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Roads to Gettysburg II: Lee Strikes North
New editions of 1862, 1863, and 1864 invasions of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Played through 10 turns of Hood Strikes North as the Union and enjoyed it a lot. I managed to reach the Duck river but had to abandon the line due to flank marches, and we had a showdown just before Franklin! Enjoyed it a lot! #GCACW #wargames @multimanpublishing.bsky.social
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Hood is striking north tomorrow! Should be an interesting game, really want to see how well a one mapper plays with the campaign scenario! #wargames #GCACW @multimanpublishing.bsky.social
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Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials @patrickstactics.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We present our second play of 'Battle for the Gaps', as we head north on the Roads to Gettysburg next week! Enjoy this with our compliments. #GCACW @multimanpublishing.bsky.social youtu.be/rWkM1erdDDQ
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Skirmisher 4 Scenario - Battle for the Gaps - Rematch
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David Thompson @djackthompson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Just a note for folks who might be interested in Rebels Against Rebellion. I've started a design diary where I do some deep diving into the game's origin story. @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @kwanchai.bsky.social boardgamegeek.com/thread/37152...
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Played some games recently, here's my review of them: Bottle Imp: One of my favourite trick-takers. Cat in the Box: One of my favourite trick-takers. Ghosts of Christmas: One of my favourite trick-takers. The Fellowship of the Rings: Trick Taking Game: One of my favourite trick-takers.
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Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials @patrickstactics.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Buford and Stuart tussle for the strategic mountain passes on the CSA's way North in Skirmisher 4's 'Battle for the Gaps'! @multimanpublishing.bsky.social #GCACW #wargaming youtu.be/NmRk8OhCVE0
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Skirmisher 4 Scenario - Battle for the Gaps
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Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials @patrickstactics.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Played Battle for the Gaps today from Skirmisher 4 boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexp... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40... #GCACW @multimanpublishing.bsky.social
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Got up to this today. Walking long distances really helped me post-COVID.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I've been on a trick-taker kick lately, although most of them have the dreaded "with a twist!" added at the end.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New series overview, this time for the Operational Combat Series by @multimanpublishing.bsky.social, which really was one of the series that really managed to make me dive deep into the genre. Give it a read! #boardgames #wargames www.tabletopbattles.com/hextoricals-...
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Hextoricals Series Overview: Operational Combat Series
The Tabletop Battles survey of hex-based historical wargames continues with the Operational Combat Series!
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We getting there, quarter of the way through!
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Going to be playing Hood Strikes North tomorrow, so look forward to a couple of pictures of it! Still in love with GCACW, it's such a good series.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Rewatched the entire LOTR extended edition and it mostly holds up, although I think Fellowship is still the best films and the latter films have some very dubious creative choices. It also doesn't help that my mind has been poisoned bycountless LOTR memes.
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Senet magazine @senetmagazine.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Issue 23 is out now! Featuring @danthurot.bsky.social’s investigation into board-gaming’s most ancient and controversial mechanism: roll-and-move. Go to senetmagazine.com to order your copy or subscribe, or find us at the UK Games Expo at stand 3-625! #boardgamesarebeautiful
Senet's opening spread for their roll-and-move feature, showing dice and the track on the game Molly House.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It kind of annoys me sometimes that it took me 20 years to come up with an idea for a world and story. It's been a fun exercise so far though.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
About 20% done on my first draft, and I'm starting to understand why people get writer's block
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Played Through the Ages by @czechgames.com last weekend and had someone actually resign at the start of age III: the resign rule is a weird but interesting piece of game design, and is necessary considering how brutal the game can be. #boardgames
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Was gonna attend UKGE but I don’t want to deal with rail replacement buses or a 2.5 hour roundabout trip. Shame.
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Nicola S @6xwa.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Last Turn of our game of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW The Crater scenario of The Petersburg Campaign. I tried to assault New Market but failed, but I remained in Richmond and tried to rack up VPs by eliminating CSA manpower points. Solid Union Victory in the end. Thanks Marco!
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Managed to play through most of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Trick-Taking Game and the last few chapters are incredible. The second to last one could almost be a game in itself considering how interesting it is to wrestle the puzzle it presents. Absolutely stellar game.
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Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Box for Swords Against Beginner's BoxComponents within the boxSome components splayed out: a zine, an adventure module book with some kind of puzzles on the last page, a letter, a xerox from a book, a codewheel, an envelope stamped "DO NOT OPEN"
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It’s honestly amazing how good the LOTR Two Towers Trick Taking Game is. The original was one of my favourite #boardgames but the inventiveness of the chapters in the sequel is outstanding. I almost can’t see going back to The Crew after this.
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Ravendas @ravendas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Happy Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core EA release day for those that celebrate (in like two hours)
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Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core on Steam
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelite featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors and procedurally-generated caves. Join the elite dwarven Reclaimers and fight through ...
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Someone doesn’t want me to go away to play board games!
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I think one of the most refreshing things I’ve read in a while was this advisory in Infernal Machine by GMT games. Many ACW games try to skirt around the subject or not mention it at all and I think this is definitely a step in the right direction. #wargames
Advisory in a rulebook about the importance of the historical context of an American Civil War game, with acknowledgement of the role of slavery in the conflict.
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Vincent Knotley @vincentknotley.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Ciaphus Cain is coming to the tabletop. I repeat, Commissar Ciaphus Cain is coming to the tabletop! www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...
Ciaphus Cain and Jurgen miniatures
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Wrote a review for Infernal Machine: Dawn of Submarine Warfare by @gmtgames.bsky.social for TTB! Let me know what you think: www.tabletopbattles.com/hextoricals-...
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Hextoricals: Infernal Machine Dawn of Submarine Warfare
Today in Hextoricals, Tekopo looks at Infernal Machines: Dawn of Submarine Warfare, covering the earliest days of the submersible in the military in the US Civil War.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Been playing one of the pre-printed campaigns for Mothership RPG and I'm enjoying it a lot. It delivers some of the similar beats to the Alien RPG but with a bit less crunch, which I like.
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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Perhaps you missed this last evening: REBUILDING CHICAGO excels in many spheres. As a drafting game, as a race, as a dual-layered puzzle with polyominoes.
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I've written some words on GCACW from @multimanpublishing.bsky.social, focusing on the series itself! It's my current obsession so if you are interested in ACW, have a read: www.tabletopbattles.com/hextoricals-...
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Hextoricals Series Overview: Great Campaigns of the American Civil War
Today in Hextoricals, Tekopo takes a look at one of the grand old hex-and-counter historical mapgames of the 1980s, Great Campaigns of the American Civil War!
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Tekopo @tekopo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
General Affie surveying the fields of Pennsylvania and Maryland (game is GCACW Road to Gettysburg II)!
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