Frédéric Serval @fredserval Twitter profile

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Frédéric Serval

2 months

Found a single copy left in Paris! Thanks again for everyone who made this possible : @joe_dewhurst @gmtgames @maudineormsby @nuahs6881 and so many more 🏹 Not sure what's coming up next yet, but I hope to be back on P500 soon 😎

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

First time seeing Red Flag Over Paris in a shop, this is at my FLGS: Orc's Nest. Feeling extremely proud 😻 thanks a lot to @maudineormsby @joe_dewhurst @LukeBillingsley and all the good people at @gmtgames for making this possible. Now let's go to Nottingham ! ✊🏹

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

A bit chaotic, but for now this will do...

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Very first game of Here I Stand from @gmtgames , my first Ed Beach game, and I have this weird tingling feeling... why haven't I played this before? What's happening to me? Am I falling in love? I feel confused and excited. Also... I WANT MOAR.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

4 months

Game room in progress... 😎

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

5 months

Proudest day of my designer career so far 🥲

Watch It Played

@WatchItPlayed

5 months

Enforce order as the Sheriff, or bring justice as Robin Hood in the upcoming game from @gmtgames and designer @fredserval : A Gest Of Robin Hood! Join me here and learn this asymmetric COIN* game set in the world of my favorite childhood hero: 1/3

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

It's business time @colewehrle

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

The preview copies of A Gest of Robin Hood are out, can't wait to make a video on the box's content 😻 That also means we are just a couple of months away from shipping !

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

I am very happy to share this unboxing video of my first published game: Red Flag Over Paris 🥳 It was an awesome moment, so proud to done this, can't wait for the game to be available and see it played 🥰 thanks to everyone at @gmtgames !

Red Flag Over Paris - Preview Unboxing

As I just received the early print copy of Red Flag Over Paris, I thought it would be fun to share this moment with you and record it as an unboxing video. R...

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

10 months

We are almost there 🏹

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

Remember what I said last week about me loving playtesters? Well, tonight I just saw this on Discord. A fine lad called Sergio basically redid the map of A Gest of Robin Hood to make it magnificent and enhance his playtesting experience. I have no words... 🤯 cc @gmtgames

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

6 months

It is officially the end of my London era. Bittersweet, but looking forward to new adventures. 🫂

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

Hidden in yesterday's @gmtgames newsletter was an update about the card art for A Gest of Robin Hood 🏹 I am really proud of Robert Altbauer's work 😻 The game is almost done, @joe_dewhurst and I are hard at work. Looking forward to all of you playing the game soon!

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

11 months

About to start the absurdly epic Conquest and Tragedy. I am a bit scared... 😰

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

4 months

A couple of weeks after pre orders being shipped we enter the top 1k in the wargame category and we are still in BGG's top 10 hotness 🏹I am very thankful for the reception 🙏 Wondering how high in the war ranking will it go...

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

Super excited to announce that @Nutspublishing will be localising A Gest of Robin Hood in French ! 🇫🇷🥐

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

This was the first time for me playing A Gest of Robin Hood on the (almost) final board and using (almost) final counters. It was a very cool feeling, the game feels fresh and fun even after all this time, a bit sad @DearPaidiaic crushed me though 🥲

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

Why don't we get one of those in our game box? I want a small @gmtgames promo leaflet to read in bed and put a little cross next to the game titles I want.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Results of the @BoardGameGeek awards are in and Red Flag Over Paris came in 3rd place for Wargame of the year! I am proud and extremely thankful to everyone who helped me making this game: @LukeBillingsley @CiotogC @JasonDCMatthews @joe_dewhurst and all the people at @gmtgames

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

5 months

I am proud to announce that Homo Ludens has a new Co host. Her name is Tama, she is scared of trains, loves hexes, and is prone to analysis paralysis but is a good strategist. Here she is planning her next turn:

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

This was a good summer 👌

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Back in business! Received my @gmtgames homework: by popular demand I shall review Banish the Snakes, a teach and play of Inferno coming soon and figuring out how to cover The Russian Campaign as being 'grognard of the year' kind of contractually forces me to cover it.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

I just reached 4k subs on YouTube! I am so thankful for all the support I got for my work on the channel over the last couple of years 😻 I thought it would be a great time to reflect on content creation and thank a few people. A 🧵

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Hey @BoardGameGeek 👋 my 1st game, Red Flag over Paris, was published late 2021. It's a small game on an obscure topic, so the opportunity for a Golden Geek nomination is huge. The release date on BGG was changed to 2022 and all attempts to change it back didn't work. HELP US 🙏

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

It finally happened, 4.5 years after I released my first Homo Ludens video, we reached the 5k milestone subscribers. I try to talk "seriously" about historical games, in a fun way, and it's not always easy. So thanks to all for you support 🫶

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

The implementation of @gmtgames ' Andean Abyss on Rally The Troops is just amazing 😻 Seriously @ccxvii the community owes you a lot and I hope to see other COIN (or COIN adjacent 😉) games coming to the platform!

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

Ok I didn't get to go to @UKGamesExpo this year but I had a playdate with @colewehrle and the @wehrlegig + @LederGames family. So that's ok 😻

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

7 months

Another session in my exploration of Empire of the Sun by @markherman54 before starting a series of a full campaign game this summer. It's really a masterpiece, it's a lot, but it's worth it.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

Over the last few months Homo Ludens has been growing rapidly. I am proud to have reached 6k! Feels like a milestone, now I have my eye on 10k, even if it seems unreachable. Massive thanks to everyone supporting my work looking at the relationship between boardgames and History🙏

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

I'm proud to announce that 👑 A Gest of Robin Hood 🏹 will be released by my favourite publisher @gmtgames . Thanks to the COIN Discord server for its ongoing support & to @joedewhurst ; I am fortunate to have him as a dev, I owe him to be on P500 today 👇

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 months

Someone is eager to start playing ASL

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Something is coming... 👀

A Very Civil Whist

The First English Civil War as a game of whist.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

7 months

Two Days of "intro to wargaming" at @aireconuk - This is going a lot better than I thought it would, we're having a blast. We ended the day with @yungylek 's Molly house... 🤯

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

What a great company to be in 🥲 Thanks @ccxvii 🙏 proud to expand @gmtgames catalogue on Rally the Troops

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

Exciting discussion ahead! 🎥 NBSP, the mind behind Cross Bronx Expressway, and I will unpack his recent provocative article on #wargaming on the @SDHistCon blog. A deep-dive into history, gaming, and social narratives. Tune in tomorrow 3.30 pm EST!

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 months

Finally played Arcs with @pierrevjones and @joe_dewhurst (who crushed us). I am once again fascinated by @colewehrle 's work and his ability to make simple games with deep implications. I am pleased to announce that we will start streaming a campaign series soon.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Super excited to finally be *allowed* by @joe_dewhurst to announce that @Chechuns will do the art for A Gest Of Robin Hood ! Here is a teaser of the card backs, looking forward to share more soon 🏹 And yes, TAROT SIZE CARDS! @gmtgames

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

5 months

Game 7: Dune! Full six players, first time playing the game in person, super excited 😻

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Not purely a wargame night at the club, but excellent session anyway: Maria with the nice deluxe bits, Wilderness War by @Volko26 from @gmtgames , Spots (super cute) and Nine Lives (also super cute) 😻

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

6 months

Tonight at the wargame club: Downfall, Combat Commander Europe and Plantagenet. A full @gmtgames house.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

YES, we did it! 1000 pre-orders for Red Flag over Paris. Very excited about this, I didn't expect the numbers to get that high for such an obscure topic for most gamers. Super cool 😎 poke @gmtgames @Domhnallh @joe_dewhurst

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

I love all my videos, some I love more than others. This long form interview of Brian Train is one that I am especially proud of. A document for future generations. A lot of mentions of @gmtgames designs, @Volko26 's influence and much more...

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

7 months

Tonight at the club: Clash Of Monarchs, Space Empires 4X and Vijayanagara from @gmtgames , and 1066 tears to many mothers from Hall Or Nothing. But we also had a special guest...

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

"A very Civil Whist" on the home page of @BoardGameGeek thanks to @candidrum 😻 We just announced that the game has been picked up by @PhalanxGames - Super excited about this and looking forward to the production copy! You can pre-order here:

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

C'est avec beaucoup d'admiration pour mes compatriotes qui se battent pour défendre nos droits que j'ai décidé de donner 20 % de mes droits d'auteur pour "Red Flag Over Paris" à la @CaisseSoliAsso - Bon courage à tous, on lâche rien ✊

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Andrew Bucholtz

@AndrewBucholtz

2 years

Red Flag Over Paris has been selected as the first winner of the @SDHistCon Summit Award: . More details: . Congrats to @fredserval , @Domhnallh , @maudineormsby , @joe_dewhurst , @gmtgames , and everyone else involved!

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

As is the tradition, I recorded an unboxing of my preview copy of A Gest of Robin Hood, published by @gmtgames . Can't wait to play it in person with @joe_dewhurst at @aireconuk ! It's ok @WatchItPlayed , you can watch us.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

La gloire 😎

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

Attended a cool convention in the center of France this weekend and finally had the pleasure of meeting IN PERSON with @MorganeGR25 😎 I got scolded for never having played Pendragon, but got to try Hubris 😻 because the cover was the wrong one we did some stalinist photo editing

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

HOMEWORK! 🙏 @gmtgames

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

So during my unboxing video I said that I'll soon be back with livestreams and a few surprises, well this one is a surprise for myself 😬 set your reminders for this Sunday at 8pm GMT for an exclusive interview of @Todd_McFarlane on wargaming 😻

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

Very happy to announce next Sunday's stream where I will interview Root & Pax Pamir designer @colewehrle to talk about his career and his use of history in game design. Set your reminders for 9pm GMT / 3pm EST / 1pm PST ! 🕰️ poke @wehrlegig & @LederGames

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Tonight at the wargame club, in a very cosy new venue found by @CardboardEmp , on the table : Black Orchestra, Brotherhood and Unity, and John Company by @wehrlegig 👌

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

TTS update of the day... once again @Domhnallh is doing amazing work.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

With @joe_dewhurst we are working on something pretty cool, looking forward to tell more... 👀

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

5 months

Game 10 (final) : continuing the British Way campaign from @gmtgames - I am now officially exhausted.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

4 months

No Kickstarter, no minis, an annoying designer, but still, A Gest of Robin Hood made it in the top 10 🔥HOT🔥 Games of the month as analysed by @WatchItPlayed 😘

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

Red Flag Over Paris received its best review so far 🥲

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

First autograph of my career 🌝

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

7 months

This sparks joy @IonGameDesign ! I expect by number of plays of Pax Renaissance to skyrocket.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Homo Ludens homework for the next few weeks 👀

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

4 years

I cannot resist showing you some of the work done by @CiotogC on Red Flag Over Paris! Just a couple of cards, soon to be released by @gmtgames - we had a lot of fun with @JuliaCoulibaly working on flavor text.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Just received some homework from @gmtgames so keep an eye on Homo Ludens upcoming stuff 👀

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

Unsurprisingly, the people on @BoardGameGeek that get upset because I defend the right of a reviewer to look critically at the depiction of the American Civil War in gaming are the ones who would try to weaponise mental health issues against me.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

It's french boy summer.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Vae Victis has been crucially formative for me as a wargamer, so I am quite proud to see my first game reviewed in it 😻 special mention to @kucnjnj - they just loved the pronunciation guide 😂 @gmtgames

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

If Rodney is happy, I'm happy.

Watch It Played

@WatchItPlayed

2 years

The GMT newsletter just released the board art for Gest of Robin Hood, an upcoming 2 player COIN game that looks gorgeous. It's by @fredserval , and published by @gmtgames AND IT'S ROBIN HOOD. I'm a little excited. (just look at that board!)

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

Fascinating review, we are lucky as designers to have reviewers like Dan to make us reflect on our own work 🫶

Dan Thurot

@DanThurot

3 months

A Gest of Robin Hood is the latest title in the COIN Series, and it's a testament to how far these games have come. At the same time, I wish it had escaped more of the system's constraints. My review:

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Tonight at the club: another game of Cuba Libre from @gmtgames , the beautiful Maria from Histogames, For-Ex from @hollandspiele , and Trick of the Rails the weird 18xx trick taking game.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

Earlier today, my YouTube channel reached 100k views. Three years ago, I decided to launch a channel about board games and history in an attempt to make this type of game more popular to a broader audience. 1/9

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

The big Fire in the Lake campaign begins with @PWREvans @joe_dewhurst , I expect us to look 10 years older at the end of the day. Tips welcome @markherman54 & @Volko26

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

Tonight at the club, pretty crowded, so it will be in 2 parts: Twilight Struggle, Imperial Struggle and Churchill form @gmtgames , Quartermaster General 1914 from @PSCGamesUK

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

High on my 2023 playlist was playing a full campaign of @gmtgames 's Fire in the Lake. We started this morning 😬 I am the Republic of Vietnam, for now I love the factional dynamic with the US (played by @AFadingStar1 ) and unsurprisingly I raid as often as I can 🧠

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

I guess this might be a good time to remind everyone that you can pre-order a second printing of Red Flag Over Paris over at @gmtgames ... just saying 😉

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

This week I was reminded that I probably should go back to the classics.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 months

With @beyondsolitaire , we decided to expand our "Wargame Archaeology" series by recording interviews of people who went through the early days of wargaming. We are very happy to start with Mark Ruggiero, a true grognard who's been playing since the 70s.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

5 months

First time appearing on @BoardGameGeek 's Hotness! very cool and thanks again @WatchItPlayed 😘

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

Putting this here just to make people jealous 😏

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

I enjoyed chatting with @jesse_history about history popularisation and wargames. His expectation from wargame publishers & designers about ethics should really make us think 😓 Great stuff and a lot of 💖 for @gmtgames Paths of Glory - cc @realtime_hist

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

And so it begins! #punchedcon2023 the room is packed and really nice stuff on display from @gmtgames , @Nutspublishing and @PhalanxGames - @joe_dewhurst is working hard on demos while I just around shaking hands.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

First game of Fire in the Lake: US victory thanks to a VERY early Coup. North Vietnam was about to launch an Easter Offensive 😬 I should have prevented it, but got greedy, I wanted my "mandate from heaven"... looking forward to playing it again. Thanks @Volko26 & @markherman54

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Sunday Morning Levy & Campaign session with @joe_dewhurst , perfect opportunity to try the new entry in @gmtgames ' series: Inferno. After the intro scenario, I just want to play it again and again. The whole treachery and Revolt system adds so much excitement. @Volko26 -> 🫶

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

One month in and we're getting close to the top 1k wargames on @BoardGameGeek ! Thanks to everyone who rated Red Flag Over Paris already 🙏 the reception has been awesome. And if you haven't, remember to do it, every review helps 🤝 poke @gmtgames

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

This was a good day: Doubt is our product from @hollandspiele , Pagan from @wyrmgoldverlag and finally A Gest of Robin Hood from @gmtgames (unboxing video coming soon) ❤️‍🔥

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Tonight at the club: the (magnificent) Expanse by @gengelstein , Empire of the Sun Burma by @markherman54 and Charioteer from @gmtgames for its first appearance

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

On this day, 28 years ago, the strategist philosopher Guy Rebord died. He left us with this weird object, his take on the Kriegsspiel, called Le Jeu de la Guerre. A weird and fascinating game, you can lear more about it in this interview of Alex Galloway :

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

5 months

Game 6 : Forbidden Stars, more subtle than it appears, but pretty fast and furious.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

29 days

Well well well... 😎

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Tonight at the club: Monty's Gamble from @MultiManPub , Horseless Carriage 👀, Nevsky from @Volko26 and @gmtgames , Quartermaster General Cold War from @PSCGamesUK

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Tonight at the club: Sekigahara by @gmtgames ❣️, GCAW by @MultiManPub , Barbarians at the gates by @compassgamesllc and the (very) epic Conan @Monolithedition - quite the range of styles.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

8 months

Pre-order it now for my birthday! 😘

PHALANX

@___PHALANX

8 months

A Very Civil Whist: unique 2-player trick-taking game set in English Civil War. Asymmetric sides: Royalists have initiative, Parliament stronger events. Designer Fred Serval tweaking for balance. Pre-order now at a discounted price.

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

A busy night at the wargame club: TS Red Sea from @JasonDCMatthews , Santa Cruz by @Seado31 , Battle of Fismes by OSG, and the always awesome Maria (1/2)

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

7 months

Another solid night at the club: Stalingrad Roads from @Nutspublishing , Napoleon 1815 from @Shakos_Games , La Famiglia from @Capstone_Games and Seas of Thunder from @gmtgames .

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

3 years

Wow 🤯 A Gest of Robin Hood has been on @gmtgames P500 for 3 days and we're already less than 150 orders away from making it. I'm amazed by the reaction so far, the @SDHistCon was an amazing way to show the game at the PERFECT time. Thanks everyone 🙏

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

5 months

Apparently I can't even win my own games anymore, that must be the @fortcircle curse... 🥺

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

2 years

Tonight at the club: Verdun Steel Inferno from @WVejdo is back, CC:Samurai and two parallel games of Inferno by @Volko26 from @gmtgames , and finally Coral Sea

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Frédéric Serval

@fredserval

1 year

OK, this is just TOO good, someone needs to stop @ccxvii , Rally the troops is just becoming so good it becomes an issue. The latest mod for Time of Crisis from @gmtgames is so smooth it hurts ❤️‍🔥 When are we getting some Waterloo goodness on it @RBMStudio1 , WHEN?!