Hobby Games Recce

Features, News & Missives on Hobby Games with Peter Schweighofer

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Near-Future Simulation Radar

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  “ By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin I try keeping my internet radar active searching for news abou...
Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Distilling Historical Battles into Wargames

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 “ It’s like a bird. If he knew what he was doing, he would fall.” — Carl Reiner The Battle of the River Plate on the game table; not quit...
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Wingspan Pocket Just the Right Size

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  “ Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” — Robert Louis Stevenson I recently picked up Elizabeth...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Rules Tinkering & Redesign

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 “ History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us.” — Johan Huizinga Papercraft Romans awaiting a playtest bat...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Playing with Battle Box: Age of Sail

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 “ If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca I’ve dabbled in many historical wargaming periods ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

What Do Games Tell Our Adversaries?

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 “ In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.” — Ovid Members of the Chinese PLA Navy play Sebastian Bae ’ s Littoral Commander:...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Craft Store Lament

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 “ The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative min...
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