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Betsy Joslyn

@wopr_1983gtw

Research Associate for the Institute for Defense Analyses, games designer, hobby wargamer, medical history enthusiast. Views and opinions are my own.

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Would you like to play a game? Looking forward to this #WWN event Labyrinth Games & Puzzles this Thursday. We’ll be joined by Fort Circle Games and I heard a rumor that Tory Johnston may make an appearance! #womeninwargaming

Would you like to play a game? Looking forward to this #WWN event <a href="/labyrinthdc/">Labyrinth Games & Puzzles</a> this Thursday. We’ll be joined by <a href="/fortcircle/">Fort Circle Games</a> and I heard a rumor that <a href="/torylynn/">Tory Johnston</a> may make an appearance! #womeninwargaming
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Huge shout out to Fort Circle Games and Labyrinth Games & Puzzles for making our #WWN #ShoresofTripoli event come to life! So much fun…so much pirating. What do we think Tory Johnston #VotesforWomen game night next? #boardgames #womeninwargaming

Huge shout out to <a href="/fortcircle/">Fort Circle Games</a> and <a href="/labyrinthdc/">Labyrinth Games & Puzzles</a> for making our #WWN #ShoresofTripoli event come to life! So much fun…so much pirating. What do we think <a href="/torylynn/">Tory Johnston</a> #VotesforWomen game night next? #boardgames #womeninwargaming
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Thank you @LetsPlayHistory and #IKS for hosting a super fun practitioner game of #kriegsspiel. At the end of the day, Napoleon’s army owned the field thanks to some great teamwork with @Volko26 and Little Wars TV #wargames #kriegsspiel

Thank you @LetsPlayHistory and #IKS for hosting a super fun practitioner game of #kriegsspiel. At the end of the day, Napoleon’s army owned the field thanks to some great teamwork with @Volko26 and <a href="/littlewarstv/">Little Wars TV</a> #wargames #kriegsspiel
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This week on the pod, Betsy Joslyn joins me to talk about her work in professional wargaming and the many design projects she has underway! youtu.be/sW6PwG3aNP0

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I’ve been the reader and the skeleton here. Conveying how to the play the game is often the largest barrier for new players when approaching the game table. Name a #wargame you love with a difficult rulebook. Sebastian Bae Fort Circle Games @Volko26 Natalia Wojtowicz @CTReese2

I’ve been the reader and the skeleton here. Conveying how to the play the game is often the largest barrier for new players when approaching the game table. 

Name a #wargame you love with a difficult rulebook. <a href="/SebastianBae/">Sebastian Bae</a> <a href="/fortcircle/">Fort Circle Games</a> @Volko26 <a href="/Wojtowicz_N/">Natalia Wojtowicz</a> @CTReese2
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Thanks to Fort Circle Games & @Volko26 for joining us at our Institute for Defense Analyses Microgame Project #IDAIMP event! Proud of what @akarsb & Betsy Joslyn have created here…community, collaboration, & games! Also very impressed what ppl from across the organization have designed. More to follow!

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Thank you Beyond Solitaire and David Thompson 🇺🇦 🎗️ 💚 for teaching us how to play #NightWitches. This is a fantastic game on an extremely cool piece of history. Cant wait to play again #CircleDC #wargaming

Thank you <a href="/beyondsolitaire/">Beyond Solitaire</a> and <a href="/djackthompson/">David Thompson 🇺🇦 🎗️ 💚</a> for teaching us how to play #NightWitches. This is a fantastic game on an extremely cool piece of history. Cant wait to play again #CircleDC #wargaming
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Why is that a wargaming photo with pointing just makes the picture so much cooler? Maybe it’s just @Volko26 being cool with everything he does! Shout out to my team for being the first team to win playing #HuntforBlackbeard as Blackbeard! #CircleDC #wargaming

Why is that a wargaming photo with pointing just makes the picture so much cooler? Maybe it’s just @Volko26 being cool with everything he does! Shout out to my team for being the first team to win playing #HuntforBlackbeard as Blackbeard! #CircleDC #wargaming
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“Let’s try dysentery.” Sorry Mexico! My US Marine troops are too well hydrated for your shenanigans! Had an absolute BLAST playing Fort Circle Games #HallsofMontezuma. Can’t wait to play again! #CircleDC #wargames

“Let’s try dysentery.” Sorry Mexico! My US Marine troops are too well hydrated for your shenanigans! Had an absolute BLAST playing <a href="/fortcircle/">Fort Circle Games</a> #HallsofMontezuma. Can’t wait to play again! #CircleDC #wargames
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It’s so important to have a strong facilitator when playing #Diplomacy. Doesn’t hurt that Nick Wernert can do it in multiple language. We had such a great time teaching the game to some fantastic Georgetown students. I’m thinking #Versailles1919 next?

It’s so important to have a strong facilitator when playing #Diplomacy. Doesn’t hurt that <a href="/NickWernert/">Nick Wernert</a> can do it in multiple language. We had such a great time teaching the game to some fantastic Georgetown students. I’m thinking #Versailles1919 next?
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I love it when the rulebook to a game isn’t the size of a pizza box. Let’s normalize making rulebooks ‘book’ sized, not ‘box’ sized!

I love it when the rulebook to a game isn’t the size of a pizza box. Let’s normalize making rulebooks ‘book’ sized, not ‘box’ sized!
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Serious gaming doesn’t always have to be so serious. This crew is playing #Brass while I playtested my #Zenobia game (which isn’t ready for a photo op) #IDAGameNight

Serious gaming doesn’t always have to be so serious. This crew is playing #Brass while I playtested my #Zenobia game (which isn’t ready for a photo op) #IDAGameNight
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So happy I had the chance to visit Army 🇺🇲 for #ConnectionsUS2024. Got to share my love of microgames and attended some fantastic lectures. Let the countdown for next year begin! #wargaming

So happy I had the chance to visit <a href="/ArmyWarCollege/">Army 🇺🇲</a> for #ConnectionsUS2024. Got to share my love of microgames and attended some fantastic lectures. Let the countdown for next year begin! #wargaming
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Coming up on the #Zenobia2024 Phase 2 deadline and am experiencing some #lastminutepanic kind of inspiration. Thank @andrewsonofole for keeping me calm #wargaming #FearoftheCold

Coming up on the #Zenobia2024 Phase 2 deadline and am experiencing some #lastminutepanic kind of inspiration. Thank @andrewsonofole for keeping me calm #wargaming #FearoftheCold