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Homo Ludens

Homo Ludens

Mainly how-to-play and playthroughs

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Watch board game videos from Homo Ludens: reviews, tutorials, playthroughs, and more on BoardGameVideo.

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Videos: 138
Games covered: 116

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How to play (56)
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Reviews (16)
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Iskra (3CG) - Teach and Play of an East Front chit-pull Wargame

How to play1:35:31

Iskra (3CG) - Teach and Play of an East Front chit-pull Wargame

11 days ago·Iskra: Spark of Victory, 4th Sinjavino Offensive

An Infamous Traffic 2nd Edition - The History Behind Cole Wehrle’s Opium Trade Game

Interview1:21:19

An Infamous Traffic 2nd Edition - The History Behind Cole Wehrle’s Opium Trade Game

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Operation Overlord (VUCA) - Playthrough

How to play1:44:24

Operation Overlord (VUCA) - Playthrough

Sep 19, 2026·Operation Overlord

Napoleon 1870 - Kickstarter Preview of the new Wargame by Shakos

18:17

Napoleon 1870 - Kickstarter Preview of the new Wargame by Shakos

Sep 8, 2026·Napoléon 1870

Ayar - The History behind the Boardgame

Interview51:00

Ayar - The History behind the Boardgame

Aug 11, 2026·Ayar: Children of the Sun

Battle Box - Age of Sail Preview - Naval Wargame in a tinbox

Review6:54

Battle Box - Age of Sail Preview - Naval Wargame in a tinbox

May 19, 2026·Battle Box: Age of Sail

Baltic Empires - Unboxing of Brian Asklev's upcoming wargame with GMT

Unboxing17:56

Baltic Empires - Unboxing of Brian Asklev's upcoming wargame with GMT

Apr 15, 2026·Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721

Brandywine 1777: A Time for Heroes – History, Design, and Play | Live Stream

How to play1:50:26

Brandywine 1777: A Time for Heroes – History, Design, and Play | Live Stream

Dec 31, 2025·Brandywine, 1777: A Time for Heroes

Star Wars: Battle Of Hoth - Design Interview with Adrien Martinot

Interview41:49

Star Wars: Battle Of Hoth - Design Interview with Adrien Martinot

Dec 9, 2025·Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

Quatre Bras with Paolo Mori — Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars Play & Teach

Playthrough1:17:48

Quatre Bras with Paolo Mori — Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars Play & Teach

Nov 27, 2025·Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars

Combat Commander: Vietnam - Preview of the upcoming tactical wargame

Playthrough1:37:16

Combat Commander: Vietnam - Preview of the upcoming tactical wargame

Nov 12, 2025

A Very Civil Whist - Unboxing

Unboxing15:30

A Very Civil Whist - Unboxing

Nov 3, 2025·A Very Civil Whist

Battlegroup Clash Baltics - Interview and Game Preview with designer James Buckley

How to play1:47:35

Battlegroup Clash Baltics - Interview and Game Preview with designer James Buckley

Oct 4, 2025·Battlegroup Clash: Baltics

Quartermaster General East Front - A Historical game review

Review9:32

Quartermaster General East Front - A Historical game review

Sep 23, 2025·Quartermaster General: East Front

Assault Sicily '43 - Design Chat & Game Demo

Interview53:44

Assault Sicily '43 - Design Chat & Game Demo

Aug 18, 2025·Assault: Sicily '43 – Gela Beachhead

Playing Waterloo on CC Napoleonics Grande Battle - Punched Con 25 AAR

Playthrough11:15

Playing Waterloo on CC Napoleonics Grande Battle - Punched Con 25 AAR

Aug 10, 2025·Commands & Colors: Napoleonics

Stalingrad Roads - Wargame Teach & Play

Playthrough1:27:50

Stalingrad Roads - Wargame Teach & Play

Jun 14, 2025·Stalingrad Roads: Battle on the Edge of the Abyss

Battlefields Of The Napoleonic Wars - Teach & Play with Paolo Mori

How to play1:44:42

Battlefields Of The Napoleonic Wars - Teach & Play with Paolo Mori

Jun 8, 2025·Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars

C&C Medieval: Crusades Expansion Teach & Play

How to play1:52:24

C&C Medieval: Crusades Expansion Teach & Play

Jun 2, 2025·Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades Mid-Eastern Battles I

Wellington – A Classic Napoleonic CDG Taught by Volko Ruhnke

How to play1:50:33

Wellington – A Classic Napoleonic CDG Taught by Volko Ruhnke

May 30, 2025·Wellington: The Peninsular War 1812-1814

Napoleon’s Last Gamble: Wargaming the Waterloo Campaign with Justegarde

Playthrough1:48:57

Napoleon’s Last Gamble: Wargaming the Waterloo Campaign with Justegarde

May 19, 2025·Napoleon's Last Gamble: Battles of the Hundred Days

Jeu de Plateau Antifasciste? Una Vittoria impossibile avec Polgara

Review47:12

Jeu de Plateau Antifasciste? Una Vittoria impossibile avec Polgara

May 12, 2025·Una Vittoria Impossibile: Le Barricate di Parma del 1922

Habemus Papam – Teaching and Playing the Politics of the Conclave with Designer Pako Gradaille

How to play1:30:19

Habemus Papam – Teaching and Playing the Politics of the Conclave with Designer Pako Gradaille

May 1, 2025·Habemus Papam

Molly House – Teach & Play with Designer Jo Kelly + Friends from Lord of the Board & QueerTabletops

How to play1:34:19

Molly House – Teach & Play with Designer Jo Kelly + Friends from Lord of the Board & QueerTabletops

Apr 28, 2025·Molly House

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Battle Box: Age of Sail

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Brandywine, 1777: A Time for Heroes

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Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

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Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars

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