The November 2022 Monthly Debrief Video saw us discussing the many designs of Volko Ruhnke the creator of the COIN Series and the new Levy & Campaign Series. We didn’t discuss every game that he has ever designed, but those that we have experience with and enjoyed.
In case you might be interested, many years ago, I published a 2-part interview with Volko covering the genesis and creation of the COIN Series and you can read Part 1 at the following link: https://theplayersaid.com/2016/08/22/interview-with-coin-series-creator-designer-volko-ruhnke-part-i/
Part 2 is at the following link: https://theplayersaid.com/2016/08/29/interview-with-coin-series-creator-designer-volko-ruhnke-part-ii/
Also as usual, we covered the games we played in November, which wasn’t nearly as many as we had planned, and discussed what we are planning to play and cover during December.
We will remind you here that we are fortunate to be continuing our relationship with Noble Knight Games as the sponsor for our Monthly Debrief Video series. In case you don’t know, they specialize in hard to find games but also carry all the new releases. But what makes them truly unique is that you can find some of the rarest games, out of print games, hand made games, imported games from overseas, etc. Thanks to them for their sponsorship and we hope that you will consider them first when looking for the games we cover.

-Grant
Really enjoyed this video. I could endlessly listen you guys talk about COIN games.
FitL with Volko & Mark Herman??!! … *sends prayers to the gaming gods for this to come true* … if that happens, PLEASE have your camera. Doesn’t even have to be a video of the whole game… video updates taken at each Coup card and a post game debrief, this would be THE TPA gaming video of the century.
Volko and Mark, if you read this… please consider this amazing idea.
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I second Carter’s prayers for FitL with Mark and Volko, it would be truly epic. If you’re selling front row tickets I’m in, it would be worth the 17 hour flight to get there.
As to the confessions, where do I start!! You fellas have only been ‘collecting’ for approximately 10 years, wait until you have another 30 years under your belts. I have Mr Herman’s original Pacific War still sitting on my shelf, and I brought the new one. A second copy of Avalon Hill’s Empire in Arms still in shrink wrap. Several second copies of games like Flat Top that are for playing blind with an umpire.
On the positive side of our collections, all books and games are a form of carbon sequestration. So we’re doing our bit for the environment.
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If You Even Dream About Beating Me, You Better Wake Up and Apologize!
Mark Herman (blue tick 😉)
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You are unbeatable man! Would never dream of it. Just playing a game would be a dream.
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That’s not the real Mark Herman; that’s a Muhammad Ali quote. Ali is the one who quotes Herman.
Ps. You can’t trust the ‘blue ticks’ these days. 😉
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