The Dietz Foundation
@thedietzfoundation
The world's first and only not-for-profit game publisher. We use our proceeds to fund scholarships for prospective teachers. Opinions expressed are the views of the Foundation. www.dietzfoundation.org
We will have a new professional wargame available to pre-reserve copies of on the Foundation website starting next Monday!! It's not just expending ammo...how are you going to get fuel/men halfway across the world in time to make a difference?
Art continues for Division Commander: The 101st. The counters will have card-suits for the units, same as in real life. This will make ID-ing the pieces on the game board easier. (DC101 will go to #kickstarter after Nights of King Ludd) #boardgames #education #history
Chicago '68 was named the Comenio Prize winner for Best Historical Game of 2025/26!! Pretty sweet--since it is not an award you self-nominate for!!
DivCom:101 has had its projected box cover revised--different background. Definitely looking better!
And...just received a factory update on Sweeping Satellites (like 2 minutes ago!)...board sizing issue is fixed...so the full print run should go to production on Monday...which means we should have it to distribute in early September. #boardgames #space #satellites #education
Cool Littoral stuff... Baltic--should ship to us next week, so it is then 45ish days out Space Force--reserve a copy...hoping this goes to the printer this fall Challenge coin--available now. Instead of 5% going to our scholarship fund, with the coins, it's 37.5%!!
Small problem, though...but it is easy to fix. You should see the issue here:
The physical proof of SWEEPING SATELLITES is now being looked at for typos, etc. We have one of the designers doing this to guarantee the game works for professionals. Here's an image... You can reserve a copy on the Foundation website. #satellites #boardgames #education
If you are in Europe and want to avoid shipping costs to us...Indo-Pac and Australia are now available here: boardgamecommerce.com/fr
Chicago '68 was featured on a podcast this week but it didn't get limited to Chicago '68, they also discussed the next game Yoni is doing for the Foundation: The Nights of King Ludd!! www.breakupgamingsociety.com/.../ghost-in.... #podcasts #history #boardgames #education
We had someone reach out asking which edition was for sale by a retailer...LCIP 2nd ed. is noted on the box cover. That's the easiest way!! You can also see the color is a bit "yellower" in tone.
Wood for Baltic is now up on the DF website. dietzfoundation.org/product/littoral-commander-baltic-wood-unit-upgrade/
Academia is nearing the end of e-proofing...we expect this by the end of summer!! You can reserve a copy on the DF website! #boardgames #collegelife #bureaucracy dietzfoundation.org/product/academia/
We'll be putting this on Kickstarter in August...from the designer of Chicago '68, come explore worker protests and SABOTage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution
We have a challenge coin available for LCIP. It's $8+shipping. All net proceeds will go to the Bae Duty-to-Degree scholarship at Allen CC and our scholarship fund! dietzfoundation.org/product/littoral-commander-indo-pacific-challenge-coin/ #challengecoins #military #games
For personal growth, I like to write (fiction/poetry/game stuff). This is a cento--using lines from other poems brought together. I used Springsteen for this--his lyrics are among the most poetic of the 20th century. #poetry #writing #Springsteen
Just some of the cardboard cartons that showed up 45 minutes ago...I wonder what could be in them?? Coincidentally--we'll start shipping Gallipoli: Ordered to Die to backers tomorrow! #boardgames #kickstarter #WorldWarOne
Important image...because it means this is in the hands of the factory...which means the first steps out of pre-production are underway!
Littoral Commander: Space Force will be available for pre-donation starting mid-January. The images are Mars and Moscow, two of *EIGHT* maps in the game (they'll all be done in the Mars map's style). Are you signed up for our newsletter? That way you won't miss anything! #games #education #scifi
Littoral Commander: Baltic is ALMOST ready to ship to the Foundation!! Bigger box than LC:Indo...great bargain for an $80 donation...we may have to up this after this print run to $90-100! #PME #boardgames #NATO
Well, this may be of interest.... #boardgames #military #IndoPac #Australia Just not QUITE ready for our Building Blocks program...
It's amusing to have logistics hiccups with delivery of a game where logistics are an integral part of things. For better or worse, the trucking company has no drivers available Friday, so now we are looking at Monday for delivery. #boardgames #Crowdsourcing
Art for Maneuver_Warfare is underway...a lot of cards in it. The text here is missing the easy-to-use icons. Those are still being worked on. Recognize the influencer?? #Games #Marines #PME #education
Safety tip: If you roll dice into a toilet, you won't be able to finish that #boardgame you are playing. How many games have to tragically be stopped because of this?
This is why we exist. Games = #education. Books = education. We try and do everything possible for #teachers and students to succeed.
Kremlin art almost complete--except for changes for gameplay (politician age size/location) #boardgames #crowdfunding #SovietUnion #parody