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Keith Pishnery

Keith Pishnery
Board gamers through the doors of the SES Portuguese Hall, Point Loma, California

Board Games

SDHist Summit 2026

The mission of the San Diego Historical Gaming Convention (SDHist) is to create a diverse and supportive gaming community dedicated to playing, discussing, designing, and promoting historically-based board games. Through this commitment, SDHist seeks to serve both the existing historical board gaming community as well as grow it through

By Keith Pishnery 12 Nov 2026
Black and white photo of the board game Inis by Matagot, published in 2016. A close up of a middle finger is hovering on top of the board.

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The Castle Herald No. V - November 2026

My October grimoire is not so much full of spells and hexes but of hobbits and mutants.

By Keith Pishnery 30 Oct 2026
The Rock House, Hocking Hills, Ohio

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The Castle Herald No. IV - October 2026

Here comes the fall.

By Keith Pishnery 02 Oct 2026
The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire set up on small table with the End of Empire sideboard and campaign event decks.

Board Games

Long Distance Emergencies

Exploring The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire (GMT Games, 2023) with an opponent on the other side of the country.

By Keith Pishnery 22 Sep 2026
Frosthaven (Cephalofair, 2022)

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The Castle Herald No. III - September 2026

Let it run! Let it run wild!

By Keith Pishnery 01 Sep 2026
Vijayanagara (GMT Games, 2024)

The Castle Herald

The Castle Herald No. II - August 2026

Second newsletter chockfull of games and other stuff I've been enjoying!

By Keith Pishnery 31 Jul 2026
Hot Streak (CMYK)

The Castle Herald

The Castle Herald No. I - July 2026

The inaugural Castle Herald newsletter is here! Brief thoughts on stuff I've been enjoying this past month.

By Keith Pishnery 01 Jul 2026
Board state at the end of a game of Chicago '68 by Yoni Goldstein.

Board Games

Chicago '68 (The Dietz Foundation, 2025)

Three and half days of political action and chaos as the whole world watches in Chicago '68 designed by Yoni Goldstein.

By Keith Pishnery 10 Jun 2026
The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Z-Man Games, 2025)

Board Games

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship (Z-Man Games, 2025)

Contending with the will of Sauron in Fate of the Fellowship designed by Matt Leacock for Z-Man Games.

By Keith Pishnery 16 Apr 2026
View from above at the board game Cross Bronx Expressway. Wooden pieces in multiple colors, cards detailing historical events, and tokens to track board state.

Board Games

Cross Bronx Expressway (GMT Games, 2025)

A report/review of the board game Cross Bronx Expressway designed by Non-Breaking Space for GMT Games.

By Keith Pishnery 13 Mar 2026

Neil Young

Big Crime

no more great again

By Keith Pishnery 29 Aug 2025

Neil Young

Blossom Music Center (Cuyahoga Falls, August 15, 2025)

live in Ohio

By Keith Pishnery 16 Aug 2025
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