Wehrlegig Games

A cutthroat business game about the dramatic rise of the opium trade in 19th-century China. Live now on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...

This is my Friday. Between #mailday #oath and tonight’s Play-Through of #aninfamoustraffic, it’s been a heck of a Friday! See y’all tonight at 7pm for AIT2! Oath: New Frontiers campaign coming very very soon! @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social @wehrlegig.games @colewehrle.bsky.social

@colewehrle.bsky.social and I chatted about the reading material behind An Infamous Traffic in the latest episode of Board & Book! @wehrlegig.games youtu.be/zm3cz0U8ezg

There's a whole team hard at work on this next edition of An Infamous Traffic. In this video, learn about the struggles of the production so far, and the plans going forward. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq-5...

Played Pax Pamir: Second Edition 2 times today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social @wehrlegig.games @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social More and more are joining the cult. Soon we’ll take over the world.

SPIEL/Essen: Molly House! #Brettspiele @wehrlegig.games

Have you had questions about how 'An Infamous Traffic' approaches it's subject matter? We want to treat games and their players seriously, so we hope this provides some meaningful context for players while the game is still in development.

John Company 2 in Essen! #Brettspiele @wehrlegig.games

Come check out An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition overview and full gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OueC...

Cole, as ever, has a very keen eye for historical parallels, and the power of commerce on the British Empire feels like the closest match we have for the inescapable grip of global commerce

The Why of An Infamous Traffic www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...

A huge thank you to @wehrlegig.games for supporting our Play and Win with the one and only John Company: Second Edition. A game like no other, you and the other players will wrestle for control of the East India Trading Company, as you are forced to reckon with the evils it wrought upon India.

Featuring special guests @colewehrle.bsky.social and Drew of @wehrlegig.games and @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social

Finally played the full 8-round scenario of John Company by @wehrlegig.games. Really great stuff, I think it’s my favorite way to play now

The Folks over at @wehrlegig.games are running a kickstarter for their new game, Infamous Traffic. Seeing I have had the chance to play it a good bit already and I think it is worth checking out. It made sense to drop some thoughts to help people find out what it is about. shorturl.at/tXLP6

Well, hello there! #animfamoustraffic @wehrlegig.games @colewehrle.bsky.social

Have we tempted you with the thematic and historical argument of the game, but you just need to see it played for yourself? Them Wehrle boys are at it again! Join Cole has he gives his rolling teach of An Infamous Traffic and see if these brothers can keep the war at bay. youtu.be/LbSEM00L5lw

Some guy on BGG wants to know why Christian missionaries increase the demand for opium in An Infamous Traffic. Me: Hey, I'm a professor of Christian history! I can answer this! Guy: I don't like your answer. I don't believe it. Those missionaries wouldn't have done that. ... okey dokey

A great conversation, not only about the game but also about creating historical games in general, from research to aesthetics to design and production. Well worth the watch!

I'm live with Fred in just a couple of minutes. Come join us!

If you are curious to see how AIT plays, check out this gameplay overview video from @lordoftheboard.bsky.social

Talking with Cole makes me excited about playing and making games. Also I’m still thinking about that play I had of the new Traffic at HistCon. The folks at @wehrlegig.games have made their most immediate and accessible game yet but it has all the sharp edges of a good business game.

New @decisionspace.bsky.social is a chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social about economic games and An Infamous Traffic. Come for Cole's recs of hidden gems, stay for a surprising discussion about the emotional core of how these nasty games reflect humanity. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

I just backed An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition by Cole Wehrle on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/col... @wehrlegig.games

I'm relieved to report that the long-awaited second edition of An Infamous Traffic is even better than the original — in gameplay, in narrative, in clarity. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/10/05/a...

i’ve had this game on my wishlist/want in trade list for years

This particular trailer felt like such a great example of the collaborative work happening at Buried Giant. Many different skillsets came together to make something I think is pretty good! Anyways, go back our game! youtu.be/XgHTfwMq6tw

@colewehrle.bsky.social is a man who needs no further glazing in his career, but I will happily support any project he launches! It’s one of the games I was just slightly too late in my exploration to get the first edition. So glad I’ll be given a chance to try the game now! @wehrlegig.games

Instantly backed this. The version I played at HistCon North this summer was excellent and apparently it continues to be improved by the team. We'll have episode of @decisionspace.bsky.social tomorrow with @colewehrle.bsky.social talking about the economic/business game heritage of this one.

For the last design diary for An Infamous Traffic before the KS launch, I'm writing about production design and art direction. Getting the look and feel of these historical games can be a tricky thing, and Traffic certainly has presented its share of challenges. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37779...

played my first game of Arcs, got my John Company coins, An Infamous Traffic about to hit kickstarter, and i'm picking up New Foundations the moment it's up for preorder, I'm ready for a Wehrle Winter

Look what came in the mail! @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social

Fulfillment has started for John Company and Pax Pamir from @buriedgiantstudios.bsky.social and @wehrlegig.games

Our new game is launching soon on Kickstarter! ✨Explore the dramatic rise of the opium trade in 19th century China in this cutthroat business game. Sign up to get notified right when we launch ICYMI. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The weather begins to cool. The leaves are starting to change. It can only mean one thing: it's time to get the rules for the next WGG project into their initial layout.

In today's designer diary for An Infamous Traffic, I wrote about positional asymmetry and how a little player difference was good for the game's economy and historicity. If you're curious about some of the core design differences between 1e and 2e, check it out! boardgamegeek.com/thread/37713...

I just checked the Organism campaign and was so disappointed to see that it hasn't funded yet. Y'all, this is seriously one of the most incredible designs of the decade and truly a perfect example of what Kickstarter is for. What are you waiting for? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ele...

Today's designer diary covers the early stages of An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition, the difficulty of understanding how designs really work, and how, at least for me, coming to really dislike something is often the first step in building something new. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37682...

Starting this week, we're releasing weekly designer diaries for the new edition of An Infamous Traffic. These will usually go live on Mondays and will continue until launch. In today's entry, I write about the production difficulties that come with its subject. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37654...

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2026 Summit Award, the fifth such award. They are Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars, Chicago '68, Molly House, and Onoda, with The Bell of Treason and Winter Rabbit as honorable mentions. More details: sdhist.com/2026-summit-...

This weekend I had the privilege of grappling with some very big and difficult games with a spotlight on Michael Lorino's Imperial Elegy. As usual, the whole experience got me thinking about big games, what they demand of their players and the rewards to be found in their exploration. 🧵

We inaugurated our new playtesting room tonight with a couple tables of Arcs, a game of Infamous Traffic, and a match of Big Shot, just for good measure.

The Kickstarter for my game WENDYBUXXX is closing to late pledges at the end of August, and should be fulfilling hopefully by the end of the year. Get in there if you want one!

Hanging out with these lovely wargaming ladies in Napa this weekend!

Welp, that's a wrap. Buried Giant Studios has just finished its #GenCon2026 debut. What a wild ride it was. I hardly had time to post during the show, but I wanted to jot something down now. 🧵

COME THROUGH! Having a little party and showing off all of our wild prototypes and spinning some records. 6-9pm. Room 126. If you don't have a ticket, don't worry! We won't turn anyone away. Feel free to swing by!! The full crew at Buried Giant and Eerie Idol will be here AND WE HAVE SURPRISES!

Managed to sneak into the @wehrlegig.games John Company mega game! Played Julia Benyon who ended up as a part of the court of directors the whole game. With a combo of some clutch blackmail and a lot of wheeling and dealing the Benyon family managed to come out on top of a very competitive game!

We are pumped!! We are all set up for Gen Con with @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social so find us at the giant mouth! Room 126. Booth 1555.

My BlueSky exists for - long 18th century (1660-1835) nerds - analog game nerds As usual my Honorary Aca-Sib* is playing right in the weird center of that Venn Diagram, & made a vicious game I thoroughly enjoyed cursing at. YMMV. *we almost were in the same PhD program as we discovered this year