Imagine a battlefield where gun positions are effectively mapped out and the defenders are alert and ready to respond to your intrusion. To traverse that field risks cross-fire from a variety of locations arranged with the precision of caliper and slide rule. Once you step foot onto this engineered battlefield, you can expect deadly […]
Time in Skies Above the Reich Read Post »
Designer BlogsNOTE: All photos and art are play test versions. GMT Weekend at the Warehouse, October 2016. Across the table from me is Mike Bertucelli. Mike has become a close friend, tested through the wars developing Liberty or Death. We have been gaming together since we met 4 years ago and he is a great guy
Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs – A Grudge Match Read Post »
Designer BlogsNarrative of Mission 13.0 – Chance Encounter – This Mission involves a chance encounter along a road in sector 9 between an American and a German (Enemy) Infantry Company. Neither player has a favorable Initiative die roll modifier in this Mission. There are 7 Mission Objectives consisting of 3 building hexes and 4 separate Woods
The Last Hundred Yards AAR: Captain Whitley Read Post »
Designer BlogsSurface to Air Missiles (SAMs) and Antiaircraft Artillery (AAA) are well known threats to players of Downtown and Elusive Victory. They appear again in Red Storm: The Air War Over Central Germany, 1987 and with a vengeance. This article will discuss the SAM and AAA forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact in Red Storm
Break Right!—SAMs and AAA in Red Storm Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction: This article complements Mark McLaughlin’s InsideGMT Letter to Gene piece for this upcoming soon-to-be-announced GMT P500 listed game. Mark and I hope it whets your appetite to learn more and, when the time comes, perhaps place an order for this new title to be added to GMT’s P500 repertoire.
After Action Report: The Rockland Guys Go to “The Inner Sea” Read Post »
Designer Blogs To see the previous parts of this Example of Play, check out Part 1 (Basic Game AP Combat), Part 2 (Advanced Game AP Combat), Part 3 (Advanced Game ATGM Dodge), Part 4 (Advanced Game GP Fire), and Part 5 (Advanced Game Close Assault Combat) on InsideGMT.
MBT Example of Play (Part 6): Advanced Game Hand-to-Hand Combat Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayFor the very first time in the COIN series, in Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain, you will be able to take control and use for your own the pieces of another faction… How so? Through the very unique feature of Foederati, that typical Late Roman practice of hiring potential or even erstwhile enemies in
The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 5 – Foederati Read Post »
Designer BlogsBayonets and Tomahawks – Burning Hay is the Scent of Victory! “My friend, I have a bad feeling something bad is about to happen.” “Nonsense George, there’s no enemy within hundreds of miles of Wills Creek, Virginia.” Famous first words for the beginning of a game of Bayonets and Tomahawks as the British player. As
B&T Warpath Chronicles #7: Raids Read Post »
Designer BlogsWhat Am I Doing Here? Throughout history, a multitude of authors have penned their thoughts regarding warfare on everything from waxed tablets, scrolls, books and electronic media. Some of these documents emanated from the minds of generals, some from high political persons, some from civilians and some from those that suffered through the utter horror,
The Last Hundred Yards Designer’s Notes: Intro, Initiative, and Activation Cycle Read Post »
Designer Blogs To see the previous parts of this Example of Play, check out Part 1 (Basic Game AP Combat), Part 2 (Advanced Game AP Combat), Part 3 (Advanced Game ATGM Dodge), and Part 4 (Advanced Game GP Fire) on InsideGMT.
MBT Example of Play (Part 5): Advanced Game Close Assault Combat Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of Play