Three Days of Gettysburg Deluxe Edition – May 2024 Designer Update

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Scenario design continues on the deluxe edition of this Richard Berg classic. Most recently, this designer has homed in on the pivotal role of Robert Rodes’ division and his fragmented attack on the Union flank anchored on northern Seminary/Oak Hill Ridge. For those unacquainted with the intricacies of this action, Rodes, a relatively new division […]

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Coast Watchers: Scenarios Preview

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Volko’s latest P500 title Coast Watchers will include an amazing 15 different scenarios to play, plus 4 ways to combine them into campaigns. Here Volko takes us on a quick tour of the South Pacific of 1942-1943, via the military situations facing the Allied and Japanese players in the game. (All images are playtest not

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Meet the Statesmen of Congress of Vienna – The British Contingent, 2024 Edition (Part 1 of 4)

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Introduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter – To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago created with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering; InsideGMT presented articles of “Designer’s Notes”and a “Game as History” series entitled “An Historical Introduction to the

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Firefight Friday #19: Scenario Design 12

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Welcome back to Firefight Fridays. Last week we covered the paratrooper scenario “Best Laid Plans”. We also took a look at Demolition Teams. This week we will talking about the final scenario of the core box, “Crossing the River Styx”. This scenario covers the battle for Nijmegen. There are no new rules to introduce in

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Congress of Vienna’s Optional Historical Rules 15.7 – 15.17

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Introduction by Fred Schachter, CoV Assistant Designer & Editor: Within the Congress of Vienna InsideGMT article, A “Congress of Vienna” GMT Production Process Status Report | Inside GMT blog, it was shared that due to space limitations, it would not be possible to include in the published game all Optional Rules, called OHR’s for “Optional

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1867 Big Wyoming: Capturing Wyoming Rail History

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The history of railroads in Wyoming is unlike any other. When the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in Cheyenne in late 1867, Wyoming was still a part of the Dakota Territory and was home to fewer than 8,000 people. The Wyoming Territory was not organized until 1869 and Wyoming was not granted statehood until 1890, at

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Factions of The Weimar Republic: Radical Conservatives

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This overview provides historical perspectives on the Radical Conservatives playable faction in The Weimar Republic, as well as some insight as to how the faction functions in gameplay terms. For an overview on the NSDAP and KPD factions, be sure to check out my earlier posts on Inside GMT.

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Firefight Friday #18: Scenario Design 11

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Welcome back to Firefight Fridays. Last week we got back onto talking about the scenarios with scenario #10, Panzer in the Pocket. This week we will be talking about the penultimate scenario “Best Laid Plans”. This one has has a small but interesting wrinkle to it that I will cover first, then a new unit

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Illusions of Glory, Second Edition: A “Step” Too Far?

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The second edition of Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front (“IoG”) is currently on the P-500 list. Links to prototype unit counters, player aid cards, mapboard, rules, and playbook can be found on the IoG webpage.  Gamers who examined these game components have commented, and I have answered their comments on

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Infernal Machine: The Inventor’s Vade Mecum (Nautica ed.) Part 11: What to Do When the Yankees Come A-Callin’

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By Ed Ostermeyer (Master Engineer – Grade 2) Again, I bid you a good day, my young prodigy. Thank you for meeting me in this out-of-the-way location. Our talk today requires restraint and privacy between colleagues. We will speak of shifting loyalties. As you may have gathered, the life of a Confederate Inventor and Entrepreneur

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