By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter Japan first made its mark on history in the Jomon period of the Mesolithic age – about 10,000 BC (six Millennia before the first era portrayed by GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia game). The incipient and then initial Jomon Periods were followed by four more of that name, […]
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Designer Jim Krohn discusses his excitement about the digital version I am soooo excited that Space Empires 4X is going digital. I absolutely love playing it over the board and always will, but it is going to be completely awesome to just knock off a few moves against an AI in Space Imperia 4X (the
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By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter The Peoples from the Sea represent the oft forgotten and overlooked amalgam of nomadic tribes that have roamed the seas around Southeast Asia since before the dawn of kingdoms and nation states. Since more than one tribe is involved, ACEA identifies them as “Peoples from the Sea” rather than
As Fields of Fire III nears completion, this series of Inside GMT articles will take a deep look into each of the campaigns and showcase some of the new features and generally introduce the game for those who have never played Fields of Fire before. So, what comes in the no-doubt massive (yet to be
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By Russ Brown Checkpoint Charlie takes place in Berlin, during the period from initial construction of the Berlin Wall in late 1961, up until the summer of 1963. This was a formative period for Berlin and West Germany, and a test of NATO’s resolve. It was also an important period of the Soviet Union asserting
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By Mark Herman Introduction With Army of the Potomac soon to arrive in America I thought this would be a good time to discuss advanced assault tactics in the Civil War Heritage series. The combat system for this series does not conform to anything that I have done before, so I feel it is worth
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by Mark G. McLaughlin (with input from Fred Schachter) Introduction by Ancient Civilizations of East Asia (ACEA) co-designer, Fred Schachter: What a game design/game development journey it’s been from ACIS, to ACME, and now to ACEA! The team, which includes those who’ve helped play test, proofread and refine the system over the years, have us
Below you will find another excellent article from Clio’s Board Games, this time featuring a playlist they created to go along with Imperial Struggle. You can also read Clio’s original article here. Enjoy! -Rachel — You love board games. You probably also like music. Let’s combine the two into an immersive playlist for Imperial Struggle.
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The Xiongnu were the bane of ancient Chinese civilization for centuries. These fearsome nomadic horse lords of the steppes, depicted as Desert areas on ACEA’s map, often had a chokehold on the east-west trade routes which later became known as the Silk Road. With their powerful cavalry and enriched by tolls (and outright robbery), the
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The design of the War phase in Congress of Vienna is very novel compared to Churchill, because in addition to the units and Military Support markers, we included key circumstances of the terrain (mountain, landing, guerrilla in Spain, and Homeland) which are considered as befits a Napoleonic pitched battle. But above all with the use
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