It’s all about the Cards: Exploring the Card deck of Ancient Civilizations of East Asia Part III: Six for Sieges and “Sudden Strike” Competition Cards

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As with its predecessors (Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea, GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea and Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East, GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East, or ASIS and ACME, respectively), the cards of Ancient Civilizations of East Asia, known as “Karma Cards”, quite literally “rule” […]

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Iron Triangle #1: General Overview

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Historical Background The Vietnam War was a long and complex conflict—far too sprawling to model in full within a lane battler board game. Iron Triangle therefore narrows its focus to the struggle between U.S. and Viet Cong (VC) forces during the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) driven search and destroy campaigns in III Corps Tactical

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RevCon 2026: After Action Report

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As most of you know, this year’s RevCon was a special one.  We simultaneously celebrated our 20th anniversary and the 250th anniversary of America’s Independence by not only enjoying a week of competitive Rev War gaming, but also an agenda complete with special events to mark the occasion. This year there were 22 unique BoAR

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Meet The Han: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia 

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By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter The Han Dynasty ruled during what is often referred to as the “Golden Age” of Ancient China.  Building upon a base set by the relatively short-lived Qin*, the Han created a Confucian bureaucratic edifice based on merit which gave China its first truly effective centralized government. Han emperors are

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Great Battles of Alexander: The Battle of Issus – Part IV

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This article continues the case study of the Battle of Issus started in the InsideGMT article Great Battles of Alexander: The Battle of Issus picking up the action with Game Turn 4. The Macedonians begin the turn with 41 RP lost and units worth 10 RP routed, well under their Withdrawal level of 135 RP.

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 ARC – The Underworld Playtest Report #1 

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Open playtesting kicked off in mid-February for ARC – The Underworld. Prior to that, the game underwent extensive limited playtesting. That early playtesting greatly helped construct the game and its mechanics.  Some impressions and comments: Some thoughts on ARC from a playtester: First off, the game is fun. It can be a challenge from both

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Meet the Assets and Persons of Interest in Checkpoint Charlie

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You can’t be successful in Checkpoint Charlie missions without your assets, your Secret Intelligence Service agents. These are the people who move around the map, completing mission objectives and avoiding the KGB while you sit back at SIS Berlin Station. In each mission, you’ll typically start with two assets on the map of Berlin, sometimes

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How Balanced is the Congress of Vienna Game?

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By Frank Esparrago Introduction by Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: There is a question posed during many a Congress of Vienna game at club meetings, conventions, as well as within the annals of BGG. The question is this, that while the game is exciting, fun, and full of challenges for the players, is the

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Advantages of Space Empires 4X In Digital Form

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Hi everyone, Brett here from Breich Games.  Space Empires 4X’s detailed combat system, hidden information, and economic decisions are key designs that make the game shine.  In digital format, each of these becomes much easier to manage. (As a reminder, the digital version is now called Space Imperia 4X.)  Economic Bookkeeping One of the primary

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It’s all about the Cards: Exploring the Card Deck of Ancient Civilizations of East Asia Part II:  If You Want a War Let it Begin Here…With the “Hateful Eight”

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by Mark G. McLaughlin (with input from Fred Schachter) As with its predecessors (Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea and Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East, or ASIS and ACME, respectively), the cards quite literally “rule” the game. 

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