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.
Immersive Imperial Struggle Playlist (Board Game Playlists, #2) Read Post »
Freebies
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
Meet the Xiongnu: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia Read Post »
Designer Blogs
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
The “Fog of War” in Napoleonic wargames and at War Phase in Congress of Vienna Read Post »
Designer Blogs
The Lamplighter Bar, Oceanside, California Below you will find the second installment in the excellent narrative fiction article series from Brett Dedrick based around the events of ARC – The Underworld. If you would like to read Part 1 first, you can find that here. Enjoy! -Rachel The Lamplighter Bar, just outside Camp Pendleton in
Alien Response Command #2 – Is there a Doctor in the House? Read Post »
Narrative Fiction
Introduction by Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: Someone unfamiliar with our beloved gaming hobby might at first presume the first words of this piece’s title: “Humans Versus the French Bot” relates to a Terminator movie or some potential Gallic A.I. horror. Ah, but as InsideGMT readers know, this article is about Congress of Vienna,
Previous InsideGMT pieces alluded to Ancient Civilizations of East Asia’s Cultural Development Tracks being intrinsic to the game. This differs from the series two preceding titles, Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea and Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East where playing with a Cultural Development Tracks Display is entirely optional. For more regarding ACIS and
An Overview of Ancient Civilizations of East Asia’s Cultural Development Tracks Read Post »
Designer Blogs
Hi everyone, my name is Brett Reichert and the three of us here at Breich Games are excited to announce that Space Empires 4X is coming to PC and mobile! We are a small indie team consisting of myself, my partner, Jake Weise, and our artist, Michael Lindler. Why make a digital version of Space
Space Empires Goes Digital! Read Post »
Designer Blogs
The 13 scenarios may be played separately, in any order, or sequentially as the campaign game (look for a future article on the Campaign Game). If played separately, Scenario 12 must be played as a lead-in to Scenario 13, as it determines part of Scenario 13’s force mix. Scenario 1: A Walk in the Park
The Scenarios of ARC – The Underworld Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants
Missed last month’s update, but that means more for this one! First, I want to reiterate this project is more than getting Tank Pack #2 out the door, it includes: Next update will have more details on the 2nd Edition/Update Kit and how Tank Pack #2 fits into in a world with a 1st Edition
January 2026 Tank Pack #2 Update Read Post »
Development Updates