Now that the game has begun to get into people’s hands and is getting some initial plays, Â I thought I would continue my series of Churchill strategy primers. My goal is to accelerate our collective understanding of the art of the possible in Churchill, although I continue to discover new tactics as I continue to […]
Churchill Strategy Primer #2: Defeating the Axis Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Strategy ArticlesGenesis of a First-Time Game Designer: My interest in wargame design began when I was a playtester at SPI’s legendary “Skonkworks” in Manhattan. Perhaps I’m dating myself, but I recall those days with great nostalgia. I was bitten by the designer bug there, and wanted to create my own game. Career, marriage, and raising a
Illusions of Glory: A Play Balance Challenge Read Post »
Designer BlogsHere are links to the first two articles in this series: Part I Part II Welcome back to the overview of the solitaire system for Fields of Despair: France 1914-1918. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has helped us get across the 500 order mark. The development team and I are thrilled
Solitaire System for Fields of Despair, Part III Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Solitaire SystemsThe ship has arrived in Oakland and WBC is just around the corner, so 1200+ Churchill games will soon be arriving at front doors around the world. I just completed my next Clio’s corner #6 for c3i magazine that covers many aspects of design theory through the lens of Churchill. Unfortunately, the magazine will not hit
Churchill Strategy and Tactics Tips Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Strategy ArticlesAlthough this blog is generally focused on GMT Games’ designers and our products, I do occasionally make an exception, especially for our designers who have game designs produced with other companies. In this instance, designer Hermann Luttmann, who has both Hammerin’ Sickles and At Any Cost on our P500 list – both the beginning of series’
Stonewall’s Sword: Revolution Games Read Post »
Designer BlogsYou can view Part I of this article here. Movement With air recon complete it’s time to move any/all of your blocks into position for the attack! Block movement remains the same as in the 2-player game. Combat The solitaire combat sequence has a small departure from the 2-player game where artillery is committed and
Solitaire System for Fields of Despair, Part II Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Solitaire SystemsLast week, I let you guys know in our monthly update that I’ve been working on a solitaire game called Mr. President. Some of you read last year’s teaser article about the game, but virtually everyone is still in the dark about how this game plays. Well, it IS still in the design and alpha
Mr. President: A Month in the Life Read Post »
Designer BlogsBehind the Curtain So, you’ve read the description of the game or looked at the pictures of some playtest graphics, and you want to know more. Well, come on over here, mind your step around the 4-sided dice on the floor there and please ignore the man behind that curtain. That’s just Chad – hard
Welcome to Centerville Read Post »
Designer BlogsHey Solitaire Gamers! Now for Something Completely Different. Solitaire Design for a Block War Game! Solitaire play for Fields of Despair was first brought up by developer Mike Bertucelli who my family affectionately refers to as, “your other wife.” Every so often Mike would say, “You know what would be awesome?” (pause – I know
Solitaire System for Fields of Despair, Part I Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Solitaire SystemsI had the pleasure of spending a few days with Mark this week at John Kranz’s excellent Consimworld Expo in Tempe, AZ. I got to play the final version of Churchill and had a blast and also got some detailed updates on Mark’s upcoming games. Mark has a bevy of terrific titles lined up to grace
Design Update from Mark Herman Read Post »
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