Jim Krohn is the creator of our really cool 4X space game, Space Empires. In the expansions to SE, Jim has managed to give us a bunch of cool new additions and options without making the game unwieldy – a considerable design accomplishment. In this, Jim’s first article for InsideGMT, he takes us inside his […]
Adding the Replicators to Space Empires Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe first question a lot of people ask about Time of Crisis is, “How does it compare to other deckbuilding games?” This is something Wray and I thought about quite a bit throughout the development process. When we first conceived of the base design for Time of Crisis, deckbuilding was still a new mechanic on the
Time of Crisis Design Diary #2 Read Post »
Designer BlogsFor background, please reference the previous After Action Report of a play test of this exciting game: which is built on the game system pioneered by Mark McLauglin’s The Napoleonic Wars and refined with his GMT Wellington and Kutuzov designs. Whenever Greg, I, or one of our fine play-testers teach 7YW:FG to individuals, at a club
Summary Changes between 7YW:Frederick’s Gamble & The Napoleonic Wars Read Post »
Designer BlogsVolume VI of the COIN series will bring a number of changes to the system to apply the realities of combat, politics and economics in the eighteenth century. Each leader has a specific Brilliant Stroke card with capabilities that can be used by trumping an event card in play. The mechanism allows each
Brilliant Strokes in Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection Read Post »
Designer BlogsBefore GMT had announced Falling Sky as an upcoming COIN Series volume, a couple images of our prototype posted on GMT’s Instagram site spawned a Boardgamegeek thread  contending that application of the COIN Series system to ancient Roman warfare was an unwise and awkward mismatch – a square peg in a round hole. I was a bit amazed
Rendering Caesar’s COIN (Part I) Read Post »
Designer BlogsHitler’s Reich is World War Two in two+ hours – and sometimes less. One of the reasons this game plays so fast, once players become familiar with the rules, cards and their interplay on the map, is that all conflict in Hitler’s Reich is resolved through the play of cards. Each player has a designated War
Hitler’s Reich – The Event Decks: Broadening the Front in Hitler’s Reich Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development UpdatesThe design of Time of Crisis started with one fairly simple idea. Wray was living and working in Chicago, so I was lucky to be able to meet with him in person fairly frequently. At one game day at my house, we were discussing possible game design projects, and I related my interest in the
Time of Crisis Design Diary: A Design History Read Post »
Designer BlogsWe’re excited to be adding Cataclysm to our P500 list this coming week. This is the first of several planned articles by William and Scott to give you guys insight into what this game is all about. Enjoy! – Gene ——————— In the wargaming hobby, every war has to fit into a box. When it comes to
Creating World War 2.0: The Genesis of Cataclysm: A Second World War Read Post »
Designer BlogsJerry White has been attending our GMT Weekends at the Warehouse for many years now. A few years back, as I greeted him at one of the events, he mentioned that he had a game design that he wanted to show me. This happens a lot at GMT Weekends, and it’s kind of “hit and
Enemy Coast Ahead: Evoking the Story Read Post »
Designer BlogsI guess it’s been six or seven years now since I got a call from Rick Young asking me if we’d be interested in publishing games from a proven block game designer. I was a little hesitant, as we didn’t have many block games in the line back then, although Rick and Jesse had done
Triumph and Tragedy: Outside the Box Read Post »
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