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The Tale of the “Spectre” – “Infernal Machine’s” Scenario Ten from a ‘Northern Aspect’

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As our play testing of “Infernal Machine” continues apace, it is interesting to see how our teaching scenarios can be tinkered with to make sure they are providing much-needed information on game play and hints on strategy, as well as have some fun with the game system. Scenario Ten has the Player fill the shoes […]

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Congress of Vienna Goes Electric, 2025 Edition (with VASSAL!) 

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Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer/Editor, Fred Schachter – For those unaware, to familiarize this InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago created with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, available via GMT Games; InsideGMT has presented articles including a “Strategies for” series… (think of the old Avalon Hill General magazine’s “Perfect

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Rebel Raiders Still Lives!

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Some weeks ago, an enterprising YouTuber, Andrew Choong, with his delightful British accent, posted several videos singing eloquent praise of GMT’s Rebel Raiders on the High Seas: a seminal game of the American Civil War at sea and the major rivers of North America by Mark McLaughlin (Mark and I enjoyably teamed together on several

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The Women of Baltic Empires: Part Two

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Below you will find Part Two in Brian Asklev’s “The Women of Baltic Empires” two-part article series. In the first part of this article he looked at Marie Louise Gonzaga and and Sophia Alekseyevna and you can read that here. -Rachel Queen Christina (1626-1689) Christina became Queen of Sweden as a young child, upon the

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The Historical Figures in Nicholas II’s Regime

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This is the first in a series of InsideGMT articles from Paul Hellyer about his board game Tsar, currently on GMT’s P500. The human element is a key part of Tsar’s simulation: the historical figures responsible for Russia’s fate during the reign of the last Tsar Nicholas II. The game aims to capture their talents

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 Multi-Player Variant for Illusions of Glory

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The second edition of Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front (“IoG”) is currently on the P-500 list.  Links to prototype unit counters, player aid cards, mapboard, and playbook can be found on the IoG webpage.  IoG is being published as a two-player game. Here is a variant for up to two

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The Women of Baltic Empires: Part One

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The period covered by Baltic Empires (1558-1721) was certainly not a high point for women in terms of power and influence. This unhappy fact means that the great majority of the historical characters represented in Baltic Empires as Dramatis Personae (DP) cards are men. This also means that those women who, against all odds, made

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RevCon 2025 After Action Report

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Twenty-six players participated in RevCon at Prezcon last week. Advanced forecasts of an impending snowstorm that ended up hitting the mid-Atlantic region mid-week coupled with unplanned illnesses down the stretch kept at least four players away. Nevertheless, those who did attend had excellent experience during our 19th– annual RevCon. While GMT’s Battles of the American

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Men of Iron Historical Look – Battle of Bannockburn 23-24 June 1314

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FREEDOM! Cries Mel Gibson, playing William Wallace, in the movie Braveheart as he is drawn and quartered near the end of the movie (spoiler). The very end of the movie shows the beginning of the Battle of Bannockburn nine years later (23-24 June 1314) where the new King of Scotland, Robert the Bruce, exhorts the

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Rebellion in the Colonies (American Revolution, #1)

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Below you will find another fantastic article from Clio’s Board Games. This is the first in an American Revolution article series from Clio that you will find here on InsideGMT and on Clio’s blog. Enjoy! -Rachel

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