After visiting Director Kellen Butler at the Lasch Conservation Center and seen the H.L. Hunley itself being painstakingly and lovingly restored, I needed to learn more about the locations where those involved in unleashing the Hunley upon the Union Navy blockading Charleston Harbor did their good work.
The Lair of the Infernal Machine: A Tour of Breach Inlet, South Carolina Read Post »
Designer BlogsIn this InsideGMT article, we’ll play through a few turns of Bear Trap. The following playthrough is designed to demonstrate a few different aspects of the game, and to give you a basic sense of what it’s like to play—it’s not meant to be a demonstration of good play by the players. In what follows,
At the opening of the American Civil War, Confederate president Jefferson Davis and his people faced an enemy that had a substantially larger and fully ocean-going navy and was wedded to a strategic “Anaconda Plan” of defeating the Confederacy by economic strangulation through a naval blockading of all of its ports. Like their forefathers, the
Infernal Machine: Things That Go Boom in the Night Read Post »
Designer BlogsMy goal in designing I, Napoleon was not to produce a competitive game since as a solo design the only opponent to beat is the game itself. While it is quite possible to “lose” the game, and there are a wide variety of different potential “wins” that can be achieved, in I, Napoleon the play
The Many Lives of Napoleon Bonaparte Read Post »
Designer BlogsFor my final article on the new Sovereign of Discord expansion, I will focus on one of the themes of the Bonus Events that are included for the base game. The expansion includes 40 new Events to be used with the original Fire in the Lake scenarios and the two additional base game scenarios that
Sovereign of Discord Bonus Events: Women’s Role in the Vietnam War Read Post »
Designer BlogsThis is the fifth and final article in the series presenting each of the five powers of Baltic Empires in turn. This time I will cover Denmark. Just like Poland-Lithuania, Denmark-Norway (or “Denmark” for short) starts near the height of their historical power, with a far-flung empire with possessions across the Baltic Sea, and a
The Powers of Baltic Empires — Denmark-Norway Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe American Civil War lasted from April, 1861 to May, 1865, just over forty eight months. When I was researching the background information for “Infernal Machine: Dawn of Submarine Warfare” I knew there would have to be some way of showing the influence of the outside world on the Player’s project. The Player’s role in
Infernal Machine: The March of Time — An Overview of the Fortunes of War Cyclopedias Read Post »
Designer BlogsAt the time of writing this, All Bridges Burning, COIN Series Volume X, is the latest released COIN Series game.The game tells the story of the Finnish Civil War of 1918 including the lead up to the war during the previous year. In this article, we will introduce you to a new variant to All
All Bridges Burning: A 2-Player Variant Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Freebies, Scenarios/VariantsBy Ed Ostermeyer, Master Engineer (Grade 2) Good day to you, young Inventor. In these chaotic days of this accursed Civil War, it is well that you have all your important papers in order. Especially important is to have in your possession documents known as “letters patent.” Today’s session of instruction from the Inventor’s Vade
Last article, I covered the struggle in South Vietnam between the Ngo Dinh Diem regime and the Viet Cong (VC) insurgency. Both sides in the war received external assistance and advice from sponsors seeking to direct the conflict and exert control over their clients. Over the course of the Kennedy administration (1961-1963), US assistance in
Sovereign of Discord: External Support Read Post »
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