Until you have a community playing you don’t know how good of a job you’ve done. Richard Garfield A good half a year has passed since the publication of the COIN Series Volume X, All Bridges Burning. The reception has been amazing. The game was nominated for the Golden Geek Award, several good reviews have […]
All Bridges Burning: Some Post-Publication Rules Variants Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/VariantsAncient Civilizations of the Middle East provides ten (10!) Trade cards… not cards the players trade with one another, but cards representing the Ancient World’s commercial environment and the forces which effected it. Please note cards are generally played sequentially by Civilization after the Deployment Phase which places disks upon the map. For an explanation
The little known battle of Brody-Dubno pitted the highly proficient German Wehrmacht against the unproven Red Army colossus, both supported by their own air forces. Let’s take a look at both sides’ forces and how they are modeled into Dubno ’41.
Inside the Opposing Armies of Dubno ’41 (Part 1): Soviet Army – The Stumbling Colossus Read Post »
Designer BlogsMons, 1914: The Mad Minute will include the 2.0 version of the Rifle and Spade series rules; the 1.0 version shipped with Gallipoli, 1915: Churchill’s Greatest Gamble. In the last chapter I described the new fire resolution method. In this chapter I will describe the streamlined charts used for assault resolution.
Faster Assault Resolution for Mons 1914 and Gallipoli 1915 Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe introduction of airborne units to the LHY series raised an interesting question: What was important to model Airborne units during WWII? Essentially, the challenge was how to model the difference between these elite units and the regular units depicted in LHY. We asked some military experts and they cited that an important distinction is
Elite vs. Regular Units in the Last Hundred Yards Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction In the previous articles we introduced some of the main modeling choices in Vijayanagara, and presented the central features representing each Faction’s goals and their means of attaining them. In this article we turn to the game’s combat system.
Egyptian and Hittite armies clashed in one of the first, great, recorded battles of ancient history- the epic clash of chariots at Kadesh. That is what is supposed to happen in the “Balance of Power” scenario of the now P-500 listed Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East.
Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer & Editor – Fred Schachter: First to our InsideGMT readers… the CoV team is flattered, thrilled, and more than a bit bemused at the outpouring of support this addition to GMT’s “Great Statesmen Series” has garnered since its initial P-500 announcement. We appreciate all the patronage Congress of
Congress of Vienna April 2021 Gameboard Update Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow you will find an article from Francisco Ronco, designer of the upcoming P500 title Dubno ’41. This game will be the most recent installment in the Fast Action Battles series, and it will be available for P500 preorder soon. Enjoy!
Dubno ’41: The Little Known Battle of Dubno Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: This article follows up a previous piece’s description of efforts made by one of the CoV Teams making fine and appreciated contributions to the game… “Gutt’s Guysâ€â€¦ who’ve come up with a set of rules converting CoV’s 4-player game into 3 and 2-player
Congress of Vienna: Designing Its Two Player Game Read Post »
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