Beat to Quarters is an official expansion to Flying Colors by GMT Games and requires a copy of that game (preferably the latest deluxe edition) to play. One of the most common criticisms of Flying Colors is the clutter of status markers on the map and that they may detract from game play. This concern […]
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Designer BlogsBelow you will find the third in a series of designer’s notes articles from The Last Hundred Yards series designer Mike Denson. In this segment he will discuss the maneuver allowance and fire mechanics in LHY. You can also find this article on his ConsimWorld Community page. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Designer BlogsBelow you will find the second in a series of designer’s notes articles from The Last Hundred Yards series designer Mike Denson. In this segment he will discuss initiative and the activation cycle in LHY. You can also find this article on his ConsimWorld Community page. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Designer BlogsThe 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. In the first part of this article, I described the Red Army, and now it’s time to address the Germans. Let’s take a look at the German forces and how
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Designer BlogsIntroduction by Game Developer Fred Schachter: Hannibal’s Revenge builds upon the Card Conquest Game System pioneered by Hitler’s Reich GMT Games – Hitler’s Reich to allow one or two players (or teams of up to two players each) to refight the 2nd Punic War. (The rules are organized along the remastered rules model created by Kai Jensen for the
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Designer BlogsBelow you will find the first in a series of designer’s notes articles from The Last Hundred Yards series designer Mike Denson. In this segment he will introduce the article series and discuss the time lapse system in LHY. You can also find this article on his ConsimWorld Community page. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Designer BlogsThe Pure Land depicts the decade-long Ōnin War in 15th century Japan, a civil war for control of the Muromachi Bakufu set against a backdrop of peasant unrest and religious militancy. This conflict precipitated the Sengoku (or Warring States) period that would continue into the 16th century, and was the beginning of the slow decline
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Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryUntil 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
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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.
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