On the 29th of May, 1453, the great city of Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks. European trade with the Orient is significantly disrupted, causing prices for spices and silk to skyrocket across the Mediterranean. Portugal, a land nestled up against the Atlantic, has perfected the design of ocean-going caravels and spent the past thirty […]
Tanto Monta Design Diary #3: The Portuguese Player Read Post »
Designer BlogsWe will conclude our examination of unit organization with a look at the Allied Special Forces, involved in the campaign. Today, the United States Army Special Forces have five primary missions: (1) unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), (2) direct action, (3) special reconnaissance, (4) foreign internal defense, and (5)
Drop Zone: Southern France Organization of Units – Part 6: Allied Special Forces Read Post »
Designer BlogsCharlie Kibler has just completed the counters for the game, and they are superb! His silhouettes for the ships are particularly noteworthy, and it’s a shame that players won’t be able to see them at 4x magnification like I can with the digital versions. Once the expansion is published, however, we (okay, probably some noble volunteer who
Norway 1940 Development Update: Final Counters Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development UpdatesIt is the year 1470. In Amboise, France, King Louis XI and his second wife, Charlotte of Savoy, welcome the birth of their son Charles. Louis goes by the nickname “the Spider” for his ability to weave conspiracies against those who oppose him. Such plotting is critical in a land threatened on all sides by
Tanto Monta Design Diary #2: The French Player Read Post »
Designer BlogsNext, we examine the French Resistance and French Paratroopers involved in the campaign.
This is our fifth installment in a series going through the commands and special activities of the recently released COIN Series game, All Bridges Burning, Volume X. NOTE: All images used below have been captured from the VASSAL module for playing the game electronically. The module was created by Brian Reynolds and can be downloaded
All Bridges Burning: Examples of Play to Keep the Doctor Away #5 Attack + Coordinate Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayWe will continue or analysis of unit organization with a look at the German Army, Corps, Divisions and Kampfgruppe involved. The German Nineteenth Army was responsible for defending the entire Mediterranean coast of France. The Army was comprised of three corps, the LXII, LXXXV and IV Luftwaffe. In the diagram below, the divisions comprising each
The year is 1470. Isabella of Castile is named heir to the throne of Castile after the Pacts of Guisando. However, she knows that her half-brother, King Henry IV, was displeased by Isabella’s marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon because they had not asked for Henry’s consent. In response he revokes the validity of these pacts
Tanto Monta Design Diary #1: The Spanish Player (Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon) Read Post »
Designer BlogsDuring World War II, the US Army activated five Airborne Divisions (the 11th, 13th, 17th, 82nd and 101st) but only two (the 82nd and 101st) were available in Europe in August 1944, and none in the Mediterranean. So, as 7th US Army staff planned the airborne portion (Operation RUGBY) of the DRAGOON invasion, their request
This is our fourth installment in a series of posts in which we go through all the commands and special activities of the newly released COIN Series game, All Bridges Burning, Volume X.
All Bridges Burning: Examples of Play to Keep the Doctor Away #4: March + Crackdown Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of Play