There’s been a long hiatus of the B&T Warpath Chronicles. It was caused by the shift of all efforts to the game itself. As all the graphic files are now completed, I can share again some of the game’s content. This is the Game Year example as it appears in the playbook, except for a […]
Bayonets & Tomahawks Warpath Chronicles #9: Game Year Example Part One Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayToday, we have a surprise for you players of The Last Hundred Yards! Designer Mike Denson has graciously created a new FREE downloadable scenario for the The Last Hundred Yards! Feel free to check it out here in InsideGMT. When you’re ready to download and print the PDF file, just click the link at the
The Last Hundred Yards Mission 24.0: All That for a Piece of Dirt Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/VariantsOur Almoravid research and design team take us on a guided tour of 11th-Century Muslim Spain—a patchwork of middling to tiny “taifa” emirates. Al‑Andalus in the Levy & Campaign Series’ second volume presents players a far different political geography to exploit and maneuver across than that of Nevsky. Here we visit each 1085 taifa state
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Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryNext War: Vietnam isn’t offering anything ground-breaking in terms of the overall series, but, as in all the games, I hope to provide a new and engaging situation that seems fresh and different even through it’s using the same rules as all the games in the series.
Next War: Vietnam – What to Expect Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development UpdatesSaludos, damas y caballeros—We arrive at our final installment of Phil Dreher’s full-length scenario replay of Levy & Campaign Series Volume II, Almoravid. In this final chapter, Phil’s opponent on the Christian side John Campbell joins him for their wrap-up reflections on Volume II, their campaigning, and strategy lessons. As before, all art here is
Mío Cid: Almoravid Testers’ Replay – Part III Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsIntroduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Editor, Fred Schachter: “ To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago accomplished with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering which has “Made the Cut” (thank you patrons, thank you so very much!); previous InsideGMT articles presented “Designer’s Notes”, “Game
The Battle of Leipzig in Congress of Vienna (CoV) Read Post »
Designer BlogsWelcome back—we return to the pageantry of medieval Spain! In this second of three parts drawn from a live Levy & Campaign playtest, Phil Dreher reports on his Muslims’ climactic year against John Campbell’s Christians in the 1085-1086 scenario of Almoravid, via Vassal magic by Miguel Ángel Sánchez Galán and Peter Wagner. Who will break
Mío Cid: Almoravid Testers’ Replay – Part II Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsMany naval units that participated in the Norwegian campaign did not survive it. Others were lost in the eighteen months between the end of the campaign in June 1940 and when the convoys to Russia faced their first serious opposition. The Norway 1940 expansion thus includes a plethora of warship counters to supplement those appearing in PQ-17,
Norway 1940 Campaign: Amongst Our Weaponry Read Post »
Designer BlogsJoin us for a saga out of medieval Spain! We present here only lightly edited an internal playtest report from Levy & Campaign Series’ Volume II, Almoravid. Phil Dreher authored the report, playing the Muslims against John Campbell as the Christians. They ran through the full-length scenario over several days in April 2020, entirely via a
Mío Cid: Almoravid Testers’ Replay – Part I Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsIntroduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Editor, Fred Schachter: To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago accomplished with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering which has “Made the Cut” (thank you patrons, thank you so very much!); previous InsideGMT articles presented “Designer’s Notes”, “Game as
Congress of Vienna Detailed Sequence of Play – The War Phase II (Part 5 of 5) Read Post »
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