1914 Offensive à outrance (Oào) is a monster game designed to be played to its conclusion. Specifically, that its 30 GTs can be completed in the time available at one Consimworld Expo (about six days). The rules were written to enable players to accomplish this feat while being careful not to compromise the historical simulation […]
In this article we continue to explore the event cards of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (ACIS). To read the previous two articles in this series, follow the links here and here.
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Designer BlogsAs I write this, my solitaire Peloponnesian War design, published in 1991 under the Victory Games label, has made a successful P500 debut as an enhanced version with GMT. To all those who supported bringing this one back from the past, thank you. I was contemplating what to write for an article about the game,
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Designer Blogs, Solitaire SystemsNevsky: Teutons and Rus in Collision is the first volume in Volko’s intended Levy & Campaign Series covering various medieval and perhaps other pre-industrial conflicts at the operational level. Readers have asked for a closer look at the mechanics in the new series, so we answer that call to arms here with the first installment from
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Designer BlogsIn this second article of the series, we examine the 103 event cards that provide the random and color factors which can add so much excitement (and a bit of player stress) into a game of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (ACIS). In the first article we covered natural events. Here, we move on
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Designer BlogsIn Part 1 I looked at how changes to second edition of Wing Leader: Victories affected air combat. In this second part I break down how the tweaks to bombing affect the results of air-to-ground attacks. If air combat has barely changed since the first edition, the bombing system has evolved significantly. The rules haven’t
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Designer BlogsIntroduction by Fred Schachter, Game Developer – It’s been a fun ride thus far with my erstwhile Game Designer partners: Chris Vorder Brugge and Mark McLaughlin. My career relocations allowed play-testing Ancient Civilization of the Inner Sea (ACIS) with gamers across the country, and through our pal Vez Arponin’s game club in Germany; who’ve quickly learned
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Designer Blogs4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG) served as Canada’s main forward ground element in Europe. It served from 1968 until it was disbanded in 1993 at the time Canada drew down its armed forces from Europe.
4 CMBG: A Brief History Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryAs Wing Leader progresses towards publication of the second edition of Victories (2e), it’s worth looking at the how the changes affect the combat outcomes. As an analysis of the combat systems has never before been published, it’s worth spending some time looking at this in detail.
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Designer BlogsBelow is the third in a series of People Power articles from Ken Tee. The previous two articles can be found here.
People Power: A Brief on Elections and Personality Read Post »
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