Continuing our detailed exposition of gameplay in Nevsky—Teutons and Rus in Collision. Part 3 covers storming an enemy garrison—including our first closeup look at the nature of forces and fortifications in the Levy & Campaign system. Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Note: All images below are playtest images, not final art. We are within the Campaign portion […]
Nevsky: Crusade on Novgorod Replay – Part 3 Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayHere is Part 4 of Mark’s “Advice on Peloponnesian War, from 38-year old Mark†as published in his original article from The General. Enjoy the article! – Gene
Peloponnesian War: Final Strategies and Conclusion (Part 4) Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development UpdatesHere is Part 3 of Mark’s “Advice on Peloponnesian War, from 38-year old Mark” as published in his original article from The General. You can find Parts 1 and 2 here and here. Enjoy the article! – Gene
Peloponnesian War: System Mechanics and Specific Strategies (Part 3) Read Post »
Designer BlogsWe continue here with Volko’s detailed explanation of gameplay in Nevsky—Teutons and Rus in Collision on his homemade playtest set. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 covers how the Russian and Teuton sides plan their campaigns and then how their medieval lords move materiel and men to war.
Nevsky: Crusade on Novgorod Replay – Part 2 Read Post »
Designer BlogsAs a gaming topic, the Finnish Civil War is relatively unknown. Gamers might therefore appreciate thematic guidance as to what they are thematically doing when interacting on the game board. A previous InsideGMT article already provided a basic account of the general faction characteristics and aims. In the next two InsideGMT articles on All Bridges
All Bridges Burning: Simulating the Finnish Civil War Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryIn this article we continue to explore the event cards of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (ACIS). To read the previous three articles in this series, follow the links here, here, and here.
It’s All in the Cards: The Cards of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (Part 4) Read Post »
Designer BlogsHere is Part 2 of Mark’s “Advice on Peloponnesian War, from 38-year old Mark” as published in his original article from The General. You can find Part 1 here. Enjoy the article! – Gene
Peloponnesian War: What Are the Opponents’ Objectives? (Part 2) Read Post »
Designer Blogs1914 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.
It’s All in the Cards: The Cards of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (Part 3) Read Post »
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,
Peloponnesian War: What Was Old is New Again! (Part 1) Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Solitaire Systems