Introduction: A new career opportunity has returned me to the Phoenix area from back east. This provided an opportunity to reacquaint myself with the wonderful and friendly community of gamers here in “The Valley of the Sunâ€. This article is a high level After Action Report of our first experience playing The Seven Years War: […]
We now continue with Round 3 of Mark’s AAR of Fort Sumter. If you missed the first three articles in this series, click on the following links to read them first: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3.
The Shot Heard Round Charleston Harbor…Fort Sumter Design Notes and AAR (Part 4) Read Post »
Designer BlogsI’ve had several requests of late for more information about the domestic side of Mr. President. In the recent replay articles I’ve shared, we downplayed the domestic choices and events because, frankly, that piece of the redesign wasn’t quite finished yet. Now I have all the main domestic redesign pieces in place, so I wanted to
Domestic Tranquility (or not!) in Mr. President Read Post »
Designer BlogsWe now continue with Round 2 of Mark’s AAR of Fort Sumter. If you missed the first two articles in this series, click on the following links to read them first: Part 1 Part 2. Round 2: Lame Duck Buchanan Because the score is still tied, the Unionist will still go first. We now see for the
The Shot Heard Round Charleston Harbor…Fort Sumter Design Notes and AAR (Part 3) Read Post »
Designer BlogsAncient Civilizations of the Inner Sea’s development is moving ahead very rapidly. This is a rare game that can be played either as a wargame or a non-militaristic competitive game of civilization building, or a combination of both, it’s really up to the players.
Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea – July Development Update Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development UpdatesAs promised in Part 1 of this article last week, what follows next is my Twitter game of July 1st, with accompanying photos and my original text. The only edits were to take the necessary abbreviations that Twitter’s 140 characters impose and write them out in full. This is an instructional game, so the strategy is
The Shot Heard Round Charleston Harbor…Fort Sumter Design Notes and AAR (Part 2) Read Post »
Designer BlogsTom Thornsen (Prussia) and Bob Demaio (French) re-enact the Battle of Mars-la-Tour with the Full Battle Scenario “A Day of Battle”. To read Part 1 follow this link, and to read Part 2 follow this link.
At Any Cost: Metz 1870 After Action Report – Battle of Mars-la-Tour (The Finale) Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsOn July 1st, I did something that I have never done before. I sat outside and I played a solo game of Fort Sumter while taking a picture of each move, then tweeted it out to my approximately 1300+ followers. It got a very good response, so with the aid of a very technically savvy
The Shot Heard Round Charleston Harbor…Fort Sumter Design Notes and AAR (Part 1) Read Post »
Designer BlogsIn our last article, our Presidential Triumvirate walked you through our game’s 1st Activation Phase, representing about six weeks of real time. In this article, we will tackle the 2nd Activation Phase of our new administration.
Three Presidents For the Price of One: Inside Mr. President (Pt 3) Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development Updates, Playtest ReportsTom Thornsen (Prussia) and Bob Demaio (French) attempt to re-enact the Battle of Mars-la-Tour with the Full Battle Scenario “A Day of Battle”. To read Part 1, follow this link.
At Any Cost: Metz 1870 After Action Report – Battle of Mars-la-Tour (Part 2) Read Post »
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