Designer Blogs

The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 7 – Control, Population and Prosperity

/ / 5 Comments

Like all games in the COIN series, Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain represents the political and economic geography through a combination of parameters including who controls the space (Control) and how large its population is (Population). Unlike most previous games however, Pendragon does not complete this trio with Support/Opposition, as, over such a long […]

The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 7 – Control, Population and Prosperity Read Post »

Designer Blogs

Tank Tales #3: Advanced Command Pt. 1

/ / 10 Comments

In our last post, we discussed the detailed Fire Action Resolution Procedure in Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs. While that example is typical of normal play, there are many different options available to Commanders who wish to outwit the enemy. In the next two articles, we will use a series of examples, each building

Tank Tales #3: Advanced Command Pt. 1 Read Post »

Designer Blogs

Red Storm – Scenario Design and Testing

/ / 8 Comments

In designing Red Storm: The Air War Over Central Germany, 1987, I wanted to provide a diverse mix of scenarios in terms of content, balance, and size.  To give a sense of my design process, this article will share some insights into the scenario design and testing of “Breakthrough,” one of the larger scenarios in

Red Storm – Scenario Design and Testing Read Post »

Designer Blogs

An After Action Report for Mission: 3.0 Bump In The Road

/

Overview: This was my first real playtest session of the LHY game system. I had experimented with Missions 1.0 and 2.0 but it wasn’t until I played Mission 3.0 that I started to see nuances within the game and how they could be put to use tactically. I will go over the strategies and details

An After Action Report for Mission: 3.0 Bump In The Road Read Post »

Designer Blogs

Colonial Twilight: Playing the Game Solitaire

/ / 2 Comments

In previous Inside GMT articles, the designer Brian Train has written extensively on the various game play features of Colonial Twilight. In this article he asked me –the solitaire designer for Colonial Twilight– to talk about playing the game solitaire.

Colonial Twilight: Playing the Game Solitaire Read Post »

Designer Blogs

MBT Example of Play (Part 8 and Final): Optional Morale

/

To see the previous parts of this Example of Play, check out Part 1 (Basic Game AP Combat), Part 2 (Advanced Game AP Combat), Part 3 (Advanced Game ATGM Dodge), Part 4 (Advanced Game GP Fire), Part 5 (Advanced Game Close Assault Combat), Part 6 (Advanced Game Hand-to-Hand Combat), and Part 7 (Advanced Game Overrun Combat) on InsideGMT.

MBT Example of Play (Part 8 and Final): Optional Morale Read Post »

Designer Blogs, Examples of Play

Imperialism and Protest in Gandhi: How to Shift Support (or Build Opposition)

/ / 1 Comment

The newest offering in our COIN Series—Volume IX, Gandhi—takes on the world’s most famous nonviolent resistance movement, the 20th century struggle to free India from British colonial rule. In today’s article, designer Bruce Mansfield introduces us to the ways this COIN volume treats population, support for/opposition to the colonial government, and the role of Gandhi’s

Imperialism and Protest in Gandhi: How to Shift Support (or Build Opposition) Read Post »

Designer Blogs

The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble “Goes Electric” (with a New VASSAL Module!)

/ / 5 Comments

When Designer Greg Ticer and I began our partnership to bring The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble, henceforth referred to as 7YW:FG,  into published form; we could not anticipate nor imagine the great outpouring of enthusiastic support and encouragement of so many gamers, the play test team (from West Coast to East and to the

The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble “Goes Electric” (with a New VASSAL Module!) Read Post »

Designer Blogs

New Features in Under the Southern Cross, Part I

/

Designing a game that is part of an established and well-liked series such as Mike Nagel’s Flying Colors (FC) requires a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, the setting for Volume IV requires some special handling: river shoals and sand bars, the preponderance of small vessels like gunboats and schooners, and some of the

New Features in Under the Southern Cross, Part I Read Post »

Designer Blogs

Why We Do What We Do in LHY: Armor Operations

/ / 1 Comment

This is the fourth part of the series regarding “Why we do what we do in The Last Hundred Yards.” This article deals with Armor operations. 

Why We Do What We Do in LHY: Armor Operations Read Post »

Designer Blogs
Scroll to Top