Hi everyone, it’s been a long time since I have brought any news of the Thunder Alley Racing Series to you. As some of you know, we have been using some play testers for various components and add-ons to the game series. These include bringing new tracks, new expansions, and solo play to the collection. […]
Racing Season Never Ends in the Thunderverse Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe constellation of conflicts that consumed the former Russian Empire in the period 1918 to 1921 and beyond, known shorthand as the Russian Civil War (or the “Russian” Civil Wars by Jonathan Smele’s book of the same name), went far beyond a simple division of Reds. vs. Whites. As Smele emphasizes, the new Bolshevik state
The Four Factions of Hammer and Sickle Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe content for the Thunderbolt Deluxe package has been finalized with the GMT Art Department team engaged in finishing up the counters and finalizing the maps. A few changes have been made to the Thunderbolt scenario line-up. Added are two scenarios commencing at key points during the long war:
Thunderbolt Deluxe Edition: August 2024 Update Read Post »
Designer BlogsAs a designer, I like to focus on why things happen in campaigns, operations, and battles. In old school terms, I “design for cause.” This tends to make my games more complex, but I hope players come away with a better understanding of why their game progressed the way it did beyond “he had better
Imperial Eagles: Recreating Carrier Battles Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction by Fred Schachter, Assistant Designer & Editor: As lamented within previous InsideGMT articles, the amount of Congress of Vienna material the Team generated for the game is too copious for inclusion within the to-be-published Playbook. Hence, that content is being provided through InsideGMT pieces. The Congress of Vienna Playbook contains all needed direction, in
Congress of Vienna Scenario Set-Up Maps with Associated Historical Backgrounds Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/VariantsThis is the first in a series of InsideGMT articles for the new Enemy of My Enemy expansion for the first COIN multipack, The British Way. Joe and I are extremely pleased with the positive reception of the first printing of The British Way which sold out from GMT last November. After seeing a ton
Enemy of My Enemy: Arab Revolt Read Post »
Designer BlogsAlong with my friends, Johan and Chris, I have been playing the scenarios in The Ancient World: Rise of the Roman Republic and The Ancient World: Carthage pretty much every Wednesday night since December 2023. At first, we just wanted to take the system for a spin as Johan spoke highly of it, but it
Carmen Triumphale: To The Ancient World Read Post »
After Action Report, Designer Blogs, Developer Notes, Development UpdatesIf you’re a Triumph & Tragedy (T&T) fan, you’ve probably heard that Conquest and Consequence (CnC) is more complicated than T&T, and not as “clean”. Well, that’s a high bar, and IMO here’s why: • It’s a sequel. Sequels usually require extra rules to take a system that was custom-designed for one situation and adapt
Conquest & Consequence versus Triumph & Tragedy Read Post »
Designer BlogsBanish the Snakes is now available for pre-order! You can find more info or pre-order on the P500 page here. A good historic simulation game will always tell a story; for Banish the Snakes, that is mostly accomplished through interaction with the Saints that appear in the game. St. Patrick is the best known of
Leader Personalities in Banish the Snakes Read Post »
Designer Blogsby Pascal Toupy and Marco Poutré In the previous article of this series, we began exploring the auxiliary units the French raised during their campaign in Egypt and Syria. We’ll finish that review with the Régiment de dromadaires (Dromedary Regiment) and then look at how the French player can best use Auxiliary Units in their
Napoleon in Egypt: Local Units Side with the French (Part 2) Read Post »
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