“Talon Tuesdays” is an article series appearing on InsideGMT periodically on Tuesdays. It features articles from the Talon development team regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release. Issue #24: Talon Puzzle 2 – Solution I get to show off a bit of our Vassal module here; exciting stuff. Stefano Tine’ and I (but mostly […]
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Designer BlogsHitler’s Reich just got real – a real artist, that is. Veteran GMT artist Charlie Kibler has taken his professional brush to designer Mark McLaughlin’s hand-drawn playtest map and cards. Although this is just his first pass and more work will be done to brighten it up and bring it to life, Kibler’s map is
COIN Series Volume VIII, Falling Sky, casts players in the roles of great leaders during the Gallic revolts against Roman occupation: Ambiorix of the Belgae, Vercingetorix of the Celts, and of course Caesar. But the next tier of great personages appears in the game also—in the Event cards. Here we present just a portion of the
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Designer BlogsIn Part 1 of this article, we looked at all the Set-up options, processes, and decisions when you begin a game of Mr. President. This article picks up where that one left off, as you begin play on Turn 1. We’ll cover the first month of your Presidency this time. Note that over the past
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Designer BlogsWe arrive at the final of four looks into the player factions in COIN Series Volume VI, Falling Sky. Here follows the counsel kept among the fierce northern warriors of Belgica….
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Designer Blogs“Talon Tuesdays” is an article series appearing on InsideGMT periodically on Tuesdays. It features articles from the Talon development team regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release. Issue #23: Talon Puzzle 2 My copy of Talon arrived! It’s so weird seeing the counters and rules I’ve spent the last couple years working on come
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Designer BlogsFalling Sky—The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar depicts each of its factions’ personalities in war and diplomacy—as in the all the COIN Series volumes—mainly through its diverse menus of commands and special abilities. But the card deck adds more such personality to each player role. Here we present just eight Falling Sky events that display particular ways
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Designer BlogsFalling Sky leverages the COIN Series system to highlight Caesar’s triumph of “divide and conquer”. In the third of our four peeks into its faction roles, we hear of the strengths and weaknesses of the Celts who personified the local propensity alternatively to side with or against the invader….
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Designer Blogs1 February Today I played Pericles for the first time, so it’s game on! This is the first of a regular set of notes that I will pen and post on InsideGMT and on my Blog. So, what is Pericles? Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars is the sequel to my recently published Churchill: Big Three Struggle
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Designer BlogsFollowing up on our earlier article on overall Roman strategy in COIN Series Volume VI Falling Sky, here is a much closer, blow-by-blow examination of just a portion of the tools in the legionaries’ and auxiliaries’ kit bags….
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