“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 #4 Early in development we realized we were NOT just riffing on Star Fleet Battles, although (and I’m speaking for Jim Krohn, the designer, here) the […]
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Designer BlogsThe following are a few French Faction first Event cards and the associated history: 60. Comte d’Orvilliers Builds a Fleet at Brest In 1777 D’Orvilliers was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Navy and worked to prepare the navy for conflict with the British including the preparation of a fleet in Brest.
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Designer BlogsWelcome to another look inside Mr. President! (Please note that not only is all the art you see below playtest art, it’s playtest art mostly created by me, and I have trouble drawing straight stick figures! It’ll look a lot better when our artists do their magic!) This time, we’re going to start a new
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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 #3 The following is a continuation of the Example of Play posted for last week’s “Talon Tuesday”. Now that the Impulse is over, the Change Initiative
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayThe following are a few Indian Faction first Event cards and the associated history: 75. Congress’ Speech to the Six Nations “We desire you will hear and receive what we have now told you, and that you will open a good ear and listen to what we are now going to say. This is a
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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 #2 If a picture is worth a thousand words an example is worth a thousand rules pages. While the Talon base rules are really succinct (9
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayOne of the many strengths of the COIN system is its asymmetric gameplay. Hence, maximizing factional asymmetry and introducing novel Operations and Special Activities, while maintaining Cuba Libre’s core game system, has been a top priority while designing Invierno Cubano, In this series of faction primers, we will preview some of the exciting new features
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayI just had the best Labor Day weekend with my whole family hanging out, eating, drinking, swimming, and playing Churchill plus a little MechWarrior. My boys and I played a campaign game with my son Grant (Stalin), son-in-law Dan (Roosevelt) and I was Churchill. Grant and Dan were play testers and both of them are
MacArthur did not return… (Labor Day Churchill Playthrough) Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Series ReplayYou came back! What – you have a couple of simple questions? No worries, make yourself comfortable and ask away. “What does a turn look like in WtC?” No, that’s not a simple question but I’ll tackle it. This may take a few minutes – grab yourself a snack and a drink from the kitchen
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayThe depth of the history around the American Revolution is captured in the Liberty or Death Event Cards. Below is a sample of the Patriot Faction first Event cards with a brief discussion of the history. Card Number 4. The Penobscot Expedition The largest American naval expedition of the war, a flotilla of 19 warships
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