When I began developing Bear Trap, it was already a tight and competitive two-player game, much like its spiritual ancestor Sekigahara. However, the designer P.R. Daniels had ambitions to go beyond this and include a solitaire mode that would allow a single player to enjoy the game by themself. Bear Trap is a block game […]
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Developer Notes, Examples of Play, Solitaire SystemsHow did railroads begin in India? Any account of the history of railroading in India must of course begin with James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, the 1st Marquess of Dalhousie Castle, referred to hereafter merely as “Lord Dalhousie.”[1] He served 8 years as the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856 at the very end of the
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayIn this InsideGMT article, we’ll play through a few turns of Bear Trap. The following playthrough is designed to demonstrate a few different aspects of the game, and to give you a basic sense of what it’s like to play—it’s not meant to be a demonstration of good play by the players. In what follows,
The fall of Cortona has put the Guelphs on top, putting the ball in Siena’s court in this closing episode of Volko’s test replay of Levy & Campaign Volume III. All art shown here is playtest only, and game rules featured remain provisional. Siena’s army stood by, a short march off at Asinalunga, as the Guelphs
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayAs the Ghibellines manuever and ravage, the Guelph army finds itself in a tight spot beneath the walls of stubborn Cortona.Volko’s test replay of Levy & Campaign Volume III proceeds. Neither art nor game rules featured here are final. …
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayOpposing armies march out their city gates, as Volko’s test replay of Levy & Campaign Volume III introduces us to Command and Revolt actions in the game. Note that not only the art shown but several game mechanics discussed remain provisional as test and development continues. … In the last part of our Inferno replay we
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayAce Levy & Campaign testers Christophe Correia and John Campbell face off in a run through the full-length scenario of Volume II, Almoravid. The scenario covers the Reconquista years 1085 to 1086 that historically saw Christian conquest of Toledo and a major Almoravid intervention from Africa in response. Christophe played the Muslims and John the Christians, all on Brian Reynolds’ beautiful production Vassal module, play-time for this epic scenario 7-8 hours.
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After Action Report, Examples of PlayVolko’s test replay of Levy & Campaign Volume III proceeds into the scenario’s first Campaign, with the formation of each side’s Plan, while he incorporates and explains some ongoing development of the game. All art shown is merely for playtest, not final. … In the first two parts of our Inferno replay we set up this introductory scenario (set in
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayVolko’s replay of Levy & Campaign Volume III gets underway. All art shown is merely for playtest, not final. …
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayPlease enjoy this detailed replay, as Levy & Campaign Series creator Volko Ruhnke runs his test set for Volume III, Inferno, through a full scenario.
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