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All Bridges Burning: Simulating the Finnish Civil War

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As a gaming topic, the Finnish Civil War is relatively unknown. Gamers might therefore appreciate thematic guidance as to what they are thematically doing when interacting on the game board. A previous InsideGMT article already provided a basic account of the general faction characteristics and aims. In the next two InsideGMT articles on All Bridges […]

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Clausewitz’ Trinity in 1989 (1989, #7)

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Below you will find the seventh in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 7 of 7 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel

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Dissent in the Police State (1989, #6)

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Below you will find the sixth in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 6 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel

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The Wave of History (1989, #5)

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Below you will find the fifth in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 5 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel

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Cross Keys:  A Good Day for Richard Stoddert Ewell (Part 1)

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The Battle of Cross Keys:  A Synopsis  The aftermath of Nathaniel Banks’ defeat at Winchester on May 25th, 1862, roused the Lincoln administration to action.  With Stonewall Jackson rampaging through the lower Shenandoah Valley to within a few miles of the Potomac at Harper’s Ferry, half of Irwin McDowell’s corps marched west from Fredericksburg, threading

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The End of the Socialist Empire (1989, #3)

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Below you will find the third in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 3 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. You can find Parts 1 and 2 of this series here and here. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel

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Confrontation and Cooperation from the West (1989, #2)

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Below you will find the second in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 2 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. You can find Part 1 of this series here. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel

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