Below you will find the first in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 1 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. You can also find this article on Clio’s blog. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel
The Many Explanations for the Collapse of Communism (1989: Dawn of Freedom, #1) Read Post »
Inside the Game as HistoryI want to introduce you all to Chris Davis, the creator of the Practical Tactical blog. Chris currently serves in the US Army, and is a veteran of Afghanistan. Chris likes to use simulations as teaching tools to train soldiers, but he’s also very interested in how designers create games based on their own experiences
Walking the Distant Plain Read Post »
Inside the Game as HistoryAs we are getting near the release date of the game, we are now going to present some of the Event Cards that you will play with in Pendragon – The Fall of Roman Britain. For our first installment of this second series of Chronicles, we are going to focus on a very visible, and
The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 10 – The Arthurian Legend Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryI. Introduction The Flying Colors series of tactical naval games, designed by Mike Nagel, has proven to be not only popular, but very flexible in simulating a variety of naval actions from the age of sail. Followers of the series have seen fleet actions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean between the great European fleets of
Setting the Scene for Under the Southern Cross Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryHere’s a look at the scenarios in Silver Bayonet, and some of the history behind them. There are two kinds of scenarios in the game: Standard and Campaign. The Standard scenarios are smaller and, for the most part, cover some portion of the action which occurred during the campaign. The Campaign scenarios are larger and more involved, although
Silver Bayonet: The Game as History Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryReaders interested in learning more detail about the play of 7YW:FG should read the our earlier article, The 7 Years War: Frederick’s Gamble – Playtest Report. Theaters of Operation and General Introductory Overview The fighting depicted in The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble game (7YW: FG) can in historical terms be divided into distinct theaters of
The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble – “The First World War”, 1756-1762 – Part 1 Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as History“It is difficult to think of a great passage of arms in which one critical day of battle was so strangely – and so soon – underscored by another” – David Ascoli, author of A Day of Battle On the evening of Tuesday, August 16th 1870, the battlefield of Mars-la-Tour looked much like countless other
BLOODY THURSDAY: The Battle of Gravelotte-St. Privat 1870 Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryAt Any Cost P500 Page “The tragedy is that, obsessed with avoiding defeat, he was blind to a beckoning victory.” – David Ascoli, author of A Day of Battle, referring to French Marshal Francois Bazaine The Battle of Mars-la-Tour was fought on August 16th, 1870 and is considered to be one of the more remarkable
A BECKONING VICTORY: THE BATTLE OF MARS-LA-TOUR 1870 Read Post »
Inside the Game as HistoryWhen I set out to design Navajo Wars, I had a couple goals in mind. First, I wanted to tell the story of the Diné (“the people”) in a way that was faithful to the historical record, honorable, and from the perspective of the Diné. When I was finishing up Navajo Wars, I knew already
Telling the Story of Another People Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryAugust 16th marks the anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour and August 18th the anniversary of the Battle of Gravelotte-St. Privat, both fought in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. These two battles were titanic struggles, yielding approximately 60,000 casualties in total. Both battles were tremendously important military events when placed into proper historical perspective. In
The Other Forgotten War Read Post »
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