The 13 scenarios may be played separately, in any order, or sequentially as the campaign game (look for a future article on the Campaign Game). If played separately, Scenario 12 must be played as a lead-in to Scenario 13, as it determines part of Scenario 13’s force mix. Scenario 1: A Walk in the Park […]
The Scenarios of ARC – The Underworld Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants
Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer/Editor, Fred Schachter – To reduce the amount of time it takes to play CoV, a prior InsideGMT article by Tyler Brooks suggested starting a turn with its Government Phase (that is, pre-designing results through award of Resources and Issues won): Using “Congress of Vienna” in the Classroom and
An Optional Variant to Speed Play of Congress of Vienna Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/Variants
In my work on Mike Bertucelli’s Wolfpack as player-aid-card designer and co-developer, I must have played over 50 patrols. When I started playing, I was a terrible sub commander. My crews got wrecked time and again by Allied escorts, and I had trouble sinking enough shipping to stay ahead of the victory point requirements for
Wolfpack: Optional Rules Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants
Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer/Editor, Fred Schachter – The CoV Team is privileged having in its rank’s educator Tyler Brooks, who with his co-teacher adapted Congress of Vienna for the classroom to teach students so they could experience the challenges of being in a coalition or facing one. The class they created was
The road to Manzikert is long… but only if you choose it to be! As the game gets closer to arriving to players, here is a spotlight on the scenarios in the game that showcase the breadth of available starting situations and game length options. Because SELJUK covers four years and turn length is a
The Scenarios of SELJUK: Byzantium Besieged Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/VariantsIntroduction by Fred Schachter, Assistant Designer & Editor: As lamented within previous InsideGMT articles, the amount of Congress of Vienna material the Team generated for the game is too copious for inclusion within the to-be-published Playbook. Hence, that content is being provided through InsideGMT pieces. The Congress of Vienna Playbook contains all needed direction, in
Congress of Vienna Scenario Set-Up Maps with Associated Historical Backgrounds Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/VariantsA Gest of Robin Hood has been out for nearly two months now, and both Fred and I are very pleased with how it has been received so far. It has been especially gratifying to see people enjoying the game with a wide range of friends and family, including young children and non-wargamers. One of
Two-Handing Robin Hood; or, How to Rob Your Own Carriage Read Post »
Developer Notes, Scenarios/Variants, Solitaire SystemsPlaying COIN series games multi-handed solo By Joe Dewhurst All four games in The British Way COIN multipack are only two-player and relatively short, so we hope that finding a partner to play with won’t be too difficult. However, we understand that many COIN players enjoy playing solo, and indeed this is probably how Stephen
Faction Personas for The British Way Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/VariantsTesting and balancing four separate games for The British Way was no easy feat, and while for the most part I think we were successful, some players have reported issues with Cyprus after multiple games. While we do not think that the original game, as published, is strictly broken or unplayable, we would like to
The British Way: Advanced Cyprus Variant Read Post »
Freebies, Scenarios/VariantsThis is the first in a series of alternate Sandbox Scenarios that offers you different possible world situations and settings that alter the focus and play experience for your Sandbox Scenario games of Mr. President. In this scenario, we postulate the following: A situation in the mid 2010s that might have happened but, thankfully, didn’t.
Mr. President Sandbox Scenario #2: A Clear and Present Danger Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants