At first glance, The Barracks Emperors seems to be a bit of an unusual game to appear on the GMT Games website. It’s not a wargame, although it does feature player conflict. It’s not a historical simulation, although it is historically themed. And it’s not part of a great series, although it does share its setting and some […]
The Barracks Emperors: Trick Taking, Weaponized Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Strategy ArticlesWelcome to my third and final part of the Commands & Colors Medieval and Commands & Colors: Ancients series. In my effort to compare the two series, I have focused my first two publications on major changes (here) and minor changes and subtleties (here). But enough of looking into the rules and paragraphs–what better way
Commands & Colors: Medieval vs Ancients Comparison Part 3: Comparative Play Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesBelow is another fantastic article from The Boardgames Chronicle, this time discussing the use of bots in Time of Crisis. You can check out his previous series discussing the major and minor similarities/differences between Commands & Colors: Ancients and Commands & Colors: Medieval here. Enjoy! -Rachel
Time of Crisis – How Does It Play with Bots? Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesBelow is another fantastic article from The Boardgames Chronicle, this time discussing the minor similarities/differences between Commands & Colors: Ancients and Commands & Colors: Medieval. Part 1 discussing major changes between the two games can be found here. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Strategy ArticlesOne of the (many!) best parts of the Space Empires: Close Encounters (CE) expansion was the addition of the empire advantages deck. If you are not familiar with the expansion, this deck gives players variable starting powers by having them play unique alien races—an aspect of modern sci-fi board games that seems to be almost
Space Empires Close Encounters: More Encounters Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants, Strategy ArticlesBelow is another fantastic article from The Boardgames Chronicle this time discussing the similarities/differences between Commands & Colors: Ancients and Commands & Colors: Medieval. Enjoy! -Rachel
Commands & Colors: Medieval vs Ancients Comparison Part 1: Major Changes Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesLike his Prussian/Spanish player foe, the British/Piedmont player has a multi-faceted and sometimes schizophrenic role in COS. But unlike the Prussian/Spanish, the British player has growing roles and goals through the campaign. Unfortunately, the same similarities can’t be said for the Prus and Brit armies 🙂 ; the British and “Pieds†vie for having the weakest armies (by
Weak Arms, Deep Pockets, and Big Mountains: British/Piedmont Play in Clash of Sovereigns Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Strategy ArticlesStrategies for South Pacific: Breaking the Bismarck Barrier Scenario in Empire of the Sun Welcome back to the 2nd half of this strategic study of the South Pacific Scenario from C3i Magazine #30. For those who haven’t read Part 1, it can be found here on Inside GMT. Remember, I’ll be discussing South Pacific strategy
Secrets of the South Pacific – Part 2 Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants, Strategy ArticlesThe Prussian/Spanish player has a spikey role in COS, filled with dichotomy, exultation, and frustration. On one hand, you control the Enfant Terrible Frederick the Great (thirty-something version) and a potent Prussian army facing little threat, eyeing up multiple targets (Silesia, Prag, and Hannover city…). But the Prussians are politically naïve, set up to be
After having played about ten games of Hitler’s Reich, I still find it difficult to really categorize this game into a particular niche. I cannot state if it’s a card driven game, for it is a game which has lots of cards to it; but does not fall into the tradition of most CDG’s. I
The Significance of Dice Rolling Probability in Hitler’s Reich Read Post »
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