Introduction The second edition of Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front (“IoG”) is currently on the P-500 list. Links to prototype unit counters, player aid cards, mapboard, and playbook can be found on the IoG webpage. Google’s Artificial Intelligence says that IoG is a “heavyweight wargame with a great design”, that […]
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Introduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV) Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: This article is intended to supplement and serve as a narrative for the game’s now available Solitaire System from GMT. The genesis of Congress of Vienna’s solitaire system began with the good efforts of Game Designer Frank Esparrago, ably assisted through the talents
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VideosHi everyone! I made this second video to take a look at the initial U.S. special activations phase in Mr. President. It should be helpful to you as you get your games over the coming weeks. Here’s a link to my first video discussing start of game strategy for anyone interested. I hope you all
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Designer Blogs, Strategy Articles, VideosHi everyone! I made this video to take a look at initial strategies in Mr. President. It should be helpful to you as you get your games over the coming weeks. I hope you all have a great time with Mr. President! – Gene
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Designer Blogs, Strategy Articles, VideosBelow is a great video from The Recreation Department on YouTube ranking all six factions from the first three Levy & Campaign series titles: Nevsky, Almoravid, and Inferno. Enjoy! -Rachel
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VideosBelow is a great interview from The Players’ Aid at WBC 2022 with Dave Stiffler, Rob McCracken, and BoAR series designer Mark Miklos. In this interview, they discuss Small BoAR, the new American Revolution Tri-Pack including Monmouth, Germantown, Newtown and Oriskany, and lots more! Enjoy! -Rachel
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VideosBelow is a helpful video from Hair Brained Games that shows components, setup, and his thoughts about Flashpoint: South China Sea. Enjoy! -Rachel
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VideosIn this week’s blog, we take a step away from the history and dive right into the game itself. Daniel Burt takes us through a playthrough of Rebellion: Britannia in its prototype form on Tabletop Simulator, walking us through the sequence of play, key concepts, and some of the strategies the different factions may explore.
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VideosHi Everyone! Today we would like to point you to a couple of excellent video interviews with Julio E. Nazario, designer of one of GMT’s newest P500 additions, Borikén: The Taíno Resistance. The first interview, streamed on May 7th from the Bonding with Board Games and RPGs YouTube channel, covered many topics including why Julio
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VideosFor those of you interested in learning more about one of our newer P500 offerings, The Barracks Emperors, here are a some notes from Brad and Wray as well as a few videos for you to enjoy. -Rachel
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Designer Blogs, Examples of Play, Playtest Reports, Videos