The history of railroads in Wyoming is unlike any other. When the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in Cheyenne in late 1867, Wyoming was still a part of the Dakota Territory and was home to fewer than 8,000 people. The Wyoming Territory was not organized until 1869 and Wyoming was not granted statehood until 1890, at […]
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Designer BlogsThis overview provides historical perspectives on the Radical Conservatives playable faction in The Weimar Republic, as well as some insight as to how the faction functions in gameplay terms. For an overview on the NSDAP and KPD factions, be sure to check out my earlier posts on Inside GMT.
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Designer BlogsWelcome back to Firefight Fridays. Last week we got back onto talking about the scenarios with scenario #10, Panzer in the Pocket. This week we will be talking about the penultimate scenario “Best Laid Plans”. This one has has a small but interesting wrinkle to it that I will cover first, then a new unit
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Designer BlogsThe 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, rules, and playbook can be found on the IoG webpage. Gamers who examined these game components have commented, and I have answered their comments on
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Designer BlogsBy Ed Ostermeyer (Master Engineer – Grade 2) Again, I bid you a good day, my young prodigy. Thank you for meeting me in this out-of-the-way location. Our talk today requires restraint and privacy between colleagues. We will speak of shifting loyalties. As you may have gathered, the life of a Confederate Inventor and Entrepreneur
Back to the Frontlines Welcome back to Firefight Fridays. Last week I took a bit of a breather to recover from GMT’s Weekend at the Warehouse. This week we are starting on the home stretch of scenarios going into the core box. We begin with “Panzer in the Pocket”, our Falaise Pocket scenario. This is
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Designer BlogsBy Ed Ostermeyer (Master Engineer – Grade 2) Young Inventor! It is good to see you once again. Have you been applying what the two of us discussed in our last conversation? Well done. I am pleased with your diligence, both in study and application of what you are learning. Today, our topic involves one
Welcome back to Firefight Fridays. This is going to be a very brief article this week, but I wanted to both give myself a moment to recuperate (ran a LOT of demos over the last week) and also talk about how Firefight Tactical was received at GMT this month.
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Designer BlogsThis overview provides historical perspectives on the KPD playable faction in The Weimar Republic, as well as some insight as to how the faction functions in gameplay terms. Future posts will highlight the other playable factions and the game’s general mechanics in a more detailed manner. For an overview on the NSDAP faction, be sure
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Designer BlogsWelcome back to Firefight Fridays. Last week, in the fourteenth article, I talked about the eighth scenario, “Hedgerow Highway”. This scenario saw the first of a series of much larger battle grids and plenty of combined arms action. This week we are continuing that trend with our Mortain scenario, “To Hill with Them”. This scenario
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