Joel Toppen has created another set of informative and insightful game videos – this time for one of our newest releases, Cataclysm. We present them here for your enlightenment and enjoyment! – Gene
Peloponnesian War: Final Strategies and Conclusion (Part 4)
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Here is Part 4 of Mark’s “Advice on Peloponnesian War, from 38-year old Mark†as published in his original article from The General. Enjoy the article! – Gene
Next War: Poland Video AAR (Part 4)
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In Part 1 , Part 2, and Part 3 of Joel’s video AAR of Next War: Poland, he covered the action during turns 1 -5 of the campaign game. In this article, he’ll take us into the action during turn 6. Enjoy! – Gene
Operation Silver Bayonet (Part 1)
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Volko and three friends met recently at Volko’s place to begin playing a Silver Bayonet campaign. Subsequently, Volko posted a series of well-illustrated AARs as a thread on Twitter. We are presenting that information as a single article here with Volko’s permission, so players can reference the information in one narrative. This initial article takes us through their first 2 1/2 turns (days) of game play. Enjoy! – Gene
First Contact: I had three buddies over to feel our way through #SilverBayonet, 25th Anniversary Edition, by @GMTGames (Gene Billingsley) and @Toadkillerdog (Mitchell Land). We covered the first 2½ days of the most famous Ia Drang battles. Here’s what went down.
Peloponnesian War: System Mechanics and Specific Strategies (Part 3)
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Here is Part 3 of Mark’s “Advice on Peloponnesian War, from 38-year old Mark” as published in his original article from The General. You can find Parts 1 and 2 here and here. Enjoy the article! – Gene
Nevsky: Crusade on Novgorod Replay – Part 2
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We continue here with Volko’s detailed explanation of gameplay in Nevsky—Teutons and Rus in Collision on his homemade playtest set. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 covers how the Russian and Teuton sides plan their campaigns and then how their medieval lords move materiel and men to war.
All Bridges Burning: Simulating the Finnish Civil War
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As a gaming topic, the Finnish Civil War is relatively unknown. Gamers might therefore appreciate thematic guidance as to what they are thematically doing when interacting on the game board. A previous InsideGMT article already provided a basic account of the general faction characteristics and aims. In the next two InsideGMT articles on All Bridges Burning, I want to go in some detail highlighting some of the historical particularities pertaining to the Finnish Civil War and how these are handled in the game.
It’s All in the Cards: The Cards of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (Part 4)
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In this article we continue to explore the event cards of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (ACIS). To read the previous three articles in this series, follow the links here, here, and here.
Peloponnesian War: What Are the Opponents’ Objectives? (Part 2)
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Here is Part 2 of Mark’s “Advice on Peloponnesian War, from 38-year old Mark” as published in his original article from The General. You can find Part 1 here. Enjoy the article! – Gene
Clausewitz’ Trinity in 1989 (1989, #7)
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Below you will find the seventh in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 7 of 7 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel