The “Evolution of Expansion or Extinction (EOE)” is an article series appearing in InsideGMT periodically. It features articles from the designer regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release.
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Designer BlogsToday’s Fire in the Lake Strategy Tips article is from Robert Crowter-Jones, the writer behind ElusiveMeeple, a wonderful and very useful site that provides both reviews and strategy tips for a wide variety of boardgames. Robert has reviewed Fire in the Lake in some depth and written strategy tips for the game on his blog (see the ElusiveMeeple site). For strategy
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Strategy ArticlesBelow is the second in a series of articles about the “Dark” System from Ted Raicer. Part one can be found here. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Designer BlogsPart I By: Mark Miklos At the 2018 World Boardgame Championships (WBC) held in Seven Springs, PA in July, Mark Miklos’ Battles of the American Revolution (BoAR), published by GMT Games, celebrated its twentieth anniversary. The designer and publisher pulled out all the stops for this milestone event. Several players also volunteered to contribute prizes
Below is Part Seven in a series from David Waldorf covering a Manoeuvre tournament “March Madness” style. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 can be found here, here, here, here, here, and here. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Strategy ArticlesThe Dark Valley: The East Front Campaign 1941-45, was titled after a Winston Churchill quote to Joseph Stalin, referring to “the dark valley” of the war. More or less as a joke, I promised when The Dark Valley was published that any future games using a variation of the rules system for TDV would include
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Designer BlogsWelcome to the Great Plains of the American West. Back East a Civil War rages, but those who look beyond the war see a transcontinental railroad and settler expansion all the way to the Rockies. Across the wide Mississippi, Native Plains tribes brace for a war of their own against the white invaders. In this
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After Action Report, Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsBelow is Part Six in a series from David Waldorf covering a Manoeuvre tournament “March Madness” style. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found here, here, here, here and here. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Strategy ArticlesIn Parts 1 and 2 we looked at the new German, Japanese, Soviet and American aircraft appearing in Wing Leader: Eagles. It’s great to see a mixture of late-war curios and hot-rods finally make it into the game. However, there are two more nations–one a surprise entry in a World War 2 game–that contribute data
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Designer BlogsToday’s Churchill Strategy Tips article is from Robert Crowter-Jones, the writer behind ElusiveMeeple, a wonderful and very useful site that provides both reviews and strategy tips for a wide variety of boardgames. Robert has reviewed Churchill in some depth and written strategy tips for the game on his blog (see the ElusiveMeeple site). For strategy tips on Triumph and Tragedy, 1960: The Making
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