Here’s another set of excellent, concise Video AARs from Joel Toppen. This time he delves into the campaign scenario of Jerry White’s Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid. Enjoy! – Gene
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After Action Report, VideosRecently, Bruce Geryk posted a detailed and well illustrated After Action Report of the 1942 Campaign of Skies Above the Reich on a Grognard Wargamer thread. We are presenting that AAR here as a series of articles with Bruce’s permission so readers can easily reference it in the future. Parts 1 and 2 of this series can be
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After Action ReportAs I have mentioned before, Events in Apocalypse Road are handled differently than in Thunder Alley or Grand Prix. Waiting for everyone to move all their cars didn’t seem to be exciting enough, and resolving an event after every car was too much and too chaotic. What Carla & I settled on is an occurrence
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Designer BlogsBelow is a helpful video from Mark Buetow covering the main mechanics of Hitler’s Reich. Last week we also posted “Hitler’s Reich: The Gist of the Game” from Mark, which discussed gameplay. Be sure to check that out as well if you missed it! -Rachel
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VideosAlmost at the start of Death Valley‘s design work we realized the difficulty of approaching its 1864 battles using only the chrome featured in previous games in the GBACW series. By 1864 southern leaders faced a growing manpower crisis, while the north supplied an increasing number of its units with repeating rifles and carbines. The
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Designer BlogsIn the previous InsideGMT article on All Bridges Burning, we looked in in more detail at some historical particularities the game deals with. It is understood that as a topic the Finnish Civil War is relatively little known, and so gamers may appreciate detailed looks at some aspects of the history and how these are
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Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryBelow is Part 2 in a series from David Waldorf covering a Manoeuvre tournament “March Madness” style. Part 1, the introduction, can be found here. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Strategy ArticlesIntroduction Now that Fort Sumter has entered the gaming universe, I thought it was time to do a few articles on strategy. If you are unfamiliar with this game, please look at my earlier Inside GMT articles or download the Playbook and read the comprehensive example of play.
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Designer Blogs, Strategy ArticlesFor those interested in Hitler’s Reich gameplay, here is an article from Chris (Marlowespade on BGG) originally posted on BoardGameGeek. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Strategy ArticlesWe continue in Part 4 with a close-up look at battle in Nevsky—Teutons and Rus in Collision and the Levy & Campaign system, as the Russian Lord Gavrilo advances to challenge the Teutonic invader. You can find this series of articles’ Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here.
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Designer Blogs, Series Replay