As 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 ReplayFor those of you who have been following Mark’s “What Was Old is New Again” series covering Peloponnesian War design and strategy, please enjoy another selection from the years ago published Volume 28 #1 of The General. This four part article series is a replay of Peloponnesian War featuring Kevin Boylan as the Athenian Player, Doug Whatley as the Spartan
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Series ReplaySometime around the turn of the 19th century, on an alternate earth, the militaries of eight countries met to hold the first international wargame tournament. A series of seven mock battles were to be fought under conditions made as real as possible, with random assignment of opponents. Some came to test their skill, others to
Manoeuvre Tournament Part One: Introduction Read Post »
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