Video: Hair Brained Games Look into Hitler’s Reich
Below is a helpful video from Tim Royal that shows components, setup, and his thoughts about Hitler’s Reich. Enjoy! -Rachel
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VideosManoeuvre Tournament Part Three: France vs. The United States
Below is Part 3 in a series from David Waldorf covering a Manoeuvre tournament “March Madness” style. Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here. Enjoy! -Rachel
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Strategy ArticlesEnemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid Video AAR
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, VideosSkies Above the Reich 1942 Campaign AAR: Part 3
Recently, 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 ReportThe Price of Speed: Movement Events in Apocalypse Road
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 BlogsVideo: Hitler’s Reich Game Mechanics
Below 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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VideosSharpshooters in Death Valley
Almost 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 BlogsAll Bridges Burning: Simulating the Finnish Civil War, Part 2
In 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 HistoryManoeuvre Tournament Part Two: Russia vs. Spain
Below 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 ArticlesFort Sumter: Final Crisis Strategy
Introduction 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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