When a second edition of a game comes three years after the first, any explanation as to why turns into an extended mea culpa. I have to sell you, the punter, on why you want to drop your hard-earned dough on the new edition of Wing Leader: Victories.
Second Edition Wing Leader: Should You Purchase? Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow is another fun Space Empires article from one of our newer blog contributors, David Waldorf. You can find his previous Space Empires articles here. Enjoy! -Rachel
Space Empires 4X: Fleet Building Exercise Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants“The state of crisis is the real war; the equilibrium is nothing but its reflex.” -Carl von Clausewitz War and peace are no longer binary. The US and its peers are now frequently operating in the gray zone between war and peace. This is the case in the South China Sea where China moves aggressively
The State of Crisis: Setting the Stage for Flashpoint: South China Sea Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow is Part 1 of Game 2 in Brian’s Twilight Struggle Play the Experts video series. The articles covering Game 1 can be found here. Enjoy!
Twilight Struggle Play the Experts #5: A Land War in Asia Read Post »
Strategy Articles, VideosBelow is another fun Space Empires article from one of our newer blog contributors, David Waldorf. You can find his previous Space Empires articles here. Enjoy! -Rachel
Space Empires 4X: Exploring Deep Space Read Post »
Scenarios/VariantsLast week’s installment included a synopsis of the Battle of Cross Keys, along with a brief description of the way in which the Death Valley scenario seeks to simulate the caution that characterized John C. Fremont’s generalship that day. It concluded with the first part of my playtest AAR, describing the scenario’s 1200 turn. Here
Cross Keys: A Good Day for Richard Stoddert Ewell (Part 2) Read Post »
After Action Report, Scenarios/VariantsThe following article, “The Dominator”, “Dasher”, and “Thor” Go to War is Part 3 in an Apocalypse Road After Action Report series from Stig Morten Breiland. To read Parts 1 and 2, go here and here.
Apocalypse Road AAR: Full Metal Jacket Derby at Black Widow Hollow (Part 3) Read Post »
After Action ReportThis is the third InsideGMT article on All Bridges Burning, a COIN system game for three-players dealing with the political and military events surrounding the Finnish Civil War of 1918. In the first two articles (found here and here), the focus was somewhat on illustrating the historical background of various design decisions made during the
All Bridges Burning: Victory Read Post »
Designer BlogsReplicator Tuesdays is an article series appearing on InsideGMT. It features insights into the development of the 2nd expansion for the board wargame Space Empires:4x by Jim Krohn. Here the designer, developer and play testers will share their thoughts and experiences on this upcoming expansion. Since there is much crossover between the Space Empires and
Replicator Tuesday Issue #40: New Terrain Counters Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe Battle of Cross Keys: A Synopsis The aftermath of Nathaniel Banks’ defeat at Winchester on May 25th, 1862, roused the Lincoln administration to action. With Stonewall Jackson rampaging through the lower Shenandoah Valley to within a few miles of the Potomac at Harper’s Ferry, half of Irwin McDowell’s corps marched west from Fredericksburg, threading
Cross Keys: A Good Day for Richard Stoddert Ewell (Part 1) Read Post »
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