Joining the COIN Family – People Power’s Journey from Concept to Reality

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Welcome to the first article about People Power, Insurgency in the Philippines, 1983-1986, Volume XI of GMT’s popular COIN series! This journey started almost as soon as the first COIN volume – Andean Abyss was released back in 2012. It was designer Volko Ruhnke’s third published design, and I was already a big fan of his […]

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Designer Blogs

Battles of the Warrior Queen – Mini-Campaign Scenario

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Below is an mini-campaign scenario for Battles of the Warrior Queen that comes from one of our customers, Vladimir Vladov. While the GMT-version scenario intends to recreate and simulate historical events, the mini-campaign scenario that Vladimir and his friends used simulates all three battles in succession as part of a whole campaign. He was happy

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Scenarios/Variants

The Space of Revolution (1989, #4)

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Below you will find the fourth in a series of articles from Clio of Clio’s Board Games. The article is Part 4 in a planned series that looks at the fall of Communism through the lens of GMT’s 1989. Hope you enjoy the article! -Rachel

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Inside the Game as History

Twilight Struggle Play the Experts #6: How Do You Say Zugzwang?

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Below is Part 2 of Game 2 in Brian’s Twilight Struggle Play the Experts video series. The articles covering Game 1 can be found here. Enjoy!

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Strategy Articles, Videos

Second Edition Wing Leader: Should You Purchase?

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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.

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Designer Blogs

Space Empires 4X: Fleet Building Exercise

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Below 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

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Scenarios/Variants

The State of Crisis: Setting the Stage for Flashpoint: South China Sea

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“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

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Designer Blogs

Twilight Struggle Play the Experts #5: A Land War in Asia

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Below 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!

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Strategy Articles, Videos

Space Empires 4X: Exploring Deep Space

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Below 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

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Scenarios/Variants

Cross Keys: A Good Day for Richard Stoddert Ewell (Part 2)

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Last 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

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After Action Report, Scenarios/Variants
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