In designing scenarios for Red Storm: The Air War Over Central Germany, 1987, I’m trying to provide a wide range of scenarios in terms of size, complexity, and “standard” versus “unusual” situations. Regarding size, the variance is based on three main factors: the amount of the map in play, the number of flights on each […]
Red Storm – Scenario Mix Read Post »
Development UpdatesNow that we have surveyed a range of individual aspects of Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain, we would like to see how they interact to transport us into the final travails of the Roman presence in Britain. As we discussed in the previous Chronicle on Imperium, Pendragon for the first time in the COIN
The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 9 – The Fall Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction by Game Developer Fred Schachter: A previous two-part InsideGMT article pitted one of the Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (ACIS) designers, Mark McLaughlin, solitaire against the trials and tribulations of this exciting, quick-to-play, and fun game. Links to Parts 1 and 2 of the article can be found here and here. To best appreciate this
Solitaire Play of The God-King of Egypt (Part 1) Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Solitaire Systems“At my signal…unleash Hell…” One of the interesting things that occurs when a new game is released is that members of our tribe try to push the rules to the extreme, then immediately conclude that there is a problem. The purpose of this strategy piece concerns the redeployment rules. Redeployment in Pericles is very broad
Unleashing Hell: Redeployment Rules in Pericles Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe following article is the 2nd volume of a two volume series (Volume 1 is here), written by VPJ Arponen, originally appearing on The Players’ Aid blog earlier this week. To make sure that all of our GMT customers get to see this excellent article, we’re including it here in InsideGMT as well, with the permission and
Hitler’s Reich: A “Bot” Driving Toward Moscow (Volume II of VPJ Arponen’s Bot series) Read Post »
Solitaire SystemsWhen I first suggested that “Illusions of Glory” be published as a game for two to four players, I also proposed additional strategy cards. The powers-that-be objected that it would increase the game’s production costs. After the game went into production, I arrived at a solution that doesn’t require more strategy cards. Now, here is my
Multi-Player Variant for “Illusions of Glory” Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/VariantsThe following article, written by VPJ Arponen, originally appeared on The Players’ Aid blog earlier this week. To make sure that all of our GMT customers get to see this excellent article, we’re including it here in InsideGMT as well, with the permission and agreement of our friends at The Player’s Aid. We hope you enjoy the
The Science of the COIN Bot: Volume I Read Post »
Solitaire SystemsTo read Part 1 of this article, go here.
The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 8 – Imperium (Part 2) Read Post »
Designer BlogsPart I in this series can be found here. Last time, we looked at how Under the Southern Cross (USC) deals with shoals and sandbars in the various river battles included among the almost two-dozen scenarios of the game. In this installment, we’ll see how river and tidal currents are modeled and how the rules for
New Features in Under the Southern Cross Part II Read Post »
Designer BlogsWhere previous games in the COIN series cover a few years, or at most a couple decades, of history, Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain spans more than a century of the history of Britain, from the waning years of the Western Roman Empire (c. 360 AD) to the thorough fragmentation of the island into
The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 8 – Imperium (Part 1) Read Post »
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