Bayonets and Tomahawks – Burning Hay is the Scent of Victory! “My friend, I have a bad feeling something bad is about to happen.” “Nonsense George, there’s no enemy within hundreds of miles of Wills Creek, Virginia.” Famous first words for the beginning of a game of Bayonets and Tomahawks as the British player. As […]
B&T Warpath Chronicles #7: Raids Read Post »
Designer BlogsWhat Am I Doing Here? Throughout history, a multitude of authors have penned their thoughts regarding warfare on everything from waxed tablets, scrolls, books and electronic media. Some of these documents emanated from the minds of generals, some from high political persons, some from civilians and some from those that suffered through the utter horror,
The Last Hundred Yards Designer’s Notes: Intro, Initiative, and Activation Cycle Read Post »
Designer Blogs To see the previous parts of this Example of Play, check out Part 1 (Basic Game AP Combat), Part 2 (Advanced Game AP Combat), Part 3 (Advanced Game ATGM Dodge), and Part 4 (Advanced Game GP Fire) on InsideGMT.
MBT Example of Play (Part 5): Advanced Game Close Assault Combat Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayIn this article I will write about the specific activities that take place during the Propaganda Rounds in Colonial Twilight, and about the various Pivotal Events that players can execute during the game. Colonial Twilight has three scenarios: Full, Medium and Short, consisting of 5, 4 and 3 Propaganda Rounds respectively. Like other COIN system
Colonial Twilight: Propaganda Rounds and Pivotal Events Read Post »
Designer BlogsIn the late 1980s battlefield imagined in the upcoming game Red Storm: The Air War Over Central Germany, 1987, beyond visual range (BVR) combat changes significantly from earlier games in the series. BVR missiles by the late 1980s were both more numerous and more deadly than ever before, and both sides were expected to use
Fox One! Beyond Visual Range Combat in Red Storm Read Post »
Designer BlogsTo see the previous parts of this Example of Play, check out Part 1 (Basic Game AP Combat), Part 2 (Advanced Game AP Combat), and Part 3 (Advanced Game ATGM Dodge) on InsideGMT.
MBT Example of Play (Part 4): Advanced Game GP Fire Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayWhen I designed the first Wing Leader game, I made a conscious decision to go broad with the game content rather than narrow. Looking at other WW2 air games, such as Air Force and Fighting Wings, they begin with an intense focus on a single-theatre–always northwest Europe–so as to maximize coverage of the Luftwaffe. Let’s
Designing Wing Leader: Blitz Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe fourth and fifth centuries AD were ones of widespread violence in Western Europe as the old Roman imperial structure buckled down under internal tensions and external barbarian pressure. Whether as a result of raids, or as a product of direct military confrontations between rival powers, there will be a lot of battles in Pendragon:
The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 4 – Battles & Assaults Read Post »
Designer BlogsJason Carr is a member of the Tank Duel design team and will be writing a series of articles describing the concepts, gameplay, strategies, and history behind Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs. Each article will focus on a different part of the game through an extended example of play. The focus of this first
Tank Tales #1: A First Look at Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs Read Post »
Designer BlogsDoug Bush finishes his Next War: India-Pakistan strategy series with this look at the India player’s strategic options. See Part 1 and Part 2 for a discussion of the strategic choices faced by the Pakistan player. See Part 3 for the first look at strategy from the Indian perspective. In the first two articles of
Next War: India-Pakistan – Strategic Choices, Part 4 (and final) Read Post »
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