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A Look at Strategy and Tactics for the Americans in Combat Commander by GMT Games

Grant Kleinhenz / October 29, 2016

In this month’s customer update, I highlighted The Player’s Aid website and the good folks that are creating so much high-quality game-related content there. After the update, I asked Grant if he’d like to write an occasional article for InsideGMT to provide some added content to our site, and also to help spread the word […]

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Strategy Articles

Tearing Apart Hitler’s Reich: The Designers Battle It Out in the Overlord/Bagration Scenario: 1944 Game Set-Up

Mark McLaughlin / October 27, 2016

Introduction This After Action Report article presumes the reader already has some familiarity with the game through perusing material now resident within its InsideGMT archive. It is hoped this piece will add to your appreciation of this exciting and fun to play P-500 listed game and, hopefully, encourage placing an order for the game if

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Designer Blogs

Gallipoli, 1915 Example of Play (Part 2) – Moving, Firing, Assaulting, Hiding

Geoffrey Phipps / October 26, 2016

This example uses scenario 10.7.1 Kemal’s Counter Attack, a two-player scenario designed to be played in an afternoon. To catch up, check out Part 1 of the Gallipoli Example of Play on InsideGMT, now updated using the final game rules.

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Gallipoli, 1915 Example of Play (Part 1): Moving, Firing, Assaulting, Hiding

Geoffrey Phipps / October 26, 2016 / 2 Comments

This example uses scenario 10.7.1 Kemal’s Counter Attack, a two-player scenario designed to be played in an afternoon. Kemal Mustafa Atatürk was the commander of the 19th Division, the first senior Ottoman commander on the scene at Anzac. His quick actions saved the day for the Ottoman Empire. In this scenario he has just issued

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Designer Blogs, Examples of Play

MBT Example of Play (Part 2): Advanced Game AP Combat

James M. Day / October 22, 2016 / 3 Comments

Continuing the AP Direct Fire example from the Basic Game, everything remains the same with the exception of the Hit Angle, Hit Location and Damage determinations. It is determined that the M2A1 Bradley’s Rear/Side Hit Angle is applicable [in the Advanced Game there are four hit angles (six when including the mirrored right and left

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Designer Blogs, Examples of Play

B&T Warpath Chronicles #4: Developer’s Introduction

Barry Setser / October 20, 2016 / 3 Comments

Greetings from just south of Baltimore, MD. My name is Barry Setser and I am the developer for GMT’s upcoming game – Bayonets & Tomahawks. Many of you know the name from numerous conventions and gatherings over the years, but there’s a larger contingent that have no idea who I am. I would like to

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Designer Blogs, Development Updates

The Pendragon Chronicles Vol. 3 – Counter-Raider Warfare

Morgane Gouyon-Rety / October 18, 2016 / 2 Comments

As we examined in the previous volume of these Chronicles, raiding is an important feature of the period covered by Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain. As a consequence, if you are playing a Briton faction, you better be prepared to suffer significant harm and desolation from marauding raiders. But that does not mean you

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Designer Blogs

MBT Example of Play (Part 1): Basic Game AP Combat

James M. Day / October 15, 2016 / 1 Comment

The following is an actual example of play from the MBT rulebooks. It has been annotated with additional notes to help with the gaming mechanics and terminology.

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Designer Blogs, Examples of Play

Two Good Years Out of Seven: The View from Paris After a Game of The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble

Mark McLaughlin / October 13, 2016 / 1 Comment

Introduction by 7YW:FG Game Developer – Fred Schachter Mark McLaughlin and my designer/developer partnership span a number of fine GMT games: but since my business career took me away from the Northeast; it’s been all too rare that I could visit with my friend Mark and enjoy a good fun time gaming. A recent trip

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Designer Blogs, Playtest Reports

First Time Into The Maze: Beginner Strategy in Labyrinth: Awakening

Trevor Bender / October 11, 2016 / 1 Comment

The Awakening expansion to Labyrinth was released in September, 2016, and added event cards and rules to cover the period 2010 through 2015. It has been exciting for me as the designer to see player comments on-line as they explore the rules and test the Bots. Many players commented that their goal in this exploration

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Designer Blogs

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