In Labyrinth, US players generally try to keep their government in the Hard category in order to more efficiently prosecute the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Regime Change Operations are only permissible when the US has a Hard posture, and Disrupt Operations performed against Jihadist Cells in the US are more effective if the US […]
Stay Soft or Go Hard: Deciding US Posture in Labyrinth: Awakening Read Post »
Designer BlogsLocation: Golan Heights (Southern Sector) October 6, 1973 Situation: In this short AAR we take a look at the southern sector of the Golan front and the Syrian assault against the thin Israeli line defending it. The Syrian 5th Infantry division, boosted with two tank brigades, has departed from its staging area and moved towards
Operation Badr – Historical Scenario Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Scenarios/Variants“Talon Tuesdays†is an article series appearing on InsideGMT periodically on Tuesdays. It features articles from the Talon development team regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release. Issue #4 Early in development we realized we were NOT just riffing on Star Fleet Battles, although (and I’m speaking for Jim Krohn, the designer, here) the
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Designer BlogsThe following are a few French Faction first Event cards and the associated history: 60. Comte d’Orvilliers Builds a Fleet at Brest In 1777 D’Orvilliers was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Navy and worked to prepare the navy for conflict with the British including the preparation of a fleet in Brest.
Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection and the Event Cards (Part 3) Read Post »
Designer BlogsHere is Part 3 of the Wing Leader Scenario V24 Replay. If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, go here and here to read them first. Turn 7 Setup Phase None. Turn 7 Tally Phase Kittyhawk D will try to Tally SM.79 X which is 1 square away. He needs to roll a 1 or
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Series ReplayWelcome to another look inside Mr. President! (Please note that not only is all the art you see below playtest art, it’s playtest art mostly created by me, and I have trouble drawing straight stick figures! It’ll look a lot better when our artists do their magic!) This time, we’re going to start a new
Congratulations! You’re the New American President (Part 1) Read Post »
Designer Blogs“Talon Tuesdays” is an article series appearing on InsideGMT periodically on Tuesdays. It features articles from the Talon development team regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release. Issue #3 The following is a continuation of the Example of Play posted for last week’s “Talon Tuesday”. Now that the Impulse is over, the Change Initiative
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayThe following are a few Indian Faction first Event cards and the associated history: 75. Congress’ Speech to the Six Nations “We desire you will hear and receive what we have now told you, and that you will open a good ear and listen to what we are now going to say. This is a
Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection and the Event Cards (Part 2) Read Post »
Designer Blogs“Talon Tuesdays” is an article series appearing on InsideGMT periodically on Tuesdays. It features articles from the Talon development team regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release. Issue #2 If a picture is worth a thousand words an example is worth a thousand rules pages. While the Talon base rules are really succinct (9
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayOne of the many strengths of the COIN system is its asymmetric gameplay. Hence, maximizing factional asymmetry and introducing novel Operations and Special Activities, while maintaining Cuba Libre’s core game system, has been a top priority while designing Invierno Cubano, In this series of faction primers, we will preview some of the exciting new features
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