We continue our glimpse into the diverse personalities of the player roles in Volume VI of the COIN Series, Falling Sky. In this second of the series, druids advise a powerful Celtic tribe on how its young king might lead all Gaul in revolt against the Romans….
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Designer BlogsThe following is a continuation of the previous Wing Leader post, which was a replay of Wing Leader Scenario V25 “Singapore Sling”, one of the supplemental scenarios provided by Lee B-W online.
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Designer BlogsHere is a peek into the character of each role in Volume VI of the COIN Series, Falling Sky, that also will get you a step ahead of the competition when you sit down to play. In this first of a 4-part series, anonymous ancient authors presume to advise Caesar on his strategy for the
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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 #21: How to Build a Warhead Missiles, perhaps, underwent the greatest number of changes during development in terms of mechanics. They are a Talon faction weapon
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Designer BlogsI asked my design partner, Mark Aasted, if he wanted to write something for InsideGMT about our game, Skies Above the Reich. He came back with a pithy reply. Actually, he came back with an uncooperative, evasive, mildly combative, yet unexpected, reply. It’s worth printing here. His reply may not provide the details of the
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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 #20: Talon Puzzle 1 Things are winding down here on Talon Tuesdays. In the last 20 consecutive weeks, we’ve taken you on a whirlwind tour of
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Designer BlogsPakistan started it. It was supposed to be a short, sharp push over the border into the disputed territory. Pakistan had prepared well, both militarily and diplomatically. Initially, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (IROP) gained tactical surprise over the armed forces of the Republic of India (ROI). Diplomatically, Pakistan secured the support of the People’s
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Series Replay“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 #19: The Newest Ship in the Fleet by K. Patrick “Shadowmeld†Barley One of the challenges we had to overcome in Talon was balancing fleet strength across
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Designer BlogsThe following summary is like a five minute run down of the rules from an experienced player. This won’t tell you everything, just enough to get you pushing counters and giving you the bones on which to hang the details.
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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 #18: The Player Aid Cards One of the challenges of making a war game more accessible is trimming the number of tables. STOPPING play to reference
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