We’re excited to be adding Cataclysm to our P500 list this coming week. This is the first of several planned articles by William and Scott to give you guys insight into what this game is all about. Enjoy! – Gene ——————— In the wargaming hobby, every war has to fit into a box. When it comes to […]
Creating World War 2.0: The Genesis of Cataclysm: A Second World War Read Post »
Designer BlogsI’d like to add just a bit here to the background. But first, I’ll have Doug introduce himself: I have been a gamer since the mid-1980s, when I started with Squad Leader, which of course led to a long obsession with Advanced Squad Leader. In college I was also a Harpoon fanatic, including gaming basically every naval
Series Replay – Next War: India-Pakistan Read Post »
Series ReplayLudography Operation Dauntless – Developer – P500 Pax Romana 2nd Edition – Developer – P500 Infidel – Developer Blood & Roses – Developer Red Winter – Rules Proofreader/Editor Desert Falcons (GDW) – Playtester Pax Romana 1st Edition – Playtester Prussia’s Glory II – Playtester Ralph, tell me a little about yourself? I’m a data base
Interview with Developer Ralph Shelton Read Post »
InterviewsJerry White has been attending our GMT Weekends at the Warehouse for many years now. A few years back, as I greeted him at one of the events, he mentioned that he had a game design that he wanted to show me. This happens a lot at GMT Weekends, and it’s kind of “hit and
Enemy Coast Ahead: Evoking the Story Read Post »
Designer BlogsI guess it’s been six or seven years now since I got a call from Rick Young asking me if we’d be interested in publishing games from a proven block game designer. I was a little hesitant, as we didn’t have many block games in the line back then, although Rick and Jesse had done
Triumph and Tragedy: Outside the Box Read Post »
Designer BlogsConflict in Hitler’s Reich: A Card Conquest System Game, henceforth referred to as Hitler’s Reich, is resolved much like the classic card game “War” – but with dice and event cards added in. The principal deck has four suits, but instead of Spades, Clubs, Diamonds and Hearts, the suits are Iron Crosses, Fasces, Soviet Russian
Hitler’s Reich: A First Look Inside The “War” Deck Read Post »
Designer BlogsWhen I set out to design Navajo Wars, I had a couple goals in mind. First, I wanted to tell the story of the Diné (“the people”) in a way that was faithful to the historical record, honorable, and from the perspective of the Diné. When I was finishing up Navajo Wars, I knew already
Telling the Story of Another People Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as History…. Hammerin’ Sickles, a regimental-scale Gettysburg game! What? You say you already own a dozen Gettysburg games? And you currently have a multitude of games with all sorts of different tactical American Civil War systems? I suspect that a lot of gamers think this idea is ridiculous – why would a designer waste his time
And Now For Something Completely Different …… Read Post »
Designer BlogsHellfire Pass is the latest entry to hit the GMT P500 from Consim Press. This release pays tribute to the classic Beda Fomm game design by Frank Chadwick, and covers not one but two separate battles — Operation Battleaxe and Brevity. As publisher, Beda Fomm will always hold a special place in my heart — it was
Designer’s Journey: Beda Fomm to Hellfire Pass Read Post »
Consim PressOne of the highlights of my trip to WBC this year was meeting Fred Manzo. Fred introduced himself to me on my first day in the GMT demo area. He was sitting with the maps and promotional material for the two games he is developing (both designed by Hermann Luttmann), Hammerin’ Sickles– Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg and At
Interview with Developer Fred Manzo Read Post »
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