The first question a lot of people ask about Time of Crisis is, “How does it compare to other deckbuilding games?” This is something Wray and I thought about quite a bit throughout the development process. When we first conceived of the base design for Time of Crisis, deckbuilding was still a new mechanic on the […]
Time of Crisis Design Diary #2 Read Post »
Designer BlogsAt Any Cost P500 Page “The tragedy is that, obsessed with avoiding defeat, he was blind to a beckoning victory.” – David Ascoli, author of A Day of Battle, referring to French Marshal Francois Bazaine The Battle of Mars-la-Tour was fought on August 16th, 1870 and is considered to be one of the more remarkable
A BECKONING VICTORY: THE BATTLE OF MARS-LA-TOUR 1870 Read Post »
Inside the Game as HistoryFor background, please reference the previous After Action Report of a play test of this exciting game: which is built on the game system pioneered by Mark McLauglin’s The Napoleonic Wars and refined with his GMT Wellington and Kutuzov designs. Whenever Greg, I, or one of our fine play-testers teach 7YW:FG to individuals, at a club
Summary Changes between 7YW:Frederick’s Gamble & The Napoleonic Wars Read Post »
Designer BlogsVolume VI of the COIN series will bring a number of changes to the system to apply the realities of combat, politics and economics in the eighteenth century. Each leader has a specific Brilliant Stroke card with capabilities that can be used by trumping an event card in play. The mechanism allows each
Brilliant Strokes in Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection Read Post »
Designer BlogsHi everyone! We wanted you all to get the update on where we are with both the Digital Version and new Collector’s Edition of Twilight Struggle, which were funded by our successful Kickstarter Campaign this past summer. So here’s a copy of the update that went out today to Kickstarter backers. Enjoy! Gene ——————- Dear
Twilight Struggle KickStarter Update Read Post »
Digital Versions of our GamesDuring October 2014’s GMT “Weekend at the Warehouse,” I had the pleasure of teaching many of this wonderful event’s attendees how to play Hitler’s Reich. The games were invariably entertaining, fun to observe, and players’ responses, both during and after the event, to this marvelous Mark McLaughlin design gratifying to experience. Prior InsideGMT articles hopefully
Hitler’s Reich: A Card Conquest System Game: Extended Example of Play (Part 1 of 2) Read Post »
Examples of PlayBefore GMT had announced Falling Sky as an upcoming COIN Series volume, a couple images of our prototype posted on GMT’s Instagram site spawned a Boardgamegeek thread  contending that application of the COIN Series system to ancient Roman warfare was an unwise and awkward mismatch – a square peg in a round hole. I was a bit amazed
Rendering Caesar’s COIN (Part I) Read Post »
Designer BlogsMike Bertucelli has been with me and Liberty or Death every step of the way. I feel lucky that he is interested in the game enough to develop it. He is also a great guy to work with: larger than life both literally and physically and with a big heart. He brings a lot to
Interview with Developer Mike Bertucelli Read Post »
InterviewsIntroduction: This provocative article title is not an ominous “Pulp Fiction†confrontation, but a quick After Action Report of my former New York gaming buddies first exposure to this latest game I’m developing with Designer Mark McLaughlin, Hitler’s Reich: A Card Conquest System Game (henceforth referenced “HITLER’S REICHâ€).  Back when I resided in New York,
The Rockland Gamer Guys Meet “Hitler’s Reich” Read Post »
Playtest Reports“Kashmir”, Game Turn 4 Game Turn 4 in this scenario is an “Initiative” turn for the Indians. At this point both sides are quickly running out of units, with the Pakistan/China side having a bit of an advantage since they started with a larger force. The Next War combat results table has high attrition for
Series Replay – Next War: India-Pakistan, Part 4 (final) Read Post »
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