Last week, we started off with by talking about the design principles and scale behind Solitaire TacOps: Ortona. This week we will be talking about the design behind the series system. The Solitaire TacOps system, as a design idea, entered the formative stage while considering the map of the 1977 SPI game Cityfight by Joe Balkoski and Stephen Donaldson. It […]
Solitaire TacOps: From Double Blind to Solitaire Read Post »
Designer BlogsUpcoming game Žižka: Reformation and Crusade in Hussite Bohemia, 1420-1421 comes with a bunch of new mechanics such as new Assets, new rules for Crusade, for immediate surrender of some types of Strongholds, new multi stronghold Locale (Prague), or the whole new multi-purpose deck of so called Cause cards. It also relies heavily on mechanics
Hussites, Bohemian Catholics, and Foreigners: What Has Changed Without Adding New Rules? Read Post »
Designer BlogsAt first blush, the connection between my first GMT game, Cross Bronx Expressway, and my next, Solitaire TacOps: Ortona, might seem tenuous. However, the connection is quite simple – I have an affinity for urban settings and how they serve as representations of human modernity. Cross Bronx Expressway explores this through the social, political, and economic domains.
How Scale, Effectiveness, and Maneuver Inform Solitaire TacOps Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow you will find an article from co-designers D. B. Dockter and Mark Herman on the design of their upcoming game titled Defiance: 2nd Russo-Ukrainian War 2022-?, which is available for P500 preorder from GMT as of this December. This article was originally published on Conflicts of Interest Online in April 2023, and you can
The new Mission Book for the Heartbreak Ridge campaign from the upcoming Fields of Fire Deluxe is now free to download from the Fields of Fire Deluxe P500 page at GMT Games for anyone with the original game to play with. [Link] About The Campaign Heartbreak Ridge was originally released as a free extra for
Fields of Fire Deluxe – Heartbreak Ridge Mission Book Read Post »
Development UpdatesBelow you will find Part 2 in a Plantagenet replay series from Cristophe Correia originally published on The Boardgames Chronicle blog. You can read Part 1 here. Enjoy! -Rachel After the defeat and the death of Henry VI and Somerset at the Battle of Ipswich, Richard York becomes King of England for the next 10 years.
Plantagenet – War of the Roses Replay by Christophe Correia, Part 2 Read Post »
After Action ReportIntroduction by Hannibal’s Revenge Game Developer, Fred Schachter: To those who placed P500 orders for the game and/or InsideGMT readers curious regarding the all too long hiatus in communications regarding it, Mark and I, after tragic periods in our personal lives (we both lost our beloved wives within a single year), are pleased to resume
by Evan Yoak and Joe Chacon Last time we shot, this time we’ll move, next time we’ll communicate. Erm, we’ll shoot this time, too. Maybe communicate as well. Heck, we’re just going to do it all! That said, we’re not going to cover movement in Decisive Action in any great depth since, if you’ve ever
Decisive Action: Movement and Opportunity Fire Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow you will find Part 1 in a Plantagenet replay series from Cristophe Correia originally published on The Boardgames Chronicle blog. Enjoy! -Rachel Levy & Campaign Series developer Christophe Correia and his friend John O’Reilly face off in a run through the full-length scenario of Volume IV, Plantagenet. The scenario covers the full War of the Roses between
Plantagenet – War of the Roses Replay by Christophe Correia, Part 1 Read Post »
After Action ReportThe Soviet Union was just as surprised as everyone else when the Cuban revolution succeeded, and their initial attitude towards Castro was cautious, as it was not yet clear where his sympathies lay. The Cuban communist party (the PSP, or Popular Socialist Party) had even supported Fulgencio Batista during his first presidency from 1940 to
Resisting Revolution: The Soviet Union Read Post »
Designer Blogs