Congress of Vienna at Nov. 2024’s SDHistCon Gaming Convention

As mentioned in a prior InsideGMT post, Jon Carter, of CoV Transatlantic Team Playtest Team fame*, created a version of the game, from Terry Leeds’ graphic files, for bringing Congress of Vienna to SDHistCon in San Diego.  In recognition of a four-hour time limit per play session, Jon chose to present the three turn Desperate Times: The Campaign […]

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Convention Report

The Medical Breakthroughs of the Armée d’Orient in Egypt (Part 2)

The first part of this article showed us the many advances made by the French in the crucial field of injury treatment and emergency response in the heat of battle. Now it’s time to see how this relates to the mechanics of Napoleon in Egypt. French Regulars are the most powerful unit in the game.

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Developer Notes

Order & Opportunity: November 2024 Development Update

It’s been a very exciting few weeks for the development of Order & Opportunity. Over here in Europe, the Essen Spiel Fair 2024 took place in early October. With a little bit of help from a friend, the Estonian designer and publisher Aigar Alaveer, I was able to get some table space and demo Order

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Designer Blogs, Development Updates

Propaganda and Strategy in Hammer and Sickle

In the previous article, we covered the Production phase of each Season and saw the differences between Summer and Winter. In this final installment, we’ll explore the Propaganda phase of the Season and conclude with some strategic thoughts for how each faction can maximize their chances of victory. Hope is born in [the people’s] hearts,

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Designer Blogs

How to Play with Each Major Congress of Vienna Game Power: Austria (2024 Edition)

Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: Game Designer Frank Esparrago continues his InsideGMT exposition of CoV Major Power Strategy pieces, the last presented through Part 2 of 2 of “Strategies for France”: How to Play with Each Major Congress of Vienna Game Power: France (2024 Edition) Part 2 of 2,

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Designer Blogs, Strategy Articles

The Hammer and Sickle Economy

In the last article, we examined Combat in the game. This time, we’ll discover why the game is titled Hammer and Sickle as we look at the economy. By themselves, the soldiers stopped the [Great War], while the peasants took over the land and the workers the factories. Lenin had only to sanction the accomplished

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Designer Blogs

How to Play with Each Major Congress of Vienna Game Power: France (2024 Edition) Part 2 of 2, Emphasis on War

Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: Part 1 of this article focused on the Diplomatic aspects of French Congress of Vienna strategy. This, of necessity, required some reference to the game’s military considerations. But with this article’s Part 2 of 2, CoV Designer Frank Esparrago takes a deeper dive into

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Designer Blogs, Strategy Articles

Abraham Lincoln Through the Lens of Mark Herman’s For the People

Below you will find another fantastic article from Clio’s Board Games, this time discussing Abraham Lincoln through the lens of Mark Herman’s For the People. You can also find this article on Clio’s blog. Enjoy! -Rachel

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Inside the Game as History

How to Play with Each Major Congress of Vienna Game Power: France (2024 Edition) Part 1 of 2, Emphasis on Diplomacy

Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: As previously mentioned and lamented in other InsideGMT articles, space prohibited including in the published game several “goodies” Frank and the Congress of Vienna (CoV) Team wrought to enhance players’ appreciation of this fun and exciting game inspired by Mark Herman’s renown Churchill.  Many

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Designer Blogs, Strategy Articles
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