The second edition of Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front (“IoG”) is currently on the P500 list. Links to prototype unit counters, player aid cards, mapboard, rules, and playbook can be found on the IoG webpage.
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Designer BlogsIntroduction 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 ArticlesIn 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 BlogsIntroduction 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
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 HistoryIntroduction 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
In the final article in this series on the Enemy of My Enemy expansion, I’ll focus on the expansion content that extends or changes the original games featured in The British Way. Each of the original conflicts (Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, and Cyprus) in the base game gets new components and rules that add additional strategic
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Designer BlogsIn the last article, we explored the Event and Action cards. This time, we’ll dive straight into Combat. The revolution must either prevail or perish, Russia would either survive or cease to be. Each side, in effect, imagined itself leading a crusade against the apocalypse. We are pure, our cause is just. Our enemy is
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Designer BlogsIntroduction This article follows up Part 1 of 2, A Tale of Two Sexenniums: Hannibal’s Revenge After Action Reports – Part 1 of 2 | Inside GMT blog, with my erstwhile gaming buddies, Perry and George, continuing their foray into the fun and exciting arena of the Hannibal’s Revenge game by switching sides! Last game’s
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Designer BlogsIn the last article, we explored the Victory track and how factions score VP. This time, we’ll cover the cards players use to achieve their goals through concrete actions. You can’t make soup out of promises. – Francis Spufford
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