Introduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer & Editor – Fred Schachter: This is the first STANDARD GAME Congress of Vienna Replay Article to grace the pages of InsideGMT. To date, each AAR used optional rules favored by CoV veteran grognard play testers… which encompasses all the “Wargame Flavor” rules the game offers. For those AAR’s and […]
Pure Land Buddhism venerates the Buddha Amitābha (Amida in Japanese) and originated in India, before spreading to China and eventually Japan. In Japan, Pure Land (Jodo Shū) and True Pure Land (Jōdo Shinshū) Buddhism were both founded in the 12th century, the former by the monk Hōnen and the latter by his disciple Shinran, but
The Chronicles of Ōnin #5: Ikki Leagues and Antinomianism Read Post »
Designer BlogsLet me continue the series of articles where I am sharing my experiences from the San Diego Historical Games Convention (SDHistCon). In my first article – Demo of “Undaunted Reinforcements” by David Thompson during SDHistCon 2021 – I reported session with one of my most anticipated wargames expansions of the 2021. Today I am happy to bring to
Session Report: A Gest of Robin Hood Demo at SDHistCon 2021 Read Post »
After Action ReportBelow you will find the final article in a three part after action report from Francisco Ronco covering a playtest session of Dubno 41. Enjoy!
Dubno ’41 Playtest After Action Report (Part 3) Read Post »
After Action Report, Designer BlogsIn previous installments, I have described the “main characters†in Banish the Snakes: the historic people that players represent in their attempts to convert Ireland. But now I’m moving on to the “supporting cast†of historic characters, people who were notable in the history of the time and show up in the game on Event cards. The previous articles
Historic Characters in Banish the Snakes: Benignus of Armagh Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as HistoryIan M. Sullivan is the Special Advisor for Analysis and ISR at the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, US Army Training and Doctrine Command. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).
“We’re Moving Through Kashmir”: Playing Next War India-Pakistan (Part 3) Read Post »
After Action ReportBelow you will find Part 4 in the “TITE’s Interesting Turn” series from Alan Emrich and Jeff Nyquist. If you would like to read Parts 1, 2, and 3 on InsideGMT, you can find those here, here, and here. The full article series is also available to read on the ETO Series Blog here. Enjoy!
TITE’s Interesting Turn, Part IV: A Campaign Game Spring ’43 Turn for the History Books! Read Post »
Examples of PlayWe continue our sojourn through the cards of GMT’s upcoming, now P-500 listed, second game of the “Ancient Civilizations” series: Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East (ACME) GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East [the first game of the series is Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the
15th century Japan was a largely agricultural society, with urban population centres like Kyoto being the exception rather than the norm. The previous capital Kamakura in northern Honshu was another exception, but cities like Sakai, Osaka, and Edo (modern-day Tokyo) did not fully emerge until the end of this period. Although the feudal class system
The Chronicles of Ōnin #4: The Peasant Economy and the Jizamurai Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe Samurai Battles hit the table third weekend in a row – of course, alongside with other titles. That should tell you enough how much I appreciate that newest installment to C&C series. Today I will focus on another multi-scenario, mini-campaign session reports (after Arita Castle 1517 AD & Okehazama 1560 AD) – Koriyama Castle 1540 AD. But pretty soon you can count
Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report – Koriyama Castle 1540 AD Read Post »
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