The map for Cross Bronx Expressway shows eight out of twelve community board districts in the southern section of the Bronx. A few communities in the city of New York, in the state of New York, in the country of the United States, on this planet we call Earth. The game zooms into this small […]
Cross Bronx Expressway: Modeling History Through City-Building Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow you will find the first in a series of After Action Report articles written by players participating in The Last Hundred Yards ladder play on BGG. If you would like to participate in the LHY ladder play, please contact Mark Buetow through the LHY Facebook page or on BGG. Enjoy!
The Last Hundred Yards Ladder Play After Action Report: Mission 9 — A Tough Nut to Crack Read Post »
After Action ReportIn the previous InsideGMT article, we mentioned that some of Tresham’s mechanics for 1829 Mainline contained randomness that we did not enjoy. In this article, let’s discuss those mechanics and what we did to preserve their flavor, while also managing to mitigate the random elements. As we have made our way along the 18 India
18 India: Mitigating Randomness (Part 1) Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow you will find the first in a four part article series from Elihu Feustel featuring a Labyrinth: The Awakening turn-by-turn playthrough. Enjoy!
“No Plan Survives Contact”: Playing Labyrinth: The Awakening (Part 1) Read Post »
After Action ReportIn our last InsideGMT article we covered the British counterinsurgency campaign in Palestine between 1945-1947. Just as the British were withdrawing from Palestine, labor unrest was rising in the British colony of Malaya. In July 1948, the British declared a state of emergency against the rising unrest and violence being organized by the Malayan Communist
The British Way: Malaya Read Post »
Designer BlogsBelow you will find a The Plum Island Horror short story written by David Spangler. Please note that this is a work of fiction and not an example of gameplay. Enjoy! -Rachel
The Plum Island Horror: The Peril of P.I.R.L Read Post »
Narrative FictionThe Bell of Treason: 1938 Munich Crisis in Czechoslovakia is the next installment in GMT Games’ informal ‘Final Crisis’ series. It is a successor to Mark Herman’s Fort Sumter, which depicts the secession crisis that culminated in the U.S. Civil War, and Fred Serval’s Red Flag Over Paris, which depicts the crisis following the formation
Arrows in a CDG? How the Map of The Bell of Treason Outlines the Upcoming Crisis Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction by Congress of Vienna Assistant Designer & Editor – Fred Schachter: The third turn of this After-Action-Report (AAR) chronicled game was exciting and interesting with France continuing to meet its comeuppance, and not repeating its brilliant turn one Diplomacy Phase performance (winning seven Issues! Remarkable!) since the Allies are now coordinating against “The Corsican Ogre”.
18 India‘s lineage is derived from Francis Tresham’s 1829 Mainline. The venerable Mr. Tresham created some novel mechanics for that game: all colors of track tiles being available without waiting for different phases, a draft of shares to be held in a player’s hand, “managed” companies (those operating without a director’s certificate in play), locations
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Designer BlogsBelow you will find the second in a two part article series from Elihu Feustel discussing Labyrinth: The Awakening strategy. If you would like to read part one, that can be found here. Enjoy!
Labyrinth: The Awakening – An Introduction (Part 2 of 2) Read Post »
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