In 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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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Strategy ArticlesHaving provided a general overview of the whole multi-pack in our first InsideGMT article, the rest of this series will focus on providing an overview of each of the individual games, starting with the earliest conflict in the pack. The British Way: Palestine depicts the struggle between Jewish insurgent groups and British forces in Mandatory
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Designer BlogsThe Last Stand My bad! Before I begin to describe the gory details of how the cards work in this game, something I forgot to mention in my last riveting update was the Last Stand option that player’s units can exercise in combat. So, among the thousands of in-person interviews we conducted in order to
The Cards of Plum Island (or … How Can Such Mundane Components Contain So Much Evil?) Read Post »
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