In this installment of Cuius Regio Developer Notes I’ll be talking about the evolution of the Cuius Regio map. We started off with several key principles – we wanted a map that covered the area where the fighting and campaigning of the Thirty Years War in the Holy Roman Empire (HRE) took place, the key […]
Cuius Regio: Notes from the Developer #2 – Map Making Read Post »
Developer NotesIn order to show how leaders work in this new edition of A HOUSE DIVIDED, I’m going to look at a historical battle as it would play out in the game. In this case, let’s look at Chancellorsville, in April and early May of 1863. As it happens this is also the turn when the
How Leaders Work in the New A HOUSE DIVIDED: Part 1 — Leaders in Battles Read Post »
Designer BlogsLet us set the Wayback Machine to review Frank Chadwick’s ETO’s past year of development and bring you up to the present with a look into this project’s future. The multiple volumes of ETO have seen the “completion” (always subject to further playtesting, but there have been very few changes to the rules .docs as
ETO September ’24 Project Update: The Present and Future of Frank Chadwick’s ETO Read Post »
Designer BlogsSeas of Thunder is one of my favorite games that I had a hand in designing. It covers a topic that I find fascinating. And it does it in a way that I find satisfying. It is easy to teach and learn. It has a fun factor with a lot of dice rolling. It also
Seas of Thunder – Blueprints Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV) Assistant Designer & Editor, Fred Schachter: My what a wonderful journey it’s been since, through circumstances best described as “karma”, I some years ago met CoV Designer Frank Esparrago through his daughter Ana who was furthering her finance education while working in Seattle and introduced us through a local
Congress of Vienna Quick Start Rules (Bi-Lingual: English & Spanish Versions!) Read Post »
Designer BlogsHi everyone, it’s been a long time since I have brought any news of the Thunder Alley Racing Series to you. As some of you know, we have been using some play testers for various components and add-ons to the game series. These include bringing new tracks, new expansions, and solo play to the collection.
Racing Season Never Ends in the Thunderverse Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe constellation of conflicts that consumed the former Russian Empire in the period 1918 to 1921 and beyond, known shorthand as the Russian Civil War (or the “Russian” Civil Wars by Jonathan Smele’s book of the same name), went far beyond a simple division of Reds. vs. Whites. As Smele emphasizes, the new Bolshevik state
The Four Factions of Hammer and Sickle Read Post »
Designer BlogsEvery year when we roll out our Yearly Sale, we get lots of requests from customers asking for a variety of information about the games that they can buy in the sale. Which games have the lowest stock levels, which games of a certain series are available, which hot games are available, which games have
Buyer’s Guide to GMT’s 2024 Fall Sale Read Post »
The Inside ViewThe content for the Thunderbolt Deluxe package has been finalized with the GMT Art Department team engaged in finishing up the counters and finalizing the maps. A few changes have been made to the Thunderbolt scenario line-up. Added are two scenarios commencing at key points during the long war:
Thunderbolt Deluxe Edition: August 2024 Update Read Post »
Designer BlogsAs a designer, I like to focus on why things happen in campaigns, operations, and battles. In old school terms, I “design for cause.” This tends to make my games more complex, but I hope players come away with a better understanding of why their game progressed the way it did beyond “he had better
Imperial Eagles: Recreating Carrier Battles Read Post »
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