John Butterfield has been hard at work on SpaceCorp: Ventures, the first expansion to his hit space-exploration game SpaceCorp. Developer Jason Carr is here to share the final of four sneak-peeks at what comes in the Ventures box. This week’s Corporation is Stellar Security, providing best-in-class security operations… for a price.
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Designer BlogsWhile I deem it too early to provide a definitive review or a solid strategy guide for Imperial Struggle, some aspects can definitely be analyzed. One of them is of course the initial set-up of the game, which is specific to each nation and provides different opportunities. What follows is analysis of the major game
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Strategy ArticlesJohn Butterfield has been hard at work on SpaceCorp: Ventures, the first expansion to his hit space-exploration game SpaceCorp. Developer Jason Carr is here to share the third of four sneak-peeks at what comes in the Ventures box. This week’s Corporation is Humanistics, which is known for their iron-clad stance against any form of genetic
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Designer BlogsBackground, Notes, and Setup Information: For those who have not played Scenario 11 of Combat Commander: Europe or need a refresher on the backstory, it is set in France, in July of 1944. A few beleaguered American troops from the 743rd Tank Battalion are supposed to hold a captured German hilltop position until help can arrive. They
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After Action Report
If you are looking for a game to teach your child or to introduce somebody to the hobby, I think Caesar: Rome vs Gaul would be a good choice. There is no hexagonal grid, few pieces, and the rules are easy to learn. Your opponent will be impressed by the game board, the illustrations on
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Designer BlogsJohn Butterfield has been hard at work on SpaceCorp: Ventures, the first expansion to his hit space-exploration game SpaceCorp. Developer Jason Carr is here to share the second of four sneak-peeks at what comes in the Ventures box. This week, he looks at a Corporation pushing the boundaries of human evolution: Next Generation. Last week
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Designer BlogsJohn Butterfield has been hard at work on SpaceCorp: Ventures, the first expansion to his hit space-exploration game SpaceCorp. Developer Jason Carr is here to share the first of four sneak-peeks at what comes in the Ventures box. This week, he looks at the original space corporation: SpaceCorp.
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Designer BlogsThose of you who have read the Border Reivers rules will know that 2 and 3-player versions of the game exist, even though the expected number of players is either 4 or 6. I’m trying to get the 4 and 6-player versions finished first, so even though I’ve experimented enough with 2 and 3-player to
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After Action Report, Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsThe Congress of Vienna (CoV) Design and Development Team is ever so appreciative of the fine support and enthusiasm being shown this upcoming P500 “Great Statesmen” GMT game. To those who placed orders for CoV and helped it “make the cut” to an ever-increasing extent; thanks so much!
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Development UpdatesIn 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
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Designer Blogs, Inside the Game as History