Many naval units that participated in the Norwegian campaign did not survive it. Others were lost in the eighteen months between the end of the campaign in June 1940 and when the convoys to Russia faced their first serious opposition. The Norway 1940 expansion thus includes a plethora of warship counters to supplement those appearing in PQ-17, […]
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Designer BlogsJoin us for a saga out of medieval Spain! We present here only lightly edited an internal playtest report from Levy & Campaign Series’ Volume II, Almoravid. Phil Dreher authored the report, playing the Muslims against John Campbell as the Christians. They ran through the full-length scenario over several days in April 2020, entirely via a
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Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsIntroduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Editor, Fred Schachter: To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago accomplished with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering which has “Made the Cut” (thank you patrons, thank you so very much!); previous InsideGMT articles presented “Designer’s Notes”, “Game as
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayIn a Seas of Thunder campaign game, Italy is a very enjoyable nation to play; either as part of a team or just by yourself. Italy can expect to have the upper hand in the Mediterranean from the instant that France is conquered until they leave the game in September of 1943 (Turn 17). They
Regia Marina: Italian Concerns in the Seas of Thunder Campaign Game Read Post »
Designer BlogsA few weeks ago we released the Extended Example of Play so players could get a feel for Imperial Struggle’s gameplay. One sharp-eyed reader also spotted a glitch, which will be fixed in the shipping version.
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayIntroduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Editor, Fred Schachter – To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago accomplished with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering which has “Made the Cut” (thank you patrons, thank you so very much!); previous InsideGMT articles presented “Designer’s Notes”, “Game
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayBelow is an article featuring Nevsky insights and first impressions from first time player and InsideGMT contributor David Wiley of Cardboard Clash. You can also find this article on David’s blog. Enjoy! -Rachel
Introduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Editor, Fred Schachter – To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago accomplished with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering which has “Made the Cut” (thank you patrons!); previous InsideGMT articles presented “Designer’s Notes”, “Game as History: An Historical Introduction
Playtesting continues for Red Storm: Baltic Approaches. As with Red Storm, I am working hard to make sure each scenario provides players with interesting challenges. One of my favorite scenarios explores the tactics used by Warsaw Pact deep bombing raids against a layered NATO defense of SAMs and fighters, with the possibility that the bombers
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Designer BlogsBelow is an article featuring Peloponnesian War insights and first impressions from first time player and InsideGMT contributor David Wiley of Cardboard Clash. You can also find this article on David’s blog. Enjoy! -Rachel
A New Wargamer’s Insights and Impressions from Peloponnesian War Read Post »
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