As we speak, All Bridges Burning is all finished and the components have been sent to the printer. The wait is almost over! In a range of previous InsideGMT articles we spent a great deal of time looking at the game’s treatment of the Finnish Civil War. Alongside that, a series of event card spoilers […]
All Bridges Burning: Solitaire System Part 1 Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of Play, Solitaire SystemsThe design and testing team for the first Red Storm expansion, Baltic Approaches, has been working hard over the past months to get it ready for final art with GMT. Since this is an expansion, the early work has focused on the foundations of the expansion: the map area, the orders of battle, the timeline
Red Storm: Baltic Approaches Design Update Read Post »
Designer BlogsThis is the second part in Chuck’s ongoing series of articles discussing some of the lesser known ships you will command and fight against in Seas of Thunder. (You can read the first article here.)
Seas of Thunder: What’s a Pretty Commonwealth Line Steamer Doing in a War Like This? Read Post »
Designer BlogsIntroduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Editor, Fred Schachter – To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago created with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering; InsideGMT presented articles of “Designer’s Notes†and a “Game as History†series entitled “A Historical Introduction to the Congress of
Below is the fifteenth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first fourteen articles in the series here.
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East: Meet the Scythians Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe single most important goal of the new COIN bot designs is usability. There are many places where small changes have been made to enhance usability, but the primary change (and a large one!) is the division of the operation selection and space selection priorities into different charts. Trưng divides these using the same principles
Fire in the Lake Tru’ng Bot Example of Play: NVA March Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayFor the first time in my 40+ years of game design I was invited to a convention as an Industry Guest – all expenses paid (they even gave me food and beer). I had never been to TotalCon, even though I live in New England and it is 90 minutes from home. Thanks to podcaster Jonathan Reinhart,
Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (& Mark McLaughlin) at TotalCon Read Post »
Convention ReportTurns 8, 9, and 10 of the campaign game make up Scenario 3 of Seas of Thunder. The scenario’s name is Drumbeat and the rhythm of the game does seem to be reaching a steady and predictable pace. The German U-Boats are overtaking the Atlantic. Italy and Great Britain are engaged in a death spiral
Allied Concerns in Seas of Thunder Scenario 3: Awakening the Bear Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Strategy ArticlesBelow is the fourteenth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first thirteen articles in the series here.
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East: Meet the Chaldeans Read Post »
Designer BlogsAs some aficionadoes already know, Conquest and Consequence (CnC), the Asia/Pacific follow-up game to Triumph and Tragedy, preserves the 3-sided nature of the system by adding the Soviet Faction to the more typical US/Japan confrontation.
