Introduction (By CoV Editor Fred Schachter): The preceding parts of this article (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) leads us to Napoleon’s desperate 1814 attempts to save Imperial France and himself from the wrath of his many enemies: the Nations of the Sixth Coalition. These opponents may loudly voice exclamations of public unity against […]
Below is the twelfth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first eleven articles in the series here.
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East: Meet the Cimmerians Read Post »
Designer BlogsI remember cracking the seal on my first COIN game – Colonial Twilight – and seeing that bot chart in the box. I was a relatively new wargamer, and Colonial Twilight was not only my first COIN game but also my first P500 (much to my wallet’s chagrin, it was not my last!). After playing
Design Diary: How and Why We Are Evolving the Fire in the Lake Bot System Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Solitaire SystemsNote: If you would like to view any of the above or below images in a larger size, you can click on the image and it will point you to the full image file. Badajoz is a small and quiet city in the southwest of Spain with 150,000 inhabitants. It is replete with history relevant
[In this article, I will occasionally interject my thoughts in to issues that Chuck either left vague or skipped completely. I do this only to make sure everyone is as clear as possible on the concepts he is presenting and how they relate to the game. Honestly this could be looked at as a companion
Introduction by ACIS Developer Fred Schachter: The Designers, Mark McLaughlin and Chris Vorder Bruegge, as well as myself, would like as many of our fellow hobbyists as possible to enjoy playing ACIS. We appreciate some gamers sharing how they’ve mitigated the game’s chaos through a variety of house rules and it is grand learning how
Introduction (By CoV Editor Fred Schachter): The preceding parts of this series provided background regarding the game’s historical situation and then of Napoleon’s remarkable resurgence after the disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia. Part 2 included Napoleon’s new, but flawed, Grande Armée setting his Coalition Allied opponents reeling when it victoriously smashed its way back into
Below is the eleventh in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first ten articles in the series here.
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East: Meet the Israelites Read Post »
Designer BlogsThis month’s P500 announcement of a new Fire in the Lake bot system has prompted much excitement from Fire in the Lake fans, and several questions which I will answer in this article. This article is a Q&A format, but keep reading to the bottom to get a sneak peek at the new Trưng Solitaire
A Sneak Peek at Tru’ng: The New Fire in the Lake Bot System Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Solitaire SystemsThe article below is a written version of a YouTube video I made talking about the design of Red Flag Over Paris: https://youtu.be/SkdiyuPefAg In this article, I won’t go into too many details about the historical background. Still, if you are interested to know more about it, I published two articles on InsideGMT about this
