Fred Schachter and Mark McLaughlin

According to the mythic account recounted by the Samguk yusa, written in 1281, the Gojosen Kingdom was founded in northern Korea and southern Manchuria in...

As with its predecessors (Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea, GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea and Ancient Civilizations of the Middle...

By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter The Han Dynasty ruled during what is often referred to as the “Golden Age” of Ancient China.  Building upon...

by Mark G. McLaughlin (with input from Fred Schachter) As with its predecessors (Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea GMT Games – Ancient Civilizations of the...

By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter Japan first made its mark on history in the Jomon period of the Mesolithic age – about 10,000 BC...

By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter The Peoples from the Sea represent the oft forgotten and overlooked amalgam of nomadic tribes that have roamed the...

by Mark G. McLaughlin (with input from Fred Schachter) Introduction by Ancient Civilizations of East Asia (ACEA) co-designer, Fred Schachter: What a game design/game development...

The Xiongnu were the bane of ancient Chinese civilization for centuries.  These fearsome nomadic horse lords of the steppes, depicted as Desert areas on ACEA’s...

The Dong Son was a Bronze Age civilization that arose in what is now modern-day Vietnam. Although well-known for their use of large drums in...

The Jin (also often known as the Wu in deference to the Jin’s founder, Emperor Wu) played a vital role in many of the wars...