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Meet the Peoples from the Sea: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia 

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

It’s all about the Cards: Exploring the Karma Card Deck of Ancient Civilizations of East Asia (Part 1)

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...

Meet the Xiongnu: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia

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...

Meet the Dong Son: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia

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...

Meet the Jin (Wu): A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia

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...

Meet the Zhou: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia

Meet the Zhou: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia  By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter The Zhou were one of the key...

Meet the Shang: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia

The Shang are the earliest recorded dynasty of ancient China. For far more detail than this summary can convey, see: Shang dynasty – Wikipedia. There...

Meet the Chu: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia

 The Chu were one of the strongest, most persistent, and most influential civilizations of Chinese history. They were a major force in politics and culture...

Ancient Civilizations of East Asia: A War Game – or not?

Play the kind of game YOU want – and choose among 20+ unique civilizations to play it! As with its predecessors – Ancient Civilizations of...

“It’s All in the Cards”: A Compendium of Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East’s Cards: Chapter Three, Part One – Disasters Both Natural & Manmade

We continue our sojourn through the cards of GMT’s upcoming, now P-500 listed, second game of the “Ancient Civilizations” series: Ancient Civilizations of the Middle...
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