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Fred Schachter
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Frederick the Great Debuts in The Valley of the Sun: The First Arizona Playtest of The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble
Introduction: A new career opportunity has returned me to the Phoenix area from back east. This provided an opportunity to reacquaint myself with the wonderful...
The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble “Goes Electric” (with a New VASSAL Module!)
When Designer Greg Ticer and I began our partnership to bring The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble, henceforth referred to as 7YW:FG, into published form;...
After Action Report: The Rockland Guys Go to “The Inner Sea”
Introduction: This article complements Mark McLaughlin’s InsideGMT Letter to Gene piece for this upcoming soon-to-be-announced GMT P500 listed game. Mark and I hope it whets...
The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble: Game Development Progress Report and Updated Overview Presentation
It’s been awhile since the last InsideGMT article concerning The Seven Years War: Frederick’s Gamble, henceforth referred to as 7YW:FG. This piece is an...
The 7 Years War: Frederick’s Gamble: Remodeling a 19th Century Field Battle and Siege System for the 18th Century
During a WBC Convention, Gene Billingsley of GMT, acted as a kind of matchmaker (to those of you familiar with “Fiddler on the Roof” feel...
WWII in Two (and a half) Hours and then 58 Minutes: Hitler’s Reich AAR’s with a New Player (Part 2)
Be sure to check out Part One of this series for more information about Hitler’s Reich and the AAR of Game One. Game Two: March...
WWII in Two (and a half) Hours and then 58 Minutes: Hitler’s Reich AAR’s with a New Player (Part 1)
Introduction: If this is the first InsideGMT piece you’re reading regarding the Hitler’s Reich game, you’re urged to reference other material within this site for...
Hitler’s Reich Gets Real – First Look at a More Polished Play-Test Map and Conflict Card Art
Hitler’s Reich just got real – a real artist, that is. Veteran GMT artist Charlie Kibler has taken his professional brush to designer Mark McLaughlin’s...
Hitler’s Reich: A Card Conquest System Game: Extended Example of Play (Part 2 of 2)
Click here to read Part I of this article Chapter Four. Blitzkrieg & Second Success Action Because the Axis won its first Action, it gains a...
Summary Changes between 7YW:Frederick’s Gamble & The Napoleonic Wars
For background, please reference the previous After Action Report of a play test of this exciting game: which is built on the game system pioneered by...
