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MBT Example of Play (Part 1): Basic Game AP Combat

The following is an actual example of play from the MBT rulebooks. It has been annotated with additional notes to help with the gaming mechanics...

MBT Initiative Example of Play

In MBT, players manage the flow of the game through control of the initiative. It dictates the course of action for the current turn. Who...

MBT Command and Control Example of Play

Command and control is a common element of most tactical games for good reason. Force management is a necessity to properly model low scale combat...

MBT Artillery Example of Play

Since it first arrived on the battlefield in the 12th Century, artillery has played an ever expanding role. This no less the case on the...

MBT – Helicopters in Action

We’re thrilled that MBT (along with a reprint of the sold-out Panzer) is now in our production queue for late 2015/early 2016. Clearly, a lot of...

Design Background – Panzer and MBT

Jim Day has been a respected designer in our hobby going back to the 1970s. When Andy told me a few years back that we...

MBT Prologue + Free Sample Scenario

27 September 1987, 1400 Zulu GDR Western Border Man’s vision of hell manifests itself in many guises. Whether terror, despair, or utter hopelessness, its definition...