Below you will find another fantastic article from Clio’s Board Games. This is the first in an American Revolution article series from Clio that you will find here on InsideGMT and on Clio’s blog. Enjoy! -Rachel
Rebellion in the Colonies (American Revolution, #1) Read Post »
Designer BlogsThis is the Action Round example as it appears in the playbook, except for a few additions to facilitate understanding without a copy of the game. Rules reference numbers remain in the text to minimize editing. Enjoy!
Bayonets & Tomahawks Warpath Chronicles #11: Action Round Example Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayThis article picks up where the previous one left off. It will get you to the end of a game Year. If you would like to read Part One first, that can be found here. Enjoy!
Bayonets & Tomahawks Warpath Chronicles #10: Game Year Example Part Two Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayThere’s been a long hiatus of the B&T Warpath Chronicles. It was caused by the shift of all efforts to the game itself. As all the graphic files are now completed, I can share again some of the game’s content. This is the Game Year example as it appears in the playbook, except for a
Bayonets & Tomahawks Warpath Chronicles #9: Game Year Example Part One Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayI started wargaming in the 1980s with the first edition of Jim Day’s Panzer. Convincing battle modeling has always been crucial for me. For a long time, I found the “to hit” process and also odds based combat result tables to be the ne plus ultra — along with 10-sided dice (I confess my love
Bayonets and Tomahawks – Burning Hay is the Scent of Victory! “My friend, I have a bad feeling something bad is about to happen.” “Nonsense George, there’s no enemy within hundreds of miles of Wills Creek, Virginia.” Famous first words for the beginning of a game of Bayonets and Tomahawks as the British player. As
B&T Warpath Chronicles #7: Raids Read Post »
Designer BlogsIn the old days, to be a vassal meant that you would agree to submit to a king in exchange for their protection against other kings and lords. We’ve moved past those days; today in the gaming field it means to submit your board game to someone for creating a Vassal module. Since most of
B&T Warpath Chronicles #6: Vassalization, Or How I Learned To Love Online Gaming Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development Updates“Bayonets & Tomahawks Biweekly” is an article series appearing on InsideGMT periodically every two weeks. It features articles from the Bayonets & Tomahawks development team regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release. Issue #5: From Bellin’s map to B&T’s game board: how I use cartography in game design. First my heartfelt thanks to everyone
Greetings from just south of Baltimore, MD. My name is Barry Setser and I am the developer for GMT’s upcoming game – Bayonets & Tomahawks. Many of you know the name from numerous conventions and gatherings over the years, but there’s a larger contingent that have no idea who I am. I would like to
B&T Warpath Chronicles #4: Developer’s Introduction Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development Updates“Bayonets & Tomahawks Biweekly” is an article series appearing on InsideGMT periodically every two weeks. It features articles from the Bayonets & Tomahawks development team regarding the game’s design, development and upcoming release. NOTE: The cards in the final product have replaced the Action tokens. Issue #3: Action tokens PART 3 — Full Action Round Example: French
