Combat Commander

A Vietnam RSG: Capturing the Core of the Combat Commander System

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While the game comes with 12 scenarios, there is also a 2-page roll-your-own scenario system that will generate a HISTORICAL situation in about 5 minutes, after which both players secretly choose from one of many historical forces of platoon-to-company size with which to fight. -Chad Jensen on Combat Commander: Europe (2006) Magical Realism The premise […]

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Designer Blogs

For Everything There is a Season: The Origin Story of Combat Commander: Vietnam

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Note: All of the images depicting game components in this article show early concept or playtest art. A Time to Plant. It was 18(!!) years ago that Chad and I started talking about designing a Combat Commander: Vietnam game together. Of course, Chad was the master crafter of Combat Commander and knew the CC design

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The Inside View

Combat Commander: Europe Random Scenario Setup Example

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The random scenario generator in Combat Commander: Europe is perhaps one of the most underrated features of the game. It vastly expands replayability, offering new situations for seasoned players and newcomers alike. The rules are tucked into the back of the scenario book and you may have missed them or forgotten they are there—or maybe

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Scenarios/Variants

Your First Game: Combat Commander for Beginners and Experts

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Author’s Note: this article has Combat Commander: Europe as its focus, but is more or less applicable to the series in general. Speaking in the broadest of terms, if you are thinking of playing your first-ever game of Combat Commander, you fall somewhere along a spectrum that starts with people who have never played a

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Hobby General Interest

A Look at Strategy & Tactics for the Germans in Combat Commander by GMT Games

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Today we present another excellent strategy article from our friends at The Player’s Aid, this one by Grant Kleinhenz. I encourage all of our readers to take a look at the outstanding content on their website, and particularly at several of their recent GMT-related articles:  Review of Wing Leader: Supremacy Video AAR of Labyrinth Strategy Advice

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Strategy Articles

A Look at Strategy and Tactics for the Americans in Combat Commander by GMT Games

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In this month’s customer update, I highlighted The Player’s Aid website and the good folks that are creating so much high-quality game-related content there. After the update, I asked Grant if he’d like to write an occasional article for InsideGMT to provide some added content to our site, and also to help spread the word

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