Imperial Struggle

Immersive Imperial Struggle Playlist (Board Game Playlists, #2)

Below you will find another excellent article from Clio’s Board Games, this time featuring a playlist they created to go along with Imperial Struggle. You can also read Clio’s original article here. Enjoy! -Rachel — You love board games. You probably also like music. Let’s combine the two into an immersive playlist for Imperial Struggle. […]

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Freebies

How to Win at Imperial Struggle

Below you will find another fantastic article from Clio’s Board Games, this time discussing some winning strategies for Imperial Struggle. You can also find this article on Clio’s blog. Enjoy! -Rachel Back to the strategy posts – this time in the tried-and-true fashion of giving three basic tips which new and intermediate players can easily remember. Today, we’re going

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Strategy Articles

The War of Independence Through the Lens of Washington’s War, Liberty or Death, and Imperial Struggle

After a somewhat longer break, we’re back with the American Revolution! We had concluded last time with the French entry into the war on the American side. Today, we’ll look at the cooperation between the allies, the British strategic shift to the south, and how these two impulses collided and gave way to peace – as always, with board games. You

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Inside the Game as History

Rebellion in the Colonies (American Revolution, #1)

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

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Designer Blogs

Book & Game Pairings from Clio’s Board Games: The Rise of the Great Powers and Imperial Struggle

Back to the book & game pairings to educate & entertain about a certain historical topic! Today, we’re looking at the power struggles of the 18th century with Britain and France occupying center stage, often called the Second Hundred Years’ War. Our book & game for this topic are The Rise of the Great Powers 1648—1815 (Derek

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Inside the Game as History

Twilight Struggle vs Imperial Struggle – Comparison

Twilight Struggle (TS) and Imperial Struggle (IS) are two great creations of the Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews duet. We waited a long 15 years between the publication of the first (2005) and latter one (2020). Both titles prove to be deep, immersing, and very replayable designs thus no wonder that they have pretty broad pool of fans.

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Hobby General Interest

Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, Through the Lens of Imperial Struggle

Below you will find another fantastic article from Clio’s Board Games, this time discussing Robert Walpole through the lens of GMT’s Imperial Struggle. You can also find this article on Clio’s blog. Enjoy! -Rachel

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Inside the Game as History

Imperial Struggle Strategy Analysis: Initial Game Setup

While I deem it too early to provide a definitive review or a solid strategy guide for Imperial Struggle, some aspects can definitely be analyzed. One of them is of course the initial set-up of the game, which is specific to each nation and provides different opportunities. What follows is analysis of the major game

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Strategy Articles

Imperial Struggle: Further Examples of Play

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Designer Blogs, Examples of Play

Imperial Struggle: Extended Example of Play

The Extended Example of Play for Imperial Struggle is up! You can read it here. The example consists of the first Peace Turn and the War of the Spanish Succession; when it ends, the players would move on to the final turn of the Succession Era.

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