The second edition of Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front (“IoG”) is currently on the P-500 list. Links to prototype unit counters, player aid cards, mapboard, and playbook can be found on the IoG webpage. Google’s AI says that IoG is a “heavyweight wargame with a great design”, that the game […]
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Designer Blogs
Five and a half years ago… With Infernal Machine: The Dawn of Submarine Warfare at the printer, the designers found themselves in a nostalgic and contemplative mood. Their first meeting was via private messaging on BoardGameGeek (BGG) back during the pandemic. They now offer their initial (somewhat uncanny or just curious) exchange to InsideGMT, as
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Designer Blogs
The Dong Son was a Bronze Age civilization that arose in what is now modern-day Vietnam. Although well-known for their use of large drums in battle. They were not primarily a military power, but instead were more of a religious, cultural, intellectual kingdom, and one that was more known for fishing, nautical exploration and trading
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Designer Blogs
At the proverbial 10,000 ft. view, Simple GBACW (or Simple Version) looks very similar to the GBACW Series Rules. It should of course, because they both use the same maps and counters for units and leaders. The Sequence of Play and the flow of the game are very similar as well; each division receives a
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The Jin (also often known as the Wu in deference to the Jin’s founder, Emperor Wu) played a vital role in many of the wars of ancient China’s unification – and in the rebellions that undermined such efforts to bring China under the rule of a single dynasty. They were an inventive, artistic, and highly
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Designer Blogs
Below you will find an excellent article cross-posted from Francis K. Lalumiere at Reports from the Front Lines. This article features his love letter to the Combat Commander series. For those interested, you can read his original post here. -Rachel The existence of the most recent edition of Combat Commander made me wake up to two startling
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Hobby General Interest
Introduction by ACEA Co-Designer, Fred Schachter: This article’s Part 1 of 2 provided Designer Chris Vorder Bruegge’s general overview, with historical references, of how Ancient Civilizations of East Asia was designed. This included video links readers may find of interest in gaining appreciation of the game’s historical context. In Part 2 of 2, Author Chris
Meet the Zhou: A Civilization of GMT’s Ancient Civilizations of East Asia By Mark McLaughlin & Fred Schachter The Zhou were one of the key civilizations which helped define China and its culture. They endured for some 789 years, from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. Their core source of power was
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Designer Blogs
Although the Battle of Verdun was truly unique in so many ways, it was also a prototypically brutal First World War slugfest. Characterized by pulverizing “rain of steel” artillery barrages, murderous trench assaults across No Man’s Land, vicious close quarter fighting utilizing everything from entrenching tools to flamethrowers, and all other aspects of this primeval
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Designer Blogs
Introduction by ACEA Co-Designer, Fred Schachter: What a journey it’s been with my buddies Chris Vorder Bruegge and Mark Mclaughlin in creating the “Ancient Civs” Game Series! It started with Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (ACIS), then Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East (ACME) and now we’re pleased to offer through GMT the next
