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  Defiance Standard Campaign Session Report: OCTOBER 2025 AAR

  by D. B. Dockter and Mark Herman on November 20, 2025

  Mark (Ukraine) and Doc (acting as a NATO observer) vs YOGI (Russian bot) Note: We played against the Russian bot (YOGI) that Mark designed for Defiance. TURN 1A: Battle of Hostomel Airbase Battle of Vasylkiv Airbase: Part 1: Airbridge Established Invasion: VDV AND 36TH Army VDV forces advance into Ukraine, clear main avenue of advance.

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  The Hubris Histories – Book 5: Making War in the Hellenistic World

  by Morgane Gouyon-Rety on November 19, 2025

  As the game has started reaching the first backers as I am writing this book of the Chronicles, it is probably time to look in detail at what is an essential part of every wargame: waging war itself… In the previous book, we have looked at what it means to engage in war and peace,

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  A Hell So Terrible: Capturing the Flavor of Verdun Through Cards and Mechanics

  by Hermann Luttmann on November 14, 2025

  The Battle of Verdun has fascinated me since I was a teenager, especially after reading the book “The Price of Glory” by Alistair Horne. Such an iconic battle with so much strategic significance for the future conduct of the First World War, littered with heroic moments, disastrous decisions, and commanders who rose to the occasion

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  Alien Response Command #1 – The Battle for Crawford 

  by Brett Dedrick on November 13, 2025

  North Sea  Aboard the Russian Destroyer Severomorsk  A scant 3 hours earlier, ARC (short for Alien Response Command) had intercepted some strange communications from the Russian Destroyer Severomorsk. Although mostly garbled, the phrase “attacked by aliens” did filter through. This prompted the ARC commander to send out the closest ARC Light Team (commanded by Captain

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  Ancient Civilizations of East Asia: A War Game – or not?

  by Fred Schachter and Mark McLaughlin on November 7, 2025

  Play the kind of game YOU want – and choose among 20+ unique civilizations to play it! As with its predecessors – Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea and Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East– , this newest entry in the series, Ancient Civilizations of East Asia, can be any kind of game you and

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  ZESTOLU Interview with Kai Jensen on Dominant Species, Chad Jensen and GMT

  by Radek Rath Malý on November 4, 2025

  Below you will find an excellent interview with Kai Jensen from Radek Rath Malý at the Czech board game publication Zestolu earlier this month. Radek has kindly translated the interview into English for InsideGMT, but for those of you who would like to read the original version in the Czech language instead, you can find

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  ARC – The Underworld: Critical Activities

  by James M. Day on October 30, 2025

   Box: Hey, who’s been messin’ with my medpack?  Are you just going to stand there, or do something?  It’s not just about moving and shooting; ARC – The Underworld’s characters may also perform several critical activities that contribute to the outcome of the scenarios.  Hiding  Characters may try to hide. Hidden Characters may not be

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   Wise Guy History Takes on Illusions of Glory

  by Perry Silverman on October 28, 2025

  Introduction  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 Artificial Intelligence says that IoG is a “heavyweight wargame with a great design”, that

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  Building a Narrative with the Tank Duel Campaign System

  by Paul O'Connor on October 27, 2025

  Introduction Tank Duel is a great game, and some of the best parts come from the narrative that builds during each game. The heroic crew who comes through in spite of the odds. The rush of scoring a hit. The drama of watching your last APCR round bounce off a KV-1’s armor and wondering what

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  Great Battles of Alexander: The Battle of Issus (Part III)

  by Alan J. Ray on October 24, 2025

  This article continues the case study of the Battle of Issus started in the InsideGMT article Great Battles of Alexander: The Battle of Issus picking up the action with Game Turn 3. Alexander has crossed the river and recovered with the bulk of his cavalry in preparation for an assault on the Persian left. On