Design Files: Scenario Design
A large and vocal minority think our games should run according to history, and are willing to put up with special rules that force the game into a...
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Napoleon Invades Spain: Notes from Gabriel
I have played boardgames (mostly wargames) since 1978. Some games stand the passage of time better than others, as taste and life evolve. What h...
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NAB Expansion Kit: Designer's Notes
In 2015, shortly after the publication of OSG's Special Study Nr. 7, "1814: The Fall of Empire," I received an email from Dick Vohlers, pointing...
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Napoleon Retreats: Designer's Notes
In early March 1814 Napoleon consistently under-estimated his opponents and over-estimated his own potential. That was all about to change at Lao...
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