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Hi everyone! 

I hope this update finds you well. We're sending it out a few days early this month because we have our Weekend at the Warehouse that starts on Thursday (with some designers coming in on Wednesday) so we need to clear our schedules for that event. I'm very much looking forward to seeing many old friends and making some new ones later this week!

I'd like to draw your attention to this month's new P500 games (although not so much the games themselves—we'll give you plenty of those details below). Let's focus on their designers and design teams as a microcosm of the ways that GMT is growing at present, both in terms of the mixing of different levels of experience and interest as well as the synergies that we continue to encourage and from which we benefit.

Rick Young is one of my favorite designers—well, actually, one of my favorite people. Rick has been designing with us for about twenty years now, since the days of his hit WWII Strategy game Europe Engulfed. Rick likes to design WWII games, and that's mostly what he does (although if you haven't played Leaping Lemmings, which is VERY far from a WWII game, you're missing a game that's a ton of backstabbing fun!). As many of you know, Rick also pioneered the Fast Action Battles Series that spanned three games, trying to bring smart, deep (mostly) WWII Operational games to the table in a quicker-playing format. He's improving that formula with his newest series that we're introducing today in a dual pack volume with a Bulge game he designed and a North Africa game from Michael Gustavsson. This series is even quicker-playing than FAB, and I think it's a more elegant design that, because it uses counters instead of blocks, is also easier to jump into (and to play solo). 



So, our first new P500 today is the brainchild of this 20-year veteran designer who has tons of experience with operational and strategic WWII games, is passionate about designing them, and has proven to be unselfish in the extreme in terms of allowing other designers to use his system—a trend that he is continuing with the Battle Command series. It's aimed at our WWII wargamers, and I think those of you who enjoy playing WWII games are going to love it. More to the point, Jason Carr, our Director of Development, along with several of our development team, agrees with me and has given Rick as much support as possible to get this new series onto P500 and on your game tables.

On the flip side of our new P500s, we have Borikén, a game from designer Julio Nazario. This is not Julio's first design, but none of us at GMT knew him until his game caught the attention of Volko, Jason, Harold, Ken, and a few others during last year's Zenobia Awards design competition, where he did very well. Julio is a prolific crafter of games, and honestly many of his games don't fit GMT thematically because they're not historically based. But Julio brought us Borikén, a rich cooperative game that tells the story of the Taíno people of Borikén—modern-day Puerto Rico—and their resistance against the occupation of Spanish Conquistadors in the 15th and 16th centuries. Julio has crafted a gem of a game here, and it's aimed at our customers who love playing historical strategy games. It's built with streamlined euro-like systems, but the gameplay is set solidly in history, with the passion brought from Julio representing his cultural heritage in this strategy game. As you might expect, the game exemplifies the passion that Julio has for his subject, something that our team—and especially developer Ken Kuhn—was quick to pick up on.



So this is what we're doing. As with Rick and Julio and their games today, we are blending a mix of really diverse but always talented and passionate people to create our ongoing line of strategy games. Our design teams—totaling 104 designers now—are filled with a mix of designers with a variety of experience levels, skills, and passions. We just ask, "What are you passionate about?" when considering their next game(s) because we know that their passion and skill, when mixed with our development and art teams, will create games that are special. So, with the help of an awesomely-talented and people-friendly team of developers working with our Director of Development Jason Carr and an art department under the direction of Mark Simonitch and Terry Leeds (whose work continues to amaze and impress me), we're bringing the immersive stories that these diverse and massively talented designers create to your game tables as challenging historical strategy games that you can play solo or with your friends.

Enjoy the games!

- Gene

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New P500s. As part of this month's update, we are adding two new P500 games, as well as one new Bot Update Kit for one of our most popular COIN series games.

Battle Commander Volume I: Battle of the Bulge and Operation Crusader
Borikén: The Taíno Resistance
Calixto Bot Upgrade Pack for Cuba Libre

Please check out the "New P500 Additions" section below for more details.

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This Month's Box Back Sneak Peek. Here's this month's sneak peek at the box back for our upcoming Musket & Pike Dual Pack. Enjoy!



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GMT One - Jason Carr. April is always a busy month at GMT; our twice-a-year Weekend at the Warehouse is always a busy time! But even more busy is all the work that goes into preparing prototypes to show at the Warehouse and coordinating all the designers' schedules to make sure I get to see everyone I need to while I'm there. This month, I'll be in attendance again, and I'm looking forward to seeing you all there. Please stop me and say hi.

GMT One doesn't stop moving forward just because of the Weekend at the Warehouse. This month we are showing off something we've been working on for a few months—the new Calixto card-based bots for Cuba Libre! Kevin Crooks approached me about a year ago with interest in getting a set of bots together for Cuba Libre, and I knew he was the right person to do it. Kevin did the majority of the development work for the Tây Sơn bots in Fall of Saigon, so he brings a wealth of experience to the project, and we're very excited to share more about these bots in the future.

Additionally, we are super excited about the Third Edition rules for Fields of Fire. Our rules team, Andrew Stead and Colin Parsons, have done an unbelievable amount of work to find the right way to present rules to players. Most of this work has been consolidating clarifications and reorganizing rules, moving rules between the rulebook and mission booklets, and editing, editing, editing the final result. This project would never have happened without Andrew and Colin's passion for the game—even before we decided to do a Third Edition of the rules, Andrew and Colin were answering questions on Facebook and BGG and supporting the game; that's how I knew they would be the right people to tackle the rules and help more people learn Ben Hull's amazing game.

We're really excited to get these rules into gamers' hands, so we're opening a Beta test of the new rulebook this month. The rules are still in rough form—not laid out professionally—but they are ready to use for both new and returning players. One caveat: If you are expecting a "simple" version of Fields of Fire, that's not what this project is about. We have done our best to show Ben's vision of the game—one that focuses on command and control, with emergent situations and lots of difficult decisions—and the gameplay is exactly the same as it was with the first and second edition rules. If you previously tried to learn the game and couldn't crack it, please come help us make sure we're making it possible for you to learn. If you are a veteran player and know the game well, come check out what we've done and help us polish the urban combat and vehicle rules. Either way, we would love to hear your thoughts. - Jason

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Playtesters/Help Wanted! On an ongoing basis, I'll use this section to let you know which of our design teams currently need extra testers. If you are interested in helping out, please contact the team members for the game you are interested in at the links below. We greatly appreciate you helping us test our games and make them better! Thank you!
  • Balance Testing for Downfall. John Butterfield and team are in need of testers to help finish up testing on Downfall via Vassal. You can sign up to test Downfall here.  
  • Testers needed for Fields of Fire Third Edition Rules. We are ready to start to test the new Third Edition ruleset for Fields of Fire and need testers—whether you have Vol I or Vol II, we can use your help. Testing is via physical copies, so please make sure you own Fields of Fire Vol I or II. You can sign up to test Fields of Fire here.
  • We are beginning playtesting for the COIN Series game China's War. If you would like to help test China's War, we're looking for testers to run games on their own or participate in games via Discord (or make your own print and play kit). The game is very stable, but we need help tuning events and Victory thresholds. You can sign up to test China's War here.
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Punched Magazine Issue #4 is Here! Our friends at Punched Magazine have recently released Issue #4, which includes plenty of cool GMT content including a feature profile of Mark Simonitch. Mark is of course a designer extraordinaire and also the key guy who coordinates all the talented artists in the GMT art department. Remember this is a FREE online publication. Check it out here!

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Designer Interviews. We are privileged to work with and be supported by dozens of excellent content creators who help us by sharing information about our games and our company with their online audiences. Recently, several of those creators have published interviews with a number of our designers. I'm listing them herein so you can have a one-step reference to all the recent interviews. 

El Wargamero Novato [Spanish but the page has auto translate set up] - interviews with:

Ed Beach
Joe Dewhurst
Joe Schmidt

The Players' Aid - interviews with Mark McLaughlin, Paul Daniels, and Brian Asklev
Pushing Cardboard - interview with Carl Paradis
Moe's Game Table - interview with Mitchell Land


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GMT Merchandise: This month, we would like to highlight the Gandhi merchandise we have on our site in conjunction with the 2nd printing of Gandhi going on P500. Also, don’t forget about the Twilight Struggle drinkware we added last month!



Note that our GMT Merchandise store is located on the Spring site, and ALL MERCHANDISE ORDERS AND FULFILLMENT ARE HANDLED BY SPRING, NOT BY GMT (so please don't try to order through or seek help from our office folks; they—for once—will have no idea how to help you).

Below is a link to browse or order from the GMT Merch Store. Check it out!

GMT Merchandise at Spring!

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Brian Reynolds has released a completely reworked 2.0 VASSAL Module for Nevsky! We let you all know back in November of '21 that the brilliant Brian Reynolds has again created something awesome for fans of GMT Games, especially for those who like Volko's Levy and Campaign series. Brian's newest creation back then was a VASSAL module for Volko's upcoming Almoravid. NOW Brian has created a completely rebuilt VASSAL 2.0 module for Nevsky, the first game in Volko's Levy & Campaign series. Click Here to go to the free download page for the module, and check out the beauty and utility of Brian's VASSAL mods for yourself! 

I want to personally thank Brian for the many, many hours and the great skill that he has put into these modules as a labor of love. As someone who has greatly enjoyed Brian's computer games over the years, I know he could be using his time (and getting paid!) to make more great computer games. It's a great compliment to us here at GMT that he has chosen to apply his skills to creating VASSAL modules to help players enjoy our games. Thank you, Brian! We appreciate you and all you do to help our hobby!

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New TTS Module for Plains Indian Wars! For those of you who like using TTS modules through the Steam Platform, check out the new TTS module for Plains Indians Wars created by David Kurtz! Thanks, David, for taking the time to create such a beautifully-crafted module.

             

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Keep up with GMT Online
Virtually every day, we announce new information, show off upcoming products, or give you a peek under the hood of our new designs in our various online sites and forums. For those of you looking to keep up with us online, here is where you can find us. Drop in and start a conversation!

GMT Games Website
InsideGMT blog
Official GMT Games Facebook Group
GMT Facebook Page
GMT Twitter Feed
GMT on Instagram
GMT on BoardGameGeek
GMT YouTube Channel
GMT on ConsimWorld

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We are doing our best to segment this update so it's easier for you all to read. Here is what you'll find in the rest of today's update:

- P500 Additions
- Coming Events
- News You Can Use
- Digital Games
- InsideGMT
- Charging and Shipping Update 
- Production Outlook
- Project Updates and Sample Art
- P500 Reprint Tracking 

Thanks, as always, for your support of GMT Games! Enjoy the games! - Gene
Today's New P500 Additions
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              Battle Command Vol 1                Borikén         Cuba Libre Calixto Bot Upgrade Pack            Battle of the Bulge & Op Crusader
                    (New on P500)                (New on P500)                 (New on P500)

                                                                                                     
                                               Gandhi                1960, The Making of the                  
                                           2nd Printing              President, 3rd Printing
                                         (P500 Reprint)                   (P500 Reprint)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Recent P500 Additions:
                              390 Orders     643 Orders      374 Orders       886 Orders      381 Orders     1,190 Orders     845 Orders                 
                        813 Orders       553 Orders      398 Orders      542 Orders       835 Orders      744 Orders       741 Orders          

New P500 Additions. We have two exciting new games and one Bot Update Pack to add to our P500 list this time, as well as two P500 Reprints that we want to get back in stock! 

I wrote about Rick earlier in this update, so let's go straight to what's new and different about his exciting new Battle Command series.

Battle Command (BC) is a refinement and simplification of the old Fast Action Battles (FAB) game series. Those familiar with the FAB games will recognize that the scope is the same, with higher echelons, artillery, events, and combat assets that can be assigned as available. FAB however was rules intensive and procedural, and those elements have been streamlined in the BC series. Most players do not need to pick up the rulebook after the first turn or two, as everything you need to play has been printed on the map, including a flow-chart with extended sequence of play so that no turn segment will be overlooked, and your attention will be placed solely on the battle at hand. Special rules needed for each event are printed directly on the event cards, so you can play them and forget them without having to refer to the rulebook. 
 
The goal of BC is to offer epic conflicts and deep strategy within a simple and easy-to-pick-up system, with a focus on immersion.

Click the link of banner below for more details.

Battle Command Volume 1: The Battle of the Bulge & Operation Crusader

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Borikén is a very different type of game from Battle Command but still one that is deeply tied to its historical theme. I love strategy games that are elegant and play in under 2 hours that transport me to a historical time and place that I want to learn more about. Borikén is such a game.

In Borikén, each player takes on the role of a Cacique (chief). At the beginning of each stand-alone scenario, players are given a Cacique identity card and player board. The identity card awards them with a special rule-breaking power. Historically, the Cacique was the Political, Military, and Religious Leader of the Village, and he or she had lieutenants called Nitaínos. The player board represents these three branches as action tracks, of which only one column can be activated on your turn. Each column has unique starting actions—as seen across the top of each column—and after the first turn, you must always choose a different column than the one selected on the previous turn.

With strong Solitaire Suitability, high-quality components, and elegant but challenging game systems and play, Borikén has shot to the top of my "must play" list. It reminds a bit me in both scope and substance of Joel Toppen's Navajo Wars, and in my book, that is high praise indeed. I think it's going to bring us all many hours of learning, challenge, and fun!

Click the link of banner below for more details.



Borikén 

Cuba Libre is certainly one of our most popular and most-played COIN-series games. And it's definitely my "go to" game when I want to introduce a new player to the COIN series. I'm very excited that we are now able to announce a new Bot Upgrade for Cuba Libre, brought to us by designer Kevin Crooks.

The Cuba Libre Calixto Bot Update Pack brings the successful Jacquard bot system to Cuba Libre. Like its predecessors in Gandhi and Fall of Saigon, Calixto is quick to use and easy to implement but presents a challenge to any Cuba Libre player.

Playing against Calixto feels like playing against a human opponent. It is unpredictable yet responsive to strategic needs, it goes after its enemies while keeping an eye on its ally, and makes moves until now limited to human players—like choosing a Limited Operation to block an opponent’s Event. Calixto can take the place of any faction in a Cuba Libre session and can be used in any combination of player and non-player setups.

Click the link of banner below for more details.


Cuba Libre Calixto Bot Update Pack

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New P500 Reprint Additions. 


Gandhi, 2nd Printing


1960, The Making of the President, 3rd Printing

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P500 Upgrades/Mounted Maps/Accessories.


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P500 Removals. None this time.

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Here is a brief tease for P500 additions lining up in the coming months. This month's new Borikén is the game referred to in January's hint of "A political/military game that came out of last year's Zenobia Awards competition." And this month's Battle Command was teased last month as "Game #1 in a new Operational WWII series from Rick Young." Note that this is not a comprehensive list (nor will I preview EVERY game we have planned), so I will switch these up a bit from month to month. Over the coming 1-6 months, I anticipate that we will add:

  • A strategy game set in East Africa
  • A new CDG from a design duo new to GMT
  • A solitaire strategy game set in 15th Century China
  • Something new for you Commands & Colors players
Yearly Best-Sellers January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 (Updated Quarterly)
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Spring 2022 Weekend at the Warehouse - April 21-24. We'll see about 80 -100 of you in just a few days!
Important: Remember that like our event in the fall, this will be a "vaccinated only" event. We'll wear masks inside the building, but weather permitting, we'll also use our large outdoor space for outside game tables, food, and taking breaks from the masks, as we did last October. And yes, due to popular demand, we're bringing back the Taco Truck for an outdoor feast on Saturday night!

Like many of you, I look forward to having events with no restrictions just as soon as we can, but we're not there yet, at least in this area. I'm committed to running an event that will keep both our employees and our customers as safe as possible. If you attended the event last October, we have a record that you attended and showed us a proof of vaccination at that time, so you won't have to do that again. For anyone else, please plan to show us proof of vaccination before you enter the building. We don't keep these on file, but we do need to see them for entry. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.

To register, please let our office folks know by phone or email or chat that you'd like to attend and they'll add you to the list. Registration will be $45, payable at the event. Also, please also let them know whether you would like an event t-shirt and if so, what size you would like.



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For UK gamers (and anyone else who wants to attend), check out the PunchedCON convention in Coventry, UK, 13-15 May.

Some details:
- The inaugural event. This will be the UK's biggest wargame convention by far.
- Upto 200 guests plus sponsors and some exhibitors.
- Fantastic gives in a prize draw that all attendees are entered into
- Loads of gaming space for those amazing GMT games you never get to play
- No closing time - you can game non-stop the full three days if you desire.

More details here - https://punchedcon.com/
 
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Frank Chadwick's ETO Series Update. For you fans and players of Frank's ETO series, here is a link to Alan's most recent "What Was Mussolini Thinking" article about the game's Mussolini bot assistant. Enjoy!



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New Cuba Libre Streams from Watch it Played. Rodney Smith and his team at Watch it Played have done a wonderful service for this hobby through their creation of professional "How to Play" videos for boardgames (including for two of our games - Sekigahara and 1960: The Making of the President).

As those of you who watch and follow the Watch it Played channel will know, over the past year or so, Rodney has, in his own words, "fallen hard down the COIN rabbit hole" (of course, we love that!). Recently, he and his team created two videos on Cuba Libre out of one Saturday Twitch stream with the game. They are excellent, and I highly recommend them to anyone who'd like to check out the COIN series.
 


How to Play Tutorial


The full play through

 

Thanks to Rodney and all the team at Watch it Played for doing such a great job with these videos!

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New Red Flag Over Paris Rules Teaching Video. JeanMichelGrosjeu on YouTube has created a very detailed and helpful video for those looking to learn how to play Red Flag Over Paris. Check it out! Thanks so much for creating this, JeanMichel! We appreciate you for contributing your time and skill and for helping others understand this cool game!
 

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Custom Dice for Twilight Struggle: Red Sea. We want to let you know that in addition to the components listed on its P500 page, we are including custom dice in the TS: Red Sea game. There's no extra charge; we just decided it would be a nice touch to include them. Enjoy!


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New Series Listing on our Website for SpaceCorp. We add these series groupings (they show up on the left side of most website pages under "Browse by Series/Type") on our website for two reasons:

1. To help you quickly identify games in a series as you browse and order.
2. So that those of you who want to auto-order new games in a series as they are announced on P500 can do so easily. To do that, just go into your account on our site and choose AUTO ORDERS from the left-side menu. You'll see a long list of categories (most are for game series). Simply put a number (representing number of copies you'd like to auto order) in the row for the series you want to auto order, click UPDATE AUTO ORDERS at the bottom, and you are all set. The next time a game in that series is added to the P500 list, your order will be added automatically.

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Vassal Ladder Tournament for The Last Hundred Yards. There is now a Vassal Ladder Tournament for The Last Hundred Yards! The Vassal Ladder is a monthly matchup of players competing using the Vassal Software (usually live but occasionally by email). There is no experience required to join the Ladder! In fact, it’s a great place to learn the game, hone your skills, and meet some great friends and skilled players from around the world! If you’d like more information or to join the ladder, contact Mark Buetow via email. Check it out to really get into this great game of tactical WWII combat!

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Vassal Ladder Tournament for Combat Commander! There is also an excellent Vassal Ladder Tournament for Combat Commander! They start new games each month and new players are welcome. If you’d like more information or to join the ladder, either visit the BGG thread or contact Patrick Pence via email (add a subject of "CC Ladder" please). Check out online play of one of our best-selling games of tactical WWII combat!


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Find Opponents on GMT's Discord Server (Managed by Mitchell Land and Joel Toppen). We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that GMT maintains a Discord server which can be used to facilitate both finding an opponent and playing with that opponent using voice communication. To keep SPAMmers and BOTs out of the server, you need to contact either Mitchell Land (webmaster@gmtgames.com) or Joel Toppen (joel_m_toppen@msn.com) for a Discord invite. Enjoy the gaming and stay safe!

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COIN Series Discord Player's Club. For you COIN series players, check this out!
https://discord.com/invite/3nBMzpB

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The Last Hundred Yards Facebook Group. Designer Mike Denson runs an excellent Facebook Group that supports one of our fastest-growing series of games, The Last Hundred Yards. Check it out here: The Last Hundred Yards Facebook Group

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Fields of Fire Bootcamp. For those of you looking to learn—or just get more prolific with—Ben Hull's Fields of Fire series, check out this excellent website devoted to the game: Fields of Fire Bootcamp.

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Dedicated Wing Leader Website. For you Wing Leader fans, be sure to check out Lee's Designer Website for Wing Leader for extra files and news about the series.

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Official GMT Games Facebook Group. Our official GMT Games Facebook Group now is a community of over 11,500 gamers! If you have a Facebook account and you'd like to join our GMT Group to get the latest news, share game pics with other players, or just get your GMT-related questions answered, please go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/gmtgames.

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Facebook Reivers and Reformers Group.
For you fans of Ed Beach's games, feel free to join Ed's Reivers and Reformers Facebook Group. There you'll find discussion, testing, and inside info about the follow games:

Here I Stand (P500 Reprint)
Virgin Queen (P500 Reprint)
Border Reivers (P500)
Tanto Monta: The Rise of Ferdinand and Isabella (P500 - Developed by Ed; designed by Carlos Diaz Narvaez)

Click here to go to the Group

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Facebook COIN Group. For those of you on Facebook who like our COIN series games, check out the GMT COIN Series Fan & Vassal Play group, run by Daniel Hernández Iniesta. It’s a great place to share COIN discussions, photos, and fun.

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The Boardgames Chronicle Video Tutorials. For those interested, here are a few of the latest how to play videos from The Boardgames Chronicle:
"Not There Yet" P500 Items That Could Use More Orders
Thanks for your orders this past month that helped
Norman Conquests: Men of Iron Volume V Make the Cut!
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                  482 Orders      446 Orders      433 Orders     427 Orders      399 Orders     398 Orders         
            
                                390 Orders      381 Orders      374 Orders     351 Orders     327 Orders       


The big news from Playdek is that, starting tomorrow, they are having a sale on their
GMT line of games! Get yours now!



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Digital Versions of our Games from Playdek
 
Labyrinth, designed by Volko Ruhnke. Expansions designed by Trevor Bender:
Coming This Week on InsideGMT!
 
Here's an update from Rachel on this week's upcoming InsideGMT articles:

Lots of great stuff this week on InsideGMT! 

Today on InsideGMT, we cross-posted a great article from Clio's Board Games discussing his recommendation of pairing Russia’s War by Richard Overy with No Retreat! The Russian Front by Carl Paradis. This was a super interesting read and Clio plans to do more articles in this series in the future, so stay tuned!

Tomorrow on InsideGMT, we will publish the first in a series of InsideGMT articles from Brett Dedrick in which he plays through Scenario #37 of Panzer Expansion #4: France 1940. This particular shows lots of examples of some rules not seen a lot in the Panzer series, so we hope you enjoy it!

Last but certainly not least, Friday on InsideGMT we will have another great Infernal Machine article from Ed Ostermeyer. This article will discuss the historical development of the naval mine, or "torpedo," as it was called back during the Civil War. If you would like to read the other Infernal Machine InsideGMT articles from Ed, you can find those here.

Have a great week!
-Rachel B

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This Past Month in InsideGMT!

Here are links to this month's new InsideGMT articles:

Sovereign of Discord: External Support

Infernal Machine: The Inventor’s Vade Mecum (Nautica ed.) Part 8 — Acquiring Letters Patent

Commands & Colors: Ancients – Skirmishing and Evasion Strategy by BrentS

All Bridges Burning: A 2-Player Variant

Battles for the Shenandoah: Developer’s Notes for the Death Valley Expansion Pack

Infernal Machine: The March of Time — An Overview of the Fortunes of War Cyclopedias

The Powers of Baltic Empires — Denmark-Norway

Sovereign of Discord Bonus Events: Women’s Role in the Vietnam War

How to Win at Unconditional Surrender! — Three Basic Tips

The Many Lives of Napoleon Bonaparte

Book & Game Pairings from Clio’s Board Games: Russia’s War and No Retreat! The Russian Front


As always, I invite you all to head over to www.insidegmt.com, check out the articles, leave us your comments, and tell us what else you'd like to see us do to make InsideGMT even better! 
Most Requested P500 Games (by orders received through April 17)
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     2,651 Orders    2,580 Orders    2,229 Orders    2,179 Orders    2,043 Orders    1,832 Orders     1,760 Orders
 
                   
     1,536 Orders     1,426 Orders    1,373 Orders    1,359 Orders    1,265 Orders    1,190 Orders   1,172 Orders
 
Charging and Shipping. Here's a look at our current and near-future charging and shipping:

Current Charges/Shipments: We have finished shipping the following games.

The US Civil War, 2nd Printing (5 lbs)
The US Civil War 2nd Edition Update Kit (2 lbs)


Our last charge was yesterday, April 18, for the following item:

Almoravid (5 lbs)

We plan to start shipping this in late April, once we get the warehouse re-configured after the Weekend at the Warehouse event.
 
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For those of you calculating shipping charges for these games, I've included the weights we are using for shipping in parenthesis after each game title, above.

To avoid any delays in your game shipment, please make sure you've updated your charge cards on our website before we charge. If you use the "Pay by Check" P500 option, please send your checks in to arrive by the charge dates. Thanks!
All-Time Best-Sellers (as of 12/31/21 - Updated Quarterly)
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Here is our most current Production Status update from Tony and Mark. We update these monthly so that you will be able to follow progress as games get added and moved between pre-art, the art department, and the printer. Games with a ** following their entry are currently at the printer (we are a little more certain about scheduling on these). Entries listed in bold have moved in the Print Queue since last month.

 
Shipped
At Sea - No Arrival Date Yet
CDG Solo System **
Churchill, 3rd Printing ** At the Printer: No Ship Date Yet
Battles for the Shenandoah: A Death Valley Expansion **
Charioteer **
Counter Trays **
Cuba Libre, 4th Printing **  
Going to the Printer in May
Banish the Snakes
Fields of Fire: The Bulge Campaign
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea

In Final Art and Next to Get a Print Slot
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East
C&C Ancients Expansion #5, 2nd Printing
Dominant Species: Marine, 2nd Printing
Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
Next War: Poland, 2nd Edition
Next War Supplement #3
Paths of Glory Deluxe, 2nd Printing
People Power
 
There are quite a few games nearing Art Dept. Readiness, but these are the ones that Mark thinks are closest now. You'll see several of these move up and others added to this section each month.
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Sneak Peeks:

Box Back for Banish the Snakes



Map for Clash of Sovereigns



Sample Counters for Clash of Sovereigns

  
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Cover Art for Inferno



Sample Maps and Counters for Great Battles of Julius Caesar, Deluxe Edition

                            Dyrrachium Map                                                        Medway and Wales Maps

                                                                 Countersheet 1


More Sample Art from Red Dust Rebellion Cards

Emission Law Reform Passed

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Project Updates/Examples of Play

Hubris - Designer Morgane Gouyon-Rety



Development of the 2-player rules for Hubris is now complete, and Kevin Bernatz has completed a last full review of the rules, events, and leaders, which has brought up some minor clarifications. So I am confident today to say that the development of the standard 3-player and 2-player rules is done.

Now to fine tune the various scenarios VP-wise, and then to write the playbook, on which work has now started…

More spectacularly, our illustrator Stephane Guigueno—who has illustrated the French version of Falling Sky—is making great progress on events art and leader portraits. The sketches are now 99% complete, and he will soon start with the final versions. I must say I am in awe of his touch and ability to capture the essence of his material with just a few strokes of the pen! Can’t wait to insert his art in the cards…

Below are samples of his sketches for both events and leaders. Enjoy! - Morgane




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Red Dust Rebellion - Developer Adam Blinkinsop



We have a (near-final) map (note that this image is from our TTS module with Terry's map loaded into it)! Terry Leeds did an excellent job with color and contrast, and it looks nice and readable. Bots are deep in development using the card-based system familiar from Gandhi, and it's exciting to see them make moves that I didn't anticipate in test games. Exciting times ahead, thanks for all the support! - Adam

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Joe Dewhurst – Development Update
 
It’s always exciting when we get new artwork for games, and this month I have two artwork-related developments to share. First, I am very pleased to announce that Chechu Nieto will be working on the cards and board for Fred Serval’s A Gest of Robin Hood. Fred and I are both huge fans of Chechu’s previous work on the COIN series and other games, and we are looking forward to seeing what he will do with Gest. He is currently still hard at work on the artwork for the game, but today I can share with you a preview of the wonderful card backs that he has designed for the Traveller and Event decks. We’ll share some more previews of Chechu’s artwork with you soon, so watch this space!



Meanwhile, another of our favourite artists Donal Hegarty has kindly volunteered his time to produce an updated playtest map for Brian Asklev’s Baltic Empires. Brian’s original map was certainly unique, but we hope that this lovely new map by Donal will bring an extra shine to the game and provide further encouragement for our playtesters. On that note, we are now ready to release a print-and-play testing kit for Baltic Empires, so if you are interested in helping us test the game it would be a great time to jump in. You can register for the playtest at the following link, and we will contact you shortly with more information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDX4yprE80AEBd-z_UqiwBngAERccbpxLOJuv3Z1EgHZXuEw/viewform



We are also still looking for more playtesters for Paul Daniel’s Bear Trap, which is a tense two-player game on the Soviet-Afghan war. The main game is nearing the end of primary development, but we could still do with some additional testing for balance and clarity, and we will eventually also need some experienced playtesters to try their hand at the solitaire mode being developed in collaboration with GMT One. You can register for the Bear Trap playtest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0NQ3n6ayix40PyFBUkAqk6DZHxlgPb8KAWGpxepar3xN0Cg/viewform

- Joe Dewhurst, Staff Developer
Our Most Recent Releases
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Here's the current status of all the games on our P500 reprint list - with current order totals and a +/- order growth since last month, with status to the right if they are AT THE PRINTER. IN THE ART DEPT, or NEARING ART DEPT READINESS. Please help us determine what to reprint by pre-ordering any of these that interest you. Thanks for your help!

Empire of the Sun, 4th Printing: 1070 Orders (+34) AT SEA, NO ARRIVAL DATE YET
Barbarossa: AGN: 1048 Orders (+25)
Barbarossa: AGS: 946 Orders (+25)
Churchill, 3rd Printing: 932 Orders (+29) AT SEA, NO ARRIVAL DATE YET
France '40, 2nd Printing: 920 Orders (+23)
Red Winter: Expanded 2nd Edition: 841 Orders (+10) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS

Fire in the Lake, 3rd Printing: 755 Orders (+51)
Pursuit of Glory, 2nd Edition: 722 Orders (+15) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS
C&C Ancients Expansion 5: Epic Ancients: 711 Orders (+8) IN FINAL ART
Liberty or Death, 3rd Printing: 672 Orders (+20)
Next War: Poland, 2nd Edition: 670 Orders (+55)
Next War: Taiwan, 2nd Printing: 615 Orders (+34)
Atlantic Chase, 2nd Printing: 593 Orders (+89)
Great Battles of Alexander, Expanded Deluxe Ed, 2nd Printing: 593 Orders (+10)
Virgin Queen, 2nd Printing: 580 Orders (+13)
Paths of Glory, Deluxe Edition, 2nd Printing: 535 Orders (+40) IN FINAL ART
Cuba Libre, 4th Printing: 512 Orders (+49)
Comanchería, 2nd Printing: 501 Orders (+20)

Unconditional Surrender, 3rd Printing: 477 Orders (+7)
For the People, 4th Printing: 473 Orders (+10)
Hoplite, 2nd Printing: 426 Orders (+7)
Skies Above the Reich, 2nd Printing: 369 Orders (+12) IN THE ART DEPT.
Combat Commander: Resistance, 2nd Printing: 356 Orders (+3)
Fields of Despair, 2nd Printing: 364 Orders (+12)
Washington's War, 3rd Printing: 354 Orders (+6)
Combat Commander: Mediterranean, 3rd Printing: 342 Orders (+1)
Labyrinth, The Awakening, 2nd Printing: 316 Orders (+7)
Here I Stand, 500th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Printing: 312 Orders (+18)
Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid, 2nd Printing: 304 (+1)
Turn Zero Expansion, 3rd Printing: 302 Orders (+11)

Holland '44, 2nd Printing: 276 Orders (+29)
The Last Hundred Yards, 2nd Printing: 276 Orders (+15)
No Retreat, The Russian Front Deluxe, 3rd Printing: 229 Orders (+8) IN THE ART DEPT
This Accursed Civil War: 222 Orders (-2)
Sword of Rome, 3rd Printing: 220 Orders (+0)
C&C Ancients, Exp #6, 2nd Printing: 216 Orders (+1)
Thunder Alley, Crew Chief Expansion, 2nd Printing: 214 Orders (+3) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS

WW2: Barbarossa to Berlin, 3rd Printing: 198 Orders (+4)
No Retreat 2: The North African Front, 3rd Edition: 183 Orders (+7) IN THE ART DEPT 
Chariots of Fire, 2nd Printing: 178 Orders (+8)
C&C Medieval, 2nd Printing: 171 Orders (+8)
Combat Commander: Europe, 5th Printing: 170 Orders (+15)
Talon, 3rd Printing: 144 Orders (+3)
Space Empires: Replicators, 2nd Printing: 142 Orders (+23)
C&C Napoleonics, Russia Exp, 4th Printing: 138 Orders (+14)
C&C Napoleonics, Austria Exp, 3rd Printing: 134 Orders (+8)
Tank Duel, 2nd Printing: 128 Orders (+3)
Peloponnesian War, 2nd Printing: 125 Orders (+7)
Dominant Species Marine, 2nd Printing: 117 Orders (+7)
Manoeuvre, 3rd Printing: 113 Orders (+3) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS
The Hunters, 4th Printing: 112 Orders (+20)
A Distant Plain, 4th Printing: 111 Orders (+17)
Cataclysm, 2nd Printing: 109 Orders (+8)
Silent Victory, 3rd Printing: 106 Orders (+16)
Sekigahara, 5th Printing: 101 Orders (+22)

Space Empires: Close Encounters, 3rd Printing: 87 Orders (+18)
Conquest of Paradise, 3rd Printing: 74 Orders (+13)
Bayonets & Tomahawks, 2nd Printing: 51 Orders (+51)
C&C Samurai, 2nd Printing: 40 Orders (+13)
Space Empires, 5th Printing: 29 Orders (+20)
Gandhi, 2nd Printing: New to List
1960: The Making of the President, 3rd Printing: New to List

Please see our RECENT ADDITIONS section of our website (bottom left of home page) for a detailed list of new game support files, by the dates they were added.

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