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Hi everyone! 

Excitement is high here at the GMT Offices with our Weekend at the Warehouse happening this week. It looks like we'll be hosting over 100 gamers and about a dozen of our designers and developers starting late Wednesday (officially Thursday, but we usually have "early birds" as well as some designers in the warehouse Wednesday afternoon). Mike Bertucelli and I will spend a couple hours Wednesday afternoon playing his Wolfpack design. If you're in town early, feel free to drop by and check it out with us. Then we'll throw everyone out (nicely) except team members and office/warehouse staff by about 6:00 Wednesday evening and start our "Thank You" Tri-Tip cookout just for them on Wednesday night before the majority of the attendees start arriving on Thursday.

I personally love these Weekend at the Warehouse events! They ARE a lot of work, especially for the office and warehouse folks. But the work is far outweighed by the opportunity these events provide for us to revisit, strengthen, and begin new gaming relationships with our customers. I've been especially excited this time to see a couple of long-time friends, Mark Ruggeiro and John Leggat, at the Weekend. They've both in their own way been very helpful to me and to GMT over these many years (and they have also been customers since GMT began back in 1990), and I so appreciate them and this opportunity to spend some time with them. Relationships matter way more than games to me, and these Weekends are a great opportunity to grow those relationships while enjoying our shared love of games together. I hope that all of you will get an opportunity to attend at least one of our Weekends at some point in your gaming journey.

I'm also really excited because we got a notice last Friday that a few advance designer copies of Mr. President just shipped to us. The note said that they should arrive later today! So, I'm hopeful that we'll have a copy to show off at the Weekend. I'm also feeling that mix of nervous anticipation that always goes along with seeing a project that you've worked so long on become a "real" game in a box. Hopefully you Weekend attendees will get to check out the final product later this week.


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Another Beautiful Period Video from Volko Introducing Plantaganet. Many of you remember the amazing video that Volko created last year to help players better understand and appreciate the world of Inferno and get a head-start on gameplay. Well, to the benefit of us all, Volko is at it again! This time he's created a 22 minute Introductory video for our upcoming Plantaganet, Cousins War for England, 1459-1485, the fourth game in Volko's Levy & Campaign series. To view the video, just click on the image below.



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Final Rules Online for Seas of Thunder. To help you all get a head start on reading the rules for Seas of Thunder, which should ship at the end of April, we have posted the final pdf of the game rules. Check them out at the link below.

Seas of Thunder Final Rules




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Hi everyone! Kyle from Playdek. I want to give you a quick update on the release process for Twilight Struggle: Red Sea. We will be submitting to the stores for approval soon and once we are cleared there, we’ll be able to announce a release date. Keep a look out on social media as we’ll make a full announcement there. We greatly appreciate all the support we’ve received for TS: Red Sea. Thanks! - Kyle 

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This Month's Box Back Sneak Peek. Here's this month's sneak peek at the final box back for our upcoming Downfall. Enjoy!



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GMT One - Jason Carr. It's always exciting when new games show up, especially after all the hard work that goes into them. This month, I got advance copies of The British Way and People Power, so rather than give my usual solo development update, I figured I would put on my "Director of Game Development" hat and give a behind the scenes peek and talk about the steps that I go through with a game when I get my copy. I want to be clear these are not samples but actual production copies that are air mailed to us for promotion so we are prepared for when the games actually ship. Samples are checked much earlier in the production process.

 

Sometimes it's been months since we have seen the game, so having a copy to refresh on the rules and components is crucial! So the first thing I do is check all the components and make sure they match my expectations. At this point nothing should be wrong, but occasionally we do catch mistakes, and we can still fix them before they go to customers. For example, a misprinted player aid card could be rush printed, shipped to the warehouse, and then swapped into each box before shipping it. This is incredibly labor intensive, which is why we try to make sure the games are p-e-r-f-e-c-t when they ship from the factory.
 

After checking everything thoroughly, I set up each scenario included with the game and walk through each example in the rulebook, as well as any examples of play, including for the solo system. Since these are the way that players learn the game, it's important that we ensure they're completely correct. If there are mistakes, we want to be able to mention them with an included pack slip or post an FAQ online immediately. Again, these were checked thoroughly by testers and proofreaders but sometimes mistakes get through and being accountable for that is very important too.
 

Of course I also post pictures of the games on social media, as many of you know. It's a great chance to answer any last questions folks have about the games and to share some of the excitement that comes along with them. These games will stay on my table for a few weeks while I refresh and prepare to answer questions online. I keep notes of anything that might need clarified or corrected (so far, nothing for People Power or The British Way). As an aside, I have multiple folding tables just for keeping games set up and poking at them to keep fresh on rules. Keeping all of that in my head is quite the workout! Hopefully Mr. President will show up on one of those tables very soon!
 

Until then, enjoy the games! ~ Jason
 

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Playtesters/Help Wanted! On an ongoing basis, we'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!
  • The Napoleon in Egypt design team is looking for playtesters to help them refine the game. A Tabletop Simulator as well as a Vassal module are available, which enable live as well as asynchronous play. Discord will be used as the main communication medium. If you’re interested to help Bonaparte conquer Egypt and Syria or help the Mamluks and the Ottomans repel the French invaders, please fill out the following form and you will hear from Pascal, Tom, and Marco shortly!
  • Henry—The Agincourt Campaign Beta Playtesters Wanted! Developer Christophe Correia is looking for new testers for this entry-level Levy & Campaign volume by Joe Schmidt. If you would like to help test the game, please get in touch with Christophe on the L&C Discord Server.
  • Fighting Formations: 29th Infantry Division: Kai Jensen and the FF dev team are ready for testers for the new 29th Infantry Division volume of Fighting Formations. If you're interested in helping test we would love your help, whether you're a veteran of Fighting Formations or a brand new player. You can sign up by filling out the form here: https://forms.gle/68W1bYjhai67wum3A

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Latest New/Updated VASSAL Mods and More - by Mark Benson (my thanks to Mark for compiling this information to help all of our online players - GB). It is now easier than ever to get started with VASSAL; go to the Vassal home page, click the blue button to download the software, install it, then download a module, and open it from your newly installed Vassal program. If you need more help, you might start with one of the more recent video tutorials, such as the first 6 or 7 minutes of this one by Charles Cabell which will take you through to your first install of a module and beyond.

Here's a list of new or updated VASSAL mods for GMT games over the past month or so:

 

Last Update Game Module & Link Contributors Version Update Summary
16 Apr PQ-17: Arctic Naval Operations 1941-43 Joel Toppen
Rick Billings
Andrew Brazier.		 3.0 Norway 1940 Expansion pieces and scenarios.
15 Apr The Russian Campaign Deluxe 5th Edition Joel Toppen 1.1 New!
13 Apr Commands & Colors: Ancients Mark Benson 4.3.3 Minor enhancements & fixes.
12 Apr Saratoga Tri-Pack Edition Rob Doane 3.2 Update to recent v3.1 release.
  Battle of White Plains Rob Doane 1.2 Update to recent v1.0 release.
11 Apr Labyrinth: The War on Terror Joel Toppen 5.1 VASSAL v3.6.15 compatibility and minor card errata.
 
10 Apr Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East  Joel Toppen 1.03 New!
  Commands & Colors: Medieval Mark McGilchrist,
Giulio Bottazzi		 1.9 Norse invasions of England scenarios (unofficial).
2 Apr Imperial Struggle Brian Reynolds 3.0.5 Fixes to recent v3.0 release.
30 Mar Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Mark Benson 4.1.9 Minor enhancements & fixes.
26 Mar Infidel Revnye, zhodani 3.03 Men of Iron Tripack: Antioch

For the most reliable experience, players should use the same Module and Vassal versions.

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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. We're listing them herein so you can have a one-stop reference to all the recent interviews. 


El Wargamero Novato - interview with:
-Stephen Rangazas, designer of The Guerrilla Generation [English, Spanish]
-Jules Félisaz, designer of 1848: The Springtime of Nations [English, Spanish]

Ardwulf's Lair - video interview with:
-Kai Jensen, co-developer of Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division

The Players' Aid - interviews with:
-Julio Nazario, designer of Borikén: The Taino Resistance
-Morgane Gouyon-Rety, designer of Hubris: Twilight of the Hellenistic World

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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
(Click on box image to go to P500 page for more info and to order.)
 
             
                                                                                                    Resisting Revolution                      Time of Crisis,               The Dark Valley, Deluxe  
A Cuba Libre Expansion                    Deluxe Edition                  Edition, 2nd Printing                              (New on P500)                           (New on P500)                      (P500 Reprint)               

                                                                        
                                 Time of Crisis Deluxe                               Tyrant
                                Edition Update Kit 
                                  (New on P500)                            (P500 Reprint) 

Recent P500 Additions:
             381 Orders       509 Orders       439 Orders      497 Orders      418 Orders      862 Orders      689 Orders         
                        685 Orders       618 Orders     327 Orders        543 Orders      2,049 Orders   1,023 Orders     324 Orders          

New P500 Additions. We have several new and enhanced products to add to our P500 list this time. 

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Resisting Revolution is a sequel expansion to Volko Ruhnke & Jeff Grossman’s Cuba Libre, covering the period from the rebel victory in 1959 through to the climactic showdown with the US in 1962. During this time, the new regime became increasingly alienated from the US, began to grow closer to the Soviet Union, and faced internal dissent from several sectors of Cuban society.

The main expansion game charts the processes and actors that shaped Cuba during this period of struggle, with four players controlling either the new revolutionary Government, US-backed attempts to destabilise and overthrow the government, the growing Soviet influence and eventually military presence on the island, or the urban and rural Resistance to the revolution.

For more details, click the image or the link below.

Resisting Revolution: A Cuba Libre Expansion

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We are excited to offer a new Deluxe Edition of one of our most popular light wargames, Time of Crisis! If you already own Time of Crisis and The Age of Iron and Rust, we are offering a Deluxe Upgrade Kit that will get you the mini expansion plus the updated rules, Amphitheater tokens, and Foederati cards. See below for details of all the changes in the Deluxe Edition!

Time of Crisis Deluxe Edition contains the original base game AND everything from The Age of Iron and Rust expansion that provides even more deckbuilding options, multiple options for Emperors, and AI bot players for solo play! PLUS, for the first time ever:
  • A combined rulebook that incorporates all errata/clarifications plus several minor rule changes for improved balance
  • Updated Amphitheater tokens
  • Updated Foederati cards
  • An all-new mini expansion containing 3 new types of Improvements that you can build in your provinces for even more strategy options.


Time of Crisis Deluxe Edition
 
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New P500 Reprint Additions. 


The Dark Valley Deluxe Edition, 2nd Printing



Tyrant

Note: P500 orders for Tyrant is first-come, first served for a limited number of copies (280) that are "extras" (that we will assemble and ship as ziplocks) from the Great Battles of Alexander, Deluxe Edition print run. Our system will cut off ordering after the 280 copies have been ordered.

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P500 Upgrades/Mounted Maps/Accessories. 


Time of Crisis, Deluxe Edition Update Kit

This update kit includes the components necessary to upgrade the 1st or 2nd printing of Time of Crisis to the Deluxe Edition. It includes the following:
  • One updated rulebook
  • One countersheet
  • Fourteen updated cards
  • One 9" x 12" ziplock bag


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P500 Removals. After consulting with designer Wray Ferrell, we are removing Sword of Rome, 3rd Printing from the P500 Reprint list for now. We anticipate that we'll see this game back on the list in the future as a Deluxe Edition product.
 

 
 
Here is a brief tease for P500 additions lining up in the coming months. This month's new Resisting Revolution was teased last month as "An expansion/sequel for one of our most popular COIN games." 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 new game from Matt Calkins
  • An operational wargame of the cold war going hot in the 1980s
  • A game set in the early 20th Century, pre-WWI
  • An expanded edition of a game set in the American Civil War
Yearly Best-Sellers January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (Updated Quarterly)
(Click on box image to go to Game page on our website for more info and to order.)
                                                   
 

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Spring 2023 Weekend at the Warehouse - April 20-23, 2023. It's this week!!!! Can't wait to see many of you here in a few days! If you'd like to come but haven't registered yet, we still have a few slots left for this weekend. Please contact our office folks to reserve your spot.

We'll spend the better part of 3 1/2 days, often long into the night, playing your favorite GMT (and non-GMT, if you'd prefer) games. This is mostly an open gaming event, although we do have tournaments from time to time.

Gaming starts around 8 each morning and goes until the last player leaves—or when players collapse from exhaustion in the wee hours of the morning. :-)





Hotel Details:

Sequoia Inn:

559-582-0339 (Ask for the GMT Block Rate)

Rooms Available:
20 single King @ $128.95 + tax
18 doubles Queen @ $138.95 + tax
1 Handicap accessible with King @ $128.95 + tax

Cut off day will be 04/05/2023
72 hr cancellation policy will be 1 night stay + tax
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Home to Suites by Hilton - Hanford

Booking Link: https://group.home2suites.com/pavjnf

Group Name: GMT GAMES

Please note, the entire URL must be copied and pasted for it to work properly.

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We're looking forward to seeing you all here in April!

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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GMT presence at Origins June 21-25, 2023
 
We are pleased to announce that Enterprise Games will again be repping our game line at this year’s Origins and that Arm Chair Dragoons will again be running numerous gaming events featuring GMT games:
 
Salerno '43 - run 4 times
Liberty or Death - run 4 times
Space Empires 4X - run 2 times
Plains Indian Wars - run 2 times
Combat Commander - run 2 times
A Distant Plain (team game) - run once

For those of you attending Origins this year, we encourage you to visit the Entrerprise Games booth to check out our line of games and others, and for those of you wanting to play in GMT events, please sign up for those run by Arm Chair Dragoons.

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Harold Buchanan and the San Diego Historical Games Convention (SDHist) is proud to announce the first SDHistCon East. This event will be from August 18-20, hosted by the U.S. Naval War College Museum in Newport, RI.

On Friday, August 18, the convention will make available a series of historical tours. This will include a tour of the Battle of Rhode Island battlefield by Mark Miklos, designer of GMT’s Battles of the American Revolution series. Tours of other local historical sites, including Battleship Cove (featuring the USS Massachusetts and many other notable ships), are in the works.

On Friday evening, the convention will move to the Museum at the US Naval War College to play games and enjoy the facility. On Saturday and Sunday, the gaming will continue. There will also be time out for a tour of the historic wargaming facilities on campus, conducted by experts associated with the command. Mix with hobby and professional gamers and take in the history that surrounds you! GMT designers Mark Herman (a former USNWC Adjunct), Mark Miklos, Volko Ruhnke, Joe Balkoski, and others are confirmed guests.

Space considerations mean only a limited number of tickets are available, and those are currently sold out. But a waitlist is available for those with strong intention of attending.

Inquiries to harold@sdhist.com.


Click above to see the interview with Kai Jensen, jointly done by
Ardwulf's Lair and No Enemies Here. (60 Minute Video)
 
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Final Rules Online for The British Way. To help you all get a head start on reading the rules for The British Way, which should ship in April, we have posted the final pdfs for all four of the games in the box. Check them out at the links below.




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Hexasim Games Back in Stock! Several popular Hexasim games are back in stock—plus a new old friend!
 

Back in stock:

Newly issued:

  • Waterloo 1815, Fallen Eagles 2 – The price remains unchanged, but virtually every major component has undergone significant changes. There is no update kit for the original Waterloo, Fallen Eagles

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The Last Hundred Yards Basic Training - The 2nd Printing of Mike Denson's innovative tactical small-unit combat game just started shipping this week, and this is the perfect time to get into the series. For new players, or returning players who need a refresher, Mike worked with his team (David Reynolds and Andrea Cantatore) to put together a FREE pdf Basic Training Guide for The Last Hundred Yards that walks you through everything you need to know to play. Not only that, but there are 4 training missions included! The training guide can be used with Volumes 1, 2, or 3 of The Last Hundred Yards, but if you have Volume 2 or 3 you will need to download and print the accompanying maps for the scenarios. Enjoy!

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"We Built This City": New 3-Player Variant for Urban Sprawl. Here's more cool "free stuff" for those of you who enjoy Chad Jensen's games. I love it when one of our designers likes another designer's game enough to create some additional content for it. That's what happened here. Cross Bronx Expressway designer Non-Breaking Space loves Chad Jensen's games and has created a well-thought-out Variant Scenario for Urban Sprawl. He has also written an article in Inside GMT with links to everything you need to play this new variant for Chad's Urban Sprawl. 


The Article is here and the pdf file with all the details for the Variant Scenario is here.

Enjoy this new variant! And many thanks to Non-Breaking Space for taking the time and care to create it!


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Wilderness War and Nevsky on Rally the Troops! In case you have not yet checked out the Rally the Troops! website, you can play Wilderness War there in a fabulous on-line implementation that enforces all the rules for you! The site is cost- and ad-free, a labor of love by Tor Andersson, who worked intensively with Volko Ruhnke to ensure that Rally the Troops! Wilderness War functionality is correct and official.

Update 3/23: Tor has now finished the work to bring Nevsky to Rally the Troops! You can check it out here.











Close-up of Rally the Troops! interface for Wilderness War that shows you what the troops you have selected can do.


Nevsky on Rally the Troops! guides you beautifully and seamlessly through all the rules.


Update 4/18: Tor is now working on Andean Abyss for Rally the Troops! Stay tuned!

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Reminder About Hitler's Reich 2nd Edition Printed Rules + PAC. If you own Hitler's Reich, you are probably aware that last year we published a free online version of the completely reworked rulebook (by Kai Jensen—thank you, Kai!) and two Player Aid Cards for the game. If you were unaware and you'd like to download them, they are the first three items/links under "Living Rules" on the Hitler's Reich Game Page.

We're also making printed sets of these rules + PACs available. These 2nd Ed. Hitler’s Reich rules and PAC were shipped FREE last month ago to everyone who had a P500 order for Hitler's Reich. If you didn’t P500 the game but want a set of rules/PAC, please contact our office folks to get one of the roughly 1,000 extra sets we printed (also free). It’ll be first-come, first-served for those, while they last.

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Volko's Intro to Inferno Video: Volko has managed to pack into 24 minutes of video a concise and well-organized overview of 13th-century Tuscan politics, rivalries, and military affairs. Volko uses the game map and pieces to show us exactly how Inferno simulates the realities of politics and warfare in central Italy during the conflict between the Guelphs and the Ghibellenes. If you have ANY interest in Inferno or in life and conflict in 13th century Tuscany, click the image at top left and immerse yourself into the period and the game as you get a blended game and history education from a master teacher and student of history. Enjoy! 

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Online Support Site for Fields of Fire: As our Fields of Fire Rules Editors Andrew Stead and Colin Parsons work with Ben Hull to produce a Third Edition rules set for this amazing series, we want you to know about our Fields of Fire HQ, our preferred place for you to ask game questions and get Fields of Fire help. Andrew and Colin man the site themselves, so now you'll have the opportunity to get your questions answered directly by the two co-editors of the upcoming Third Edition Rules.

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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!

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COIN Series Discord Player's Club. For you COIN series players, check this out!
https://discord.gg/RTABBwETWp

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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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Official GMT Games Facebook Group. Our official GMT Games Facebook Group now is a community of over 15,100 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 click here to visit our group. 

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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 Tank Duel: Tank Pack #2: The Eastern Front  and The Guerrilla Generation Make the Cut!
(Click on box image to go to Game page on our website for more info and to order.)
 
                   
     498 Orders      480 Orders      470 Orders      441 Orders     432 Orders      420 Orders     385 Orders       
                      
     378 Orders      360 Orders      358 Orders      343 Orders     329 Orders      327 Orders      326 Orders


See the Playdek Update near the top of this newsletter.

Digital Versions of our Games from Playdek
 
Labyrinth, designed by Volko Ruhnke. Expansions designed by Trevor Bender:


Click above to see our friends at Legendary Tactics present a Full Game Playthrough
of Apocalypse Road, designer by Jeff and Carla Horger. (60 Minute Video)
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 published an article from Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East developer Fred Schachter introducing the game's new VASSAL module created by Joel Toppen. You can find that article here. And if you'd like to download the new VASSAL mod for ACME, you can find that linked on the game page here.

On Thursday, we will be posting the second part in a great article series from Order & Opportunity designer VPJ Arponen discussing the different types of cards you will see in the game. If you would like to read the previous article in this series, you can find that here.

And in case you missed it earlier this month, we posted an article from Peter Evans discussing Allied strategy in the forthcoming design, Battle Command: The Bulge. The previous article from Peter discussing German strategy in the game can be found here. For an overview of the game, and the battle it represents, see the first article in the series: An Introduction to Battle Command: The Bulge.

Enjoy!

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:

Order & Opportunity: Cards and Card Play Part #1

A Short Story of the French Campaign in Egypt, Part 2 – The Syrian Anabasis

Allied Strategy in Battle Command: The Bulge

A Short Story of the French Campaign in Egypt, Part 3 – The Fall

Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East (ACME) Is Electric… on Vassal That Is!


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 16)
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    3,440 Orders    2,563 Orders    2,203 Orders    2,049 Orders    1,809 Orders     1,598 Orders    1,508 Orders
                  
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Charging and Shipping. Here's a look at our current and near-future charging and shipping:

Current Charges/Shipments: We finished shipping all P500 orders for the following games last Friday, April 14th:

Next Charges/Shipments: We plan to charge for the following items on April 25, and begin shipping within a week after charging:
The British Way (5 lbs)

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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 12/31/22 - 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.
 

In Warehouse: Charging April 25. P500 Shipping starts around the end of April  The British Way

Shipping to GMT from the Printer Starting late April
18 India **
Border Reivers **
Counter Trays
Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020 **
People Power **
The Barracks Emperors **
Under the Southern Cross **
White Boxes (2" and 3")

At the Printer: No Ship Date Yet
C&C Napoleonics: The Austrian Army, 3rd Printing
C&C Napoleonics: (Base Game) 5th Printing
C&C Napoleonics: The Prussian Army, 3rd Printing
C&C Napoleonics: The Russian Army, 4th Printing
C&C Napoleonics: The Spanish Army, 4th Printing
CDG Solo System Pack #2
Great Battles of Alexander, Expanded Deluxe Edition, 2nd Printing
Great Battles of Alexander: Tyrant Module
Liberty or Death, 3rd Printing **
North Africa '41 **
North Africa '41 Mounted Maps **
 
Going to the Printer Late This Month
C&C Napoleonics Expansion 5: Generals, Marshals, and Tacticians, 2nd Printing
C&C Napoleonics Expansion 6: EPIC Ancients, 2nd Printing
Downfall
Pursuit of Glory, 2nd Edition
Sovereign of Discord: A Fire in the Lake Expansion

Going to the Printer in May
C&C Medieval 2nd Printing
C&C Samurai, 2nd Printing

In Final Art and Proofing
Banish All Their Fears
C&C Ancients Expansion #5, 2nd Printing
Congress of Vienna
Panzer North Africa
Prime Minister
 
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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Final Map for Vijayanagara



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Project Updates/Examples of Play

Battle Command Vol. 1: Operation Crusader & The Battle of the Bulge - Designer Rick Young



I’m happy to report that the rules have undergone a major rewrite, simplifying them while eliminating questions that were generated by the playtesters. Crusader is entering the first serious round of playtest since the first round concentrated on Bulge. I am very pleased with the progress. The playtesters are reporting that the game is fun, fast-playing, and easy to get into. This is exactly what we were aiming for. I am anxious for this to get into your hands. For most gamers, it will be three hours or less for them to play to completion. - Rick Young

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Border Reivers - Designer Ed Beach

Well, I have played deep into both a Solo and a 6-player game of Border Reivers with the final components since they arrived 9 days ago. We did find two cards that were misprinted (affecting the Solo game only): GMT Games is being terrific and doing a quick print run of just those two cards so they can be inserted into each game as they ship out.

I couldn't be more pleased at this point. Everything looks fantastic. So today it was time for some fun. I went ahead and set up what the two most famous events in Border History look like in-game and we took some photos.


So have a detailed look at the Rescue of Kinmont Willie and the Battle of Flodden Field.





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Borikén - Designer Julio Nazario

As Borikén closes in on 400 preorders, I have been hard at work ironing out all three games included in the box that you will be able to play individually, or as a campaign.

The first major update is that the competitive Pre-1493 game will also be playable solo. In the solo mode, you will be trying to complete 4 randomly selected objectives in the span of 15 centuries (turns) which is around the time it took for the Taíno culture to develop from the different native tribes. The cooperative 1493-1528 game has been further developed from the original 7 chapter campaign, to a shorter experience that will focus on historical objectives that will need to be completed by following the historical timeline. Last but not least, the cooperative survival game Post-1528 will focus on escaping a Spanish settled island by using guerrilla warfare to open areas that will allow you to escape. The closer you get to winning the game, your available actions will become more limited.

All these divergent paths were made possible with the introduction of unique tracks for each game, which all affect the increasing spawn rate of enemies, while also introducing minor changes in rules for each game, for a unique experience with a similar system. As a Puerto Rican, I am beyond proud of what this game is shaping up to be, not just from a historical perspective, but from a design point of view of bringing an experience that is enjoyable to all that play it. I am very much looking forward for it to get to the next stage in development once it reaches the P500 goal, thank you all for the continued support! - Julio


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Imperial Eagles: Air War in the Pacific, 1941-43 - Developer Jack Beckman 

Imperial Eagles, Volume VI in the Down In Flames series, takes you to the Pacific and builds upon the Wild Blue Yonder rules to add in Carrier Campaigns as well as Land Campaigns. We’re in the process of finalizing the Carrier rules, which will be updated from the rules in the previous Pacific volumes (Zero! and Corsairs and Hellcats). Some of the Land Campaigns will be new and some updates. The process of shaking down the campaigns for play balance has just begun. There’s still a ways to go also with finalizing some of the newer rules, but things are moving along.


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In the Shadows - Co-Designer Joe Schmidt


 

Chris, Dan, and I are super excited by the support we have gotten for the game! Dan was recently at Circle DC demoing In the Shadows and got some really lovely feedback on the 2-player game. We are currently working on final dev work on the solo game, with huge thanks to Rachel Carpenter for her support. Can't wait to get this on your tables! - Joe


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Panzer: North Africa - Designer James M. Day




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Order & Opportunity - Designer V.P.J. Arponen


 

Hi all,
 

"Order & Opportunity: Making of the Post-Cold War World Order" has been on the P500 list for some weeks now and we're making steady progress towards the 500 preorders mark. Thank you everyone for their support!

I would like to use this update to draw your attention to a set ofplaythrough videos available on YouTube showcasing the game play.Below is a link to a playlist of nine videos. For your convenience, each video is short, about 10 minutes, but altogether they give you a multi-turn impression of how the game plays. More videos will be added in due course:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIvtVi6v61yHx0t47k3t5R-3UhtUsqkTS
 


Note: These are playtest graphics.

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Under the Southern Cross – Designer Mike Nagel


Under the Southern Cross is on the horizon!

I received my advance copy of USC yesterday. The components look great! The playbook is probably the best of the series. Here's a photo of what's in the box. - Mike


Click above to watch our friends at The Players Aid share their Overview/Review
of The British Way, designed by Stephen Rangazas. (39 minute video)

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 in BOLD to the right if they are in or nearing the final stages of our production cycle. Please help us determine what to reprint by pre-ordering any of these that interest you. Thanks for your help!

Barbarossa: AGN: 1,181 Orders (+12)
France '40, 2nd Printing: 1,080 Orders (+15)
Barbarossa: AGS: 1,070 Orders (+11)
Next War: Taiwan, 2nd Edition: 937 Orders (+31)
Liberty or Death, 3rd Printing: 901 Orders (+15) AT THE PRINTER
Pursuit of Glory, 2nd Edition: 881 Orders (+41) AT THE PRINTER
Red Winter: Expanded 2nd Edition: 875 Orders (+9) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS
C&C Ancients Expansion #5: Epic Ancients, 2nd Printing: 780 Orders (+6) IN FINAL ART
Great Battles of Alexander, Expanded Deluxe Ed, 2nd Printing: 739 Orders (+13) AT THE PRINTER

For the People, 4th Printing: 689 Orders (+11)
Comanchería, 2nd Printing: 666 Orders (+1)
Virgin Queen, 2nd Printing: 658 Orders (+6)
Unconditional Surrender, 3rd Printing: 599 Orders (+17)
Here I Stand, 500th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Printing: 556 Orders (+26)
Hoplite, 2nd Printing: 516 Orders (+4)

Labyrinth, The Awakening, 2nd Printing: 498 Orders (+1) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS
Holland '44, 2nd Printing: 496 Orders (+16)
Skies Above the Reich, 2nd Printing: 481 Orders (+4) IN FINAL ART
Washington's War, 3rd Printing: 481 Orders (+3)
Turn Zero Expansion, 3rd Printing: 473 Orders (+16)
The Hunters, 4th Printing: 424 Orders (+14)
Fields of Despair, 2nd Printing: 389 Orders (+8)
Combat Commander: Resistance, 2nd Printing: 386 Orders (+0)
Silent Victory, 3rd Printing: 380 Orders (+16)
Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid, 2nd Printing: 379 (+6)
Space Empires: Replicators, 2nd Printing: 371 Orders (+23)
Combat Commander: Mediterranean, 3rd Printing: 366 Orders (-13)
C&C Napoleonics, Austria Exp, 3rd Printing: 336 Orders (+7)
C&C Napoleonics, Russia Exp, 4th Printing: 318 Orders (+9)
C&C Medieval, 2nd Printing: 306 Orders (+3)

No Retreat, The Russian Front Deluxe, 3rd Printing: 295 Orders (+2) IN THE ART DEPT
C&C Ancients, Exp #6, 2nd Printing: 279 Orders (+2)
Space Empires: Close Encounters, 3rd Printing: 274 Orders (+14)
Chariots of Fire, 2nd Printing: 264 Orders (+6)
A Distant Plain, 4th Printing: 256 Orders (+11)
Thunder Alley, Crew Chief Expansion, 2nd Printing: 252 Orders (+3) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS
Ardennes '44, 4th Printing: 227 Orders (+11)
No Retreat 2: The North African Front, 3rd Edition: 225 Orders (-1) IN THE ART DEPT 
Space Empires, 5th Printing: 224 Orders (+21)
C&C Napoleonics, 5th Printing: 223 Orders (+11)
C&C Napoleonics Prussian Army Exp, 3rd Printing: 222 Orders (+16)
Combat Commander: Europe, 5th Printing: 221 Orders (-9)
Tank Duel, 2nd Printing: 210 Orders (+0)
Bayonets & Tomahawks, 2nd Printing: 207 Orders (+7)

Gandhi, 2nd Printing: 194 Orders (+3)
Peloponnesian War, 2nd Printing: 187 Orders (+4)
Talon, 3rd Printing: 187 Orders (-2)
Stalingrad '42, 2nd Printing: 184 Orders (+18)
C&C Napoleonics Spanish Army Exp, 4th Printing: 177 Orders (+8)
Nevsky, 2nd Edition: 172 Orders (+11)
C&C Samurai, 2nd Printing: 171 Orders (+6)
C&C Napoleonics Expansion #5: Generals, Marshalls & Tacticians, 2nd Printing: 169 Orders (+8)
Red Flag Over Paris, 2nd Printing: 165 Orders (+8)
Conquest of Paradise, 3rd Printing: 150 Orders (+4)
Cataclysm, 2nd Printing: 145 Orders (-1)
Falling Sky, 2nd Edition, 2nd Printing: 145 Orders (+5)
Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid, 2nd Printing: 135 Orders (+9)
Manoeuvre, 3rd Printing: 125 Orders (+0) NEARING ART DEPT READINESS
C&C Napoleonics Expansion #6: EPIC Napoleonics, 2nd Printing: 119 Orders (+5)

Men of Iron Tri-Pack, 2nd Printing 97 Orders (+97)
1960: The Making of the President, 3rd Printing: 90 Orders (+5)
The Dark Summer, 2nd Printing: 55 Orders (+7)
Labyrinth, 5th Printing: 50 Orders (+8)
The Dark Valley Deluxe Edition, 2nd Printing (New to List)
Tyrant, 2nd Printing (New to List)
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