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More great podcasts from this week. @HBuchanan2 interview of @fredserval, the designer of Red Flag Over Paris.
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I have already backed this on the P500. It's made the cut, I see. So I won't lobby you to buy it to get it over the hump. But, really, you should anyway.
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-849-red-flag-over-paris.aspx
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https://www.gmtgames.com/p-849-red-flag-over-paris.aspx
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And, in the whole interview, nothing about Les Miz. Which I realized, after looking just now, was not about the Paris Commune, anyway. (oops)
(Digression: I fell asleep in Les Miz. So good that it is unconnected to Fred's game)
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(Digression: I fell asleep in Les Miz. So good that it is unconnected to Fred's game)
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Red Flag Over Paris will be a short game, a la Fort Sumter. Yay. I like short games at this point in my life.
Games I play >> Games I do not
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Games I play >> Games I do not
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There was a discussion about making games simple, and how making games simple is one the hardest things to do. I think I've heard Harold say this before. 100% agree.
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The political aspects of conflicts are more and more interesting to me, lately.
One part that was not discussed is "fog of war." No one needs an umpire, or a double blind setup, or any of that, with a political game. So much can be accomplished with a hidden card or two.
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One part that was not discussed is "fog of war." No one needs an umpire, or a double blind setup, or any of that, with a political game. So much can be accomplished with a hidden card or two.
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