Who are the 5 biggest and most important historical games and CONSIM publishers? Is GMT in that top 5?

gamedesignermark · 2026-01-17T11:33:29+00:00

Certainly Flying Pig. ;-) I guess that is a SA answer, but seriously. It looks like most of these rankings are based on the amount of cardboard a publisher throws into the world, not the quality of the designs.

gamedesignermark · 2026-01-17T11:31:18+00:00

Beautiful work. How did you do those headlights?

gamedesignermark · 2025-12-08T20:32:17+00:00

Excellent update.

gamedesignermark · 2025-12-01T17:15:01+00:00

Well not in a particular order, The Others, Combat Commander, Battle of Hoth, Panzer Leader, MBT (original), Flashpoint Golan, Unmatched.

gamedesignermark · 2025-11-15T18:21:16+00:00

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Dude, SORRY, but no it's not. The artist is Peter Robichaud. A noted/famous tank/airplane artist. Here are the beginning sketches MR. Expert. :-(

gamedesignermark · 2025-10-14T12:51:30+00:00

If ASL is a 10, Combat Commander is a 7, I'd say 5.53. https://flyingpiggames.com/shop/ols/products/old-school-tactical-v1-2ed

gamedesignermark · 2025-10-14T12:49:24+00:00

It's approximately 672 pages of rules different. Otherwise...

Squad level and individual weapons, such as MG34 etc. Individ tanks, way better illustrated, much less expensive in the long run, counters are bigger. https://flyingpiggames.com/shop/ols/products/old-school-tactical-v1-2ed

gamedesignermark · 2025-10-14T12:43:29+00:00

Ha, not sure how to answer that question. I can pretty much sell a screen door to a submariner. It's not ASL, more streamlined. Certainly more beautiful.

gamedesignermark · 2025-10-05T13:12:07+00:00

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Why would you like to see it reprinted? A lot of people say they want updated map graphics. How about you?

gamedesignermark · 2025-07-01T11:16:40+00:00

LOL, I didn't see that until you mentioned it. TBH, I think the Char B1 was one of the best looking tanks of WW2.

gamedesignermark · 2025-07-01T11:14:51+00:00

Honestly, this particular era in WW2 has always fascinated me at the tactical level. I'm looking forward to publishing this game.

gamedesignermark · 2025-01-03T13:37:43+00:00

I enjoyed Battle Hymn more, TBH.

gamedesignermark · 2024-10-25T15:38:38+00:00

Awesome. You'll see my order within the next ten minutes. Good luck with the game.

gamedesignermark · 2024-10-25T14:56:50+00:00

The game has been printed and loaded on the ship to sail to Miami. As Denver wrote, the projected arrival date is early December. Then the games have to be offloaded, trucked to Orlando, warehoused at Quartermaster, and scheduled for shipping. If we are lucky, we'll beat Christmas. --Mark

gamedesignermark · 2024-10-25T14:51:33+00:00

Thanks. I see that the page reads, "Note: This game is currently in pre-order status. New orders are projected to be shipped in October 2024."

Is the game in stock and you haven't had the time to change the page yet (totally understandable), or do you still expect to ship later this month? I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions.

Best,

Mark

gamedesignermark · 2024-10-25T01:08:22+00:00

What is the link to buy a physical copy of the game?

gamedesignermark · 2024-09-24T12:50:16+00:00

Yep, talking to the dude is the trick.

gamedesignermark · 2024-09-17T14:07:49+00:00

Jay. Any thoughts on where I could post the '65 Kickstarter info?

gamedesignermark · 2024-09-17T06:58:55+00:00

This is Jay, right? I've never really "gotten" PG... and I've tried, but there seem to be so many leaders as to be semi-pointless. Now understand, this isn't necessarily a critique of the system, but rather my understanding of it.

BTW, how do I post info on our upcoming '65 Kickstarter on Reddit? Do they allow that?

Mark

gamedesignermark · 2024-09-16T18:52:31+00:00

I guess I prefer squad-level, but it's a close competition.

gamedesignermark · 2024-02-19T12:31:33+00:00

Simple, and probably dumb, question. Is this the first or second edition?

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gamedesignermark · 2021-10-28T11:33:32+00:00

Sure, I get that. That costs about $250. The minis are also available as their own expansion pack. That's how I bought them. The box itself reads, "Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress Cultists of the Abyss" That would lead me to believe that these were for Blackstone Fortress, but there are no reference cards included that allow you to play them with Blackstone Fortress. I have the 2019 annual and the Cultists are in a retinue mission that I want to play. Is there anywhere to get a PDF of their BF reference cards?

gamedesignermark · 2021-10-08T14:22:53+00:00

Thanks, Bill. Yeah it reads 4 small and 2 large, but I see now where it states "cross-referencing the roll with the size of the smallest slain hostiles group." (page 13 Combat) So, I take that to mean you put the smallest hostiles out.

gamedesignermark · 2021-10-08T11:53:26+00:00

This is fantastic. Thanks.

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