It started with an SPI subscriber feedback survey. The resulting game from SPI was Operation Typhoon (OT), and if you read just the first half of the designer's notes in OT you might think it turned out an unplayable mess.
Tag - Joe Balkoski
27 Jun 2021
St-Lô
27 Jun 2021. vmod
Before he became a leading historian of the US Army in Normandy, Joseph Balkoski was well-know in the wargaming hobby as a game designer and developer. Years prior to the publication of his first book, Beyond the Beachhead, Joe demonstrated his research into the subject matter in two grand-tactical wargame designs: Omaha Beachhead (Victory Games 1987) and St-Lô (West End 1986).
3 Jun 2021
Sixth FLEET Play-by-ACTS
3 Jun 2021. gaming › fleet series
A method for playing Sixth Fleet remotely.
12 Dec 2019
Fighting Sail
12 Dec 2019. vmod
A minimalist module of less than 150 KB. Fighting Sail is Joe Balkoski's look at the age of sail, geared for ship duels and small fleet actions.
11 Dec 2019
The Kaiser's Battle
11 Dec 2019. vmod
World War I's Battle of the Bulge in a solo-friendly game.
Designed by Joseph Balkoski using an unusual, table-less combat resolution. Emphasis is on the various types of artillery barrage supporting the German infiltration tactics of Operation Michael in 1918.
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