Turn-based warfare
Wargroove: a battlefield that can become a conversation
Commanders, turn-based battles and creation tools put both playing a map and making one within the official premise.
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ISSUE 01 / TACTICS
Read the position.
Reconsider the plan.
Tactics and run-based decisions, from commanding a company to choosing what a difficult roll makes possible.
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THE CURRENT COLLECTION
One more turn, another decision.
Mercenary management
Battle Brothers: the battle begins before the contract
Leading a mercenary company connects encounters with recruitment, equipment and choices about which work to accept.
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Vertical deckbuilding
Monster Train: defending more than one front
A roguelike deckbuilder sets its tactical problems across vertically arranged battlegrounds.
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Ship and crew decisions
FTL: Faster Than Light: keeping a ship’s priorities aligned
A spaceship and its crew travel through a generated galaxy, making the current encounter part of a continuing expedition.
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Stealth tactics
Invisible, Inc.: a plan that must include getting out
Corporate infiltration puts stealth, teamwork and the cost of a movement decision at the centre of the official premise.
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Expedition management
Darkest Dungeon: the cost of keeping a party together
A gothic turn-based role-playing game makes psychological pressure part of its description of adventuring.
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Tactical deckbuilding
Wildfrost: building a response to a hostile journey
A frozen expedition gives card collection and tactical decisions a shared direction.
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Dice tactics
Slice & Dice: making a decision after the roll
Five heroes with individual dice create a tactical premise in which uncertainty is visible in the tools available.
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A NOTE FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK
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