C3i

C3i Magazine covers primarily hex and counter wargames, and has supported numerous GMT Games publications. This magazine's articles includes new scenarios, variants, strategy and tactical tips, hobby history as well as designers & developers notes. In many issues a standalone game is included which can be played out the magazine. Most issues contain counters, maps, cards and/or player aids. The inserts can expand numerous boxed games.

C3i Magazine (RBM Studio) website offers free PDF downloads of most out-of-print C3i Magazine articles: C3i Article Archive by Category.

It is published by Rodger B. MacGowan (RBM Studio) – also Editor in Chief, Art Director, and Layout Designer.
Contact him at C3i Ops Center Contact Page

C3i Magazine is a Charles S. Roberts Award winning magazine.

C3i Ops center: https://www.c3iopscenter.com
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• List of many scenarios published in C3i
• Geeklist: Contents index 1-20
• Geeklist: Errata counters found in C3I

Index by issue and article categorie : Index 1-21.

Archive By Issue

Issue 1-16 index:

C3i Issue 1 Inserts
• Hornet Leader: Target Cards (3)
• Hornet Leader: Aircraft Cards (2)
• Hornet Leader: Counters (12)
• Hornet Leader: Campaign Card
• Thunderbolt & Apache Leader: Campaign Card
• Thunderbolt & Apache Leader: Situation Card

C3i Issue 2 Inserts
• Crisis: Korea 1995: Counters (6)
• SPQR Pyrrhic Victory: Counters (30)
• Arctic Storm: Counters (4)

C3i Issue 3 Inserts
• Crisis: Korea 1995: Terrain Effects Chart
• Crisis: Korea 1995: Scenario Cards (2)
• Rise of the Luftwaffe: Campaign Card
• Rise of the Luftwaffe: Aircraft Cards (16)

C3i Issue 4 Inserts
• Crisis: Korea 1995: Counters (97)
• Great Battles of Julius Caesar: Charts & Tables Cards (2)
• SPQR: Counters (34)
• Hornet Leader: Counters (12)
• Battles of Waterloo: Counters (63)
• Operation Mercury: Countesr (10)
• Victory in the West: Counters (18)

Down in Flames
- "Russo-Finnish Winter War" campaign module
- Fighting Log: The Rise of the Luftwaffe (Part 2)
The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition & SPQR
- "Alexander in Italy" 2-game module
SPQR
- "Battle of Castulo" module
Great Battles in History
- Elephants in the Great Battles of History games
The Battles of Waterloo
- Hougomont Scenario A good scenario for both beginning and experienced players.

C3i Issue 5 Inserts
• Rise of the Luftwaffe: Winter War 1939-1940 campaign module
• Rise of the Luftwaffe: Winter War aircraft cards (16)
• Rise of the Luftwaffe: Winter War campaign card

Down in Flames
- Two after action reports for the Down in Flames series
- Insert
SPQR
- "The Battle of Telamon 225 BC" module
Britain Stands Alone
- Naval tactics and air variants
Three Days of Gettysburg (Third Edition)
- New scenarios
Lion of the North: The Dawn of Modern Warfare

C3i Issue 6 Inserts
• Eighth Air Force: Schweinfurt Raids campaign card & Skilled Pilot/Crew Chart for DiF
• Lion of the North: Loss Charts

C3i Issue 7 Inserts
• Battles for North Africa: Holding Boxes sheet
• Battles for North Africa: Resourse Point Record sheet
• Samurai: Record Sheet
• Invasion Norway: Fuel Roster Chart

C3i Issue 8 Inserts
• Crisis Sinai: Playing Aid
• Battles for North Africa: Playing Aids (2)
• Samurai: Playing Aid

C3i Issue 9 Inserts
• Typhoon!: Variant (#8) counters (13)
• SPQR: Sword of Rome (#8) counters (4)
• SPQR: Crimissos River (#8) counters (4)
• SPQR: Telamon & Mago (#6) counters (13)
• Invasion Norway: Variant (#7) counters (6)

C3i Issue Ten inserts
• June 6th: replacement & extra counters (28)
• Conquest of Gaul: Aulerci counter
• Great Battles of Alexander: Parmenion (#10) counter
• Great Battles of Julius Caesar: Caralis (#9) counters (4)
• Great Battles of Julius Caesar: Sertorian War counters (16)
• Great Battles of Julius Caesar: Veni Vidi Vici (future module) counters (20)
• SPQR: Truceless War (#7) counters (9)
• SPQR: Player’s Guide scenario counters (8)
• SPQR Africanus: Masinissa counter
• SPQR: Equus counters (6)
• SPQR: Hannibal counter
• War Galley: Didius counter
• Britain Stands Alone: Air variant (#6) counters (27)

Insert Counter Sheet Front

Insert Countersheet Rear

C3i Issue Eleven Inserts
• Paths of Glory: VP Table Player Aid card
• Rise of the Luftwaffe: Kuban Bridgehead 1943 campaign card
• Rise of the Luftwaffe: Kuban Bridgehead aircraft cards (16)
• June 6th: Activation Marker Holding Area cards
• Cataphract: Fleet Record Sheet: Ben Hur/Sena Gallica
• Conquest of Gaul: Germania (#11) counters (4)
• War Galley: Fleet Record Sheet: Ben Hur/Sena Gallica
• War Galley: Ben-Hur counters (40)
• Salamis: Salamis, Artemisium I & Artemisium II Fleet Record Sheets (3)

C3i Issue Twelve Inserts
• Down in Flames: Arab-Israeli War, 1948-49, aircraft cards (16)
• Down in Flames: Arab-Israeli War, 1948-49, campaign card
• Down in Flames: Aces counters (8)
• East Front Series: experimental Rules for Eastern Front Series (2)
• Battles for North Africa: errata counters (11)
• June 6th: errata counters (12)
• Conquest of Gaul: Acquitania counters (6)
• Conquest of Gaul: Germania (#11) counter (1)
• Great Battles of Alexander: Achaemenidae (#9) counters
• War Galley: Multi-Player Scenarios for War Galley (2)
• War Galley: Multi-Player counters (18) front-side
• War Galley: Raven counters (3)
• War Galley: Sapriportis counters (3)
• War Galley: Quinquereme counters (3)
• River of Death: errata counters (66)
• Three Days of Gettysburg: errata counters (8)

Insert Countersheet Front

Insert Countersheet Rear

C3i Issue Thirteen Inserts
• Paths of Glory: Correction counters (2)
• Barbarossa: Army Group Center: Correction counters (16)
• June 6th: New counters (8)
• Triumph and Glory: Correction counters (14)
• Great Battles of Alexander: Philip the Great counters (9)
• Great Battles of Alexander: Philotas counter (1)
• Great Battles of Julius Caesar: Sertorian War (#10) counters (14)
• SPQR: Extra SPQR “Depleted” counters (6)
• SPQR: Pydna (SPG) counters (6)
• SPQR: Pyrrhus in Sicily (#14) counters (9)
• Great Battles of History: Ambiorix counters (4)
• Great Battles of History: Mercenary counters (6)
• Hornet Leader: Falcon Leader airfield (1 sheet)
• Hornet Leader: Falcon Leader cards (12)
• Hornet Leader: Falcon Leader counters (34)
• Hornet Leader: Hornet Leader cards (4)
• Austerlitz: Correction counters (9)
• Britain Stands Alone: variant counters (2)
• Tigers in the Mist: Correction Counters (20)

Insert Countersheet Front

Insert Countersheet Rear

Triumph & Glory: Battles of the Napoleonic Wars 1796-1809
- CLOSE-UP FEATURE: "Triumph & Glory" Why Castiglione?
- La loi du plus fort: Castiglione
- "Lonato: July 31st-August 4th 1796"
Simple GBoH
- A Primer for "Simple GBoH"
Great Battles of History
- GBoH Timeline of the Mediterranean
Hornet Leader
- Operation Southern Watch variant
Wilderness War

C3i Issue Fourteen Inserts
• Paths of Glory: extra control markers (8)
• Paths of Glory: extra leader counters
• Eighth Air Force: target cards
• Zero!: Down in Flames: The Netherlands East Indies aircraft card Sheets (2)
• Zero!: Down in Flames: The Netherlands East Indies target card/Logsheet
• June 6th: British 1st Airborne sheet (1)
• Triumph & Glory: Lonato countersheet (140)
• Triumph & Glory: Lonato map
• Tigers in the Mist: errata counters (6)
• Wilderness War: errata leaders (29)

C3i Issue Fifteen Inserts
• Kasserine: Kasserine: The Battle of Kasserine Pass counters (40)
• Kasserine: Kasserine: The Battle of Kasserine Pass map
• SPQR: Skirmishers, Velites and Light Troops variant counters (74)
• For the People: optional counters (16) (included in the second edition)
• Ukraine '43 (first edition): optional counters (10)

C3i Issue Sixteen Inserts:
• Down in Flames: Struggle for the Aleutians aircraft cards (16)
• Down in Flames: Struggle for the Aleutians campaign sheet
• Down in Flames: Battle of the Bismarck Sea campaign sheet
• Gringo!: Battle of Churubusco map
• Gringo!: Battle of Churubusco counters (136)
• A World at War: Japanese SNLF counters (3)

C3i Issue Seventeen Inserts
• This Accursed Civil War: This Accursed Civil War: The Battle of Cheriton, 1644 counters (80)
• This Accursed Civil War: This Accursed Civil War: The Battle of Cheriton, 1644 map
• Rise of the Roman Republic: counters (25)
• Empire of the Sun: errata counters (8)
• Thirty Years War Europe in Agony: Wallenstein counter (1)
• Barbarossa to Berlin: extra German corps (1)
• Three Days of Gettysburg: errata counters (2)
• Borodino: errata counters (5)
• Downtown: errata counters (18)

C3i Issue Eighteen Inserts
• Downtown: Downtown Air War Expansion Module: Dragon's Jaw counters (26)
• Downtown: Downtown Air War Expansion Module: Dragon's Jaw map
• Downtown: Downtown Air War Expansion Module: Dragon's Jaw reference card
• Down in Flames: Poland 1939 counters (28)
• Down in Flames: Poland 1939 reference sheets (4)
• SPQR: The Battle of the Tagus River counters (59)
• War Galley: Fleet Record Sheet
• War Galley: new counters (7)
• Carthage: The First Punic War errata counters (2)
• Caesar in Alexandria: errata counters (2)
• Alesia: errata counters (3)
• Ardennes '44: errata counters (Eng units)(7)

C3i Issue Nineteen Inserts:
• Empire of the Sun: counters (20) - optional rules found in this issue
• Empire of the Sun: errata counters (16)
• Pax Romana: new counters (32)
• Pax Romana: errata counters(24) - including the missing Pontus and Pergamum units and the Syracuse, Egyptian boats
• Crisis: Sinai errata counters (20)
• Great Battles of the American Civil War series: Out of Command markers (6)
• Onward Christian Soldiers: errata counters (8)
• Down in Flames: Clare pilot (1)
• Simple Great Battles of History Battle Manual: errata counters (8)
• Gustav Adolf the Great: errata counters (4)
• Musket and Pike: Cheriton (#17) bonus scenario errata counter (Yellow infantry) (1)

Inserts – C3i Magazine, nr 20:
• SPQR: Battles of Herdonia scenarios counters (21)
• SPQR: Battles of Herdonia scenarios reference card
• SQPR: Syphax Battles scenarios counters (23)
• SQPR: Syphax Battles scenarios reference card
• Pax Romana: Greco-Persian Wars scenario counters (30)
• Asia Engulfed: optional Seebees Port Markers counters (4)
• Empire of the Sun: optional counters (6)
• Combat Commander Mediterranean: errata counter (1) - British Heavy
• 1914: Twilight in the East: errata counters (20)
• 1944: The Drive on Metz : counters (28)
• blank counters(7)

• Scenario 106 “The Lost Battalion” Vosges Mountains, Alsace, France, 30 October 1944 by Greg Wong
• Scenario 107 “Operation Deadstick” Benouville, France, 6 June 1944 by Bryan Collars

• “Endgame: Upheavals of the Late Republic (146-50 BC)”
• “Spartacus and the Foes of Rome (88-55 BC)”

• Umbria 217 BC
• Agathocles’ Tower 204 BC
• Cirta, 203 BC

• Combat Commander Color Mapsheet 22”x17” (2-sides)
• Combat Commander Scenario Card (2-sides)
• Commands & Colors Ancients Scenario Cards (2-sides)

• Pax Romana : 15 Endgame Article.
• Spartacus : 46 units
• Combat Commander : 26 Optional counters
• Clash of Monarchs : 5 counters (the word "Exhausted" is now on the back side of the MW units)
• 32 Barbarian Gallic BI unit's with their MA fixed (5 instead of 6)
• SPQR : 14 errata counters
  • 4 Scorpio units have their MA fixed to 3 on the front side.
  • 5 Numidian SK units that were missing their SK code.
  • 4 Numidian LI units that were missing their LI code.
  • The Surus Elephant Leader's MA fixed to 9.
• For the People : 6 Optional cavalry brigades counters
• Down in Flames : 1 Pilot counter

C&C Ancients – 2New Scenarios Island War
by Richard Borg and Dan Fournie

Unusual and Unhappy King Charles – The English Civil War
by Steve Carey

Alexander’s Marshals – Special Abilities in Successors
by John B. Firer

Pursuit of Glory – Strategic Analysis of the Eastern Fronts
by Philip Thomas

The Battle of Utica, 203 BC – SPQR Deluxe Scenario
by Dan Fournie

Iron Men Rule the Battlefield – Men of Iron Primer
by Mark Kaczmarek

Conquest of Paradise – Random Events Cards and Rules
by Kevin McPartland

FAB Bulge Variant – Canadians in the Battle of the Bulge
by Rick Young & John Foley

C3i Magazine Nr22 – Countersheet Reference Index and Manifest

Agincourt Rules – Men of Iron Game Module by Richard H. Berg & Mike Lemick

To the Strongest – Strategy and Tactics in Successors by John B. Firer

Europe Engulfed – Variable Axis Strategies by Cyril M. Lagvanec

Spartacus and the Foes of Rome, 88-55 BC – Pax Romana by Dan Fournie

1943: Empire of the Sun – Tournament Scenario Analysis by Mark Herman

Pathfinder – Combat Commander Europe Campaign Module by Volko Ruhnke

What’s in a Game? Inside Victory Point Games by Alan Emrich

FAB Bulge – Tournament Scenario Payback by John Foley

• Countersheet – 88 color counters (5/8 inch size die-cut counters)
• Agincourt Module – 1 color Mapsheet – 11x17 inch, folded by Mark Simonitch
• C&C Ancients – 1 color Set-up Card – 2 Scenarios: Caralis & Himeras River by Richard Borg
• Combat Commander Pacific – 1 color Card – Large & Small Counter Manifest by Chad Jensen
• Combat Commander – 1 color Card – 2 Scenarios: Nr108 by D. Holte and Nr109 by J. Foley
• Successors – 1 color Card – Special Abilities Markers by John B. Firer and Mark Simonitch
• Conquest of Paradise – 3 (8.5”x11”) color Cards – Random Events by K. McPartland & L. Myrick
• SPQR Scenario – Battle of Utica – Set-up sheet by Dan Fournie
• American Revolution Series – 1 (8.5”x11”) color Card & 1 Solitaire Rules by Joel Toppen

• FAB : 3 VP markers 6 counters (for the Scenario)
• Agincourt : 51 counters (for the Men of Iron Battle Module)
• Empire of the Sun : 6 counters
  • CA Dutch Navy becomes the CL Dutch Navy (same values & silhouette)
  • BB Duke of York and BB New York (silhouettes corrected)
  • CVL Ryuho becomes the CVL Ryujo (same values & silhouette)
  • CVL Junyo becomes the CV Junyo (same values & silhouette)
  • CVL Kaiyo becomes the CVE Kaiyo (same values & silhouette)
• Fields of Fire : 28 Errata counters
  • 8 RPG/B40 ammo counters
  • 4 RPG/B40 weapon team counters
  • 1 Panzerfaust counter
  • 5 American Weapon Team counters (the 2/60mm, 3/60mm, and 4/60mm Mortar Teams and the 1/Wpns and 2/Wpns Fire Teams).
  • 6 “All Pinned” VOF markers to show their +2 AT modifier
  • 4 Enemy Leader counters (“Fire Team” label were missing)

Published December 2009
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Geeklist :C3i Magazine #23! Packed with Goodness! Thank you Rodger!

Jena 20 – What’s in a Name? by Mark Kaczmarek

For the People – 10th Anniversary Variant Rules by Mark Herman

Hellenes Developer’s Notes – The Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC by Joel Toppen

C3i Magazine Nr23 – Countersheet Reference Index and Manifest

Pursuit of Glory – Strategic Analysis of the Western Fronts, Part II by Philip Thomas

The Elephant Victory, 277 BC – SPQR Deluxe Scenario by Dan Fournie

PQ-17 – Mind Your P’s and Q’s by Chris Janiec

CC Stalingrad – Scenario #35: All the Salient Details by Rob Bottos & Kai Jensen

Kutuzov, The War in Russia, 1812 – Basic Survival Tactics by Mark Kaczmarek

Paths of Glory – Little Belgium, Big Issues by Robert Lloyd

Flying Colors – The Coromandel Campaign, 1758-1759 by Mark Barker

Red Winter – The Russo-Finish Winter War on P500 List by Mark Mokszycki

History of the Peloponnesian War – Hellenes History by Joel Toppen

The Rise of the Mauryan Empire – Chandragupta History by Stephen R. Welch

Elusive Victory – Advanced/Optional Rules and Scenarios by Terry Simo

Jena 20 – Player’s Notes – Gaming Tips by Steve Carey

• Countersheet – 140 color counters (1/2 inch size die-cut counters)
• Jena 20 Game:
  • 1 color Mapsheet – 11x17 inch
  • 1 color Player Aid Card – 8.5x11 inch
  • Random Events Cards – 8.5x11 inch
  • Rulesbook Folio
• C&C Ancients – 1 color Set-up Card – 2 Epic Scenarios: Leuctra & Asculum by Richard Borg
• Combat Commander – 1 color Card – 2 Scenarios: Nr110 (new) & Nr103 (reprint) Bryan Collars
• FAB: The Bulge – 1 color Card – At Start & Asset Matrix by John A. Foley and Mark Simonitch
• SPQR Scenario: Elephant Victory – Set-up sheet by Dan Fournie
• For the People: Naval Card Complex Variant Effects by Mark Herman
• PQ-9/10: Before the Storm Scenario – Set-up sheet by Chris Janiec
• Chandragupta:
  • Ganges River & Magnesia Scenarios – Set-up sheet Folio by Stephen R. Welch
  • Rout Point Track Sheet – plus Track Markers on countersheet by Mike Lemick

• Jena 20 : 40 Counters
• Chandragupta : 14 counters for the new C3i scenarios
• Chandragupta : 4 replacement counters (fixes the units that were not cut)
• Kiev to Rostov : 2 errata counters (fix backs of counters)
• 3 Macedonian leaders for C3i article
• 2 Roman leaders for C3i article
• Ship of the Line : 4 leader counters for scenarios in C3i
• Ship of the Line : 6 "Awash" counters for use with any SotL game
• Twilight in the East : 3 errata counters (to fix the color inside the Unit Type box)
• GboH : 8 Rout Point markers to track accumulated Rout Points
• Elusive Victory : 10 counters to enhance the game
• SPQR : 4 leader counters for new Elephant Victory scenario
• Dead of Winter : 18 counters to fix errata or missing counters
• PQ-17 : 2 counters to enhance game
• For the People : 18 counters for the variant article in C3i
• Pursuit of Glory : 2 counters that fix minor errata

Washington's War: The Art of Asymmetrical Strategy By Mark Herman

• Detailed Sequence of Play Sheet
• Allied Step-Loss Record Chart
• Three Map Campaign Variant Sheet

The Caucasus Campaign - Strategy Article covering the key Decision Points and Proper Tactics by Joel Toppen

• EV(C3i#3) (YK/R) Hip-Hop – Mi-8 Hips commando raids
• EV(C3i#4) (YK/R) High Fast Flyer – MiG-25Rs over Israel
• EV(C3i#5) (YK/R) Cornered Badger – Egyptian Tu-16s

• Conditions Cards
• Battleboard Display
• Off Map Display
• Instruction Sheet

• Battle of Camulodunum - 60 AD
• Battle of Mona Insulis - 60 AD

Inserts – C3i Magazine, 24:

Counter Manifest:
• The Battle for Normandy - New Optional Units and Errata Units (64)
• SPQR - New leader counters for the Crotona scenario (3), New Rout Point Track markers (6), Leaders for Elephant Victory (4 Errata counters from last issue)
• Serpents of the Seas - Errata counters (6) and "In Irons!" Counters (6)
• Ship of the Line - Errata counters (2)
• Hellenes - New markers (14)
• Elusive Victory - New units for the C3i Scenarios (18)
• Washington's War - State Control markers (14)
• Chariots of Fire - Errata leader counters (3)

48 Pages

Combat Commander - Sitrep from the forward OP by Bryan Collars

Labyrinth - Developper's Notes by Joel Toppen

Using Labyrinth in the classroom - Training & Education by Rex Brynen

C3i Player - Gamer Profile by Jeremy Antley

C3I Magazine nr25 - Countersheet reference index by Mark Simonitch

A lightning across Iberia - Two SPQR Scenarios by Carlos Gomez Ibanez

Battle for Moscow - Designer's Notes by Frank Chadwick

A tour of the Flying Colors Series: Don’t Give Up the Ship! by Mark Barker

An Overview of Serpents of the Seas by Mark Barker

Clio’s Corner Nr2: To Script or Not to Script, that is the question? by Mark Herman

Empire of the Sun Openings - Japan, New Guinea and the Solomons by Pablo García Silva

A Retropective of Empire of the Sun by Mark Herman

The Founding years by Charles S. Roberts

The Father of Board Wargaming by Alan Emrich

Personal tributes to the memory of Charles S. Roberts

Charles S. Roberts - 1988 Interview by John J. Vanore and Rodger B. MacGowan

Clash of Giants - Tannenberg - Breaking the Code By Mark Stille

Clash Of Giants - Designer’s Notes by Ted Raicer

Combat Commander: New Guinea – Deeper into the Jungle - Designer’s Notes by John A. Foley

The Influence of Game Design on We must tell the Emperor - Designer’s Notes by Steve Carey

Commands & Colors Ancients - Double Play - The Battle of Adrianople by Kevin Duke

• Countersheet - 114 color counters (9/16 inch size die-cut counters)
• C&C: Ancients - 1 Set-up Card - 2 scenario options: Andrianople by Richard Borg & Kevin Duke
• Combat Commander: Pacific - 1 Card - 2 new scenarios: Nr 113 & Nr 114
• Labyrinth
  • 1 Card - Jihadist Activities (1-Player - 9.0 Refined)
  • 1 Card - Optional Rules: Zakat and the String Horse; Heroic Alerts
• Flying Colors - 1 Card - Fleet Scenarios and Duel Scenarios
• SPQR - 1 Card - A Lightning Across Iberia Scenarios
• Battle for Moscow Bonus Game - 1 Color mapsheet, counters & rulebook

• Battle for Moscow: 40 counters
• Successors : 1 Turn marker
• Caucasus Campaign : 1 Weather marker
• Normandy '44 : 10 errata counters
• Labyrinth : 2 optional rules counters
• Ardennes '44 : 17 errata counters
• Ardennes '44 : 12 Rout markers
• Asia Engilfed : 17 control markers
• Washington's War : 1 Reshufle marker
• Clash of Monarchs : 12 generic leaders

64 Pages

Behind the Scenes Report on the Game Design Process Designers & Developers – Relationships in Motion by Patrick Ruestchmann

Twilight Struggle – Designers Notes 2012 by Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews

1914 Twilight in the East – Tannenberg Campaign – C3i Variant by Michael Resch

C3i Magazine Nr26 – Countersheet Index by Mark Simonitch

1914 – A Post-war Solution for Austria-Hungary’s Mobilization by Michael Resch
1914 TitE – Dragoni’s Plan for Austria-Hungary – C3i Variant by Michael Resch

Labyrinth – The Game in Action by Joel Toppen

Clio’s Corner, Nr3: Who’s On First? Initiative in Game Design by Mark Herman

Space Empires – Optional Rules by Peter Lazzaro

Interview – John H. Butterfield – CSR Hall of Fame Award by Sam Sheikh

Commands & Colors Ancients – The Battle of Argentoratum, 357 AD – New Scenario by Kevin Duke

For the People – Defending the Union by Mark Herman and Herr Dr.

For the People – Designer’s Perspective on Raids by Mark Herman
For the People – My Union Strategy Tips by James Pei

1805: Sea of Glory – A Change of Plans – Scenario & Variant Rules by Alan E. Richbourg

SPQR - The Great Battles of Magna Graecia Module by Daniel A. Fournie

Red Winter – More Optional Rules by Mark Mokszycki

C3i Player – Gamer Profile of Mark Barker by Sam Sheikh

An Introduction to Andean Abyss - COINing a Game Series by Steve Carey

The COIN Series – Looking Ahead by Volko Ruhnke

Andean Abyss - Quick-Play Scenario and Non-Player Rally Variant by Volko Ruhnke

Andean Abyss - Solitaire Variants by Joel Toppen

C3i Player – Gamer Profile of Leland Myrick by Sam Sheikh

• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr26 – 280 full color counters (1/2 inch size, die-cut counters)
• Objective: Kiev Bonus Game – 1 color Mapsheet, Counters, Player Aid & Rulesbook by Mark Simonitch
• 1914 Twilight in the East – 1 Card – C3i Variants – Tannenberg Campaign & Dragoni’s Plan by Michael Resch
• Commands & Colors Ancients – 1 Set-up Card – 2 New Battles: Argentoratum & Paraitacene by Kevin Duke
• Combat Commander – 1 Card – 2 New Scenarios: Nr115 & Nr116 by Pascal Toupy
• Combat Commander – 1 Card – Scenario Map of European Theater & Terrain Chart by Bryan Collars & Tim McCarron
• Andean Abyss – 1 Card – Non-Player Rally Variant by Volko Ruhnke & Mark Simonitch
• Red Winter – 1 Card – Ice Ball Variant by Mark Mokszycki
• Space Empires – 1 Card – New Redesigned C3i Log Sheet by Peter Lazzaro
• SPQR – 1 Card – Revised C3i Nr25 – A Lightning Across Iberia Scenarios by Carlos Gomez Ibañez
• SPQR – 1 Card – Great Battles of Magna Graecia Scenarios by Dan Fournie
• No Retreat! – C3i Solitaire Expansion Kit – Cards, Rules & Player Aid by Carl Paradis

Cuba Libre – COIN Series - Designer’s Notes, alt-History, and Variants by Jeff Grossman

• Scenario C3i-1: Galveston – January 1863
• Scenario C3i-2: Cat-and-Mouse (hypothetical)

The Battle of Dertosa (Ibera), 215 BC - C3i SPQR Deluxe Version GBoH Module by Dan A. Fournie

Empire of the Sun - Fighting for a Negotiated Peace: Japanese Strategy against the Big Three by Mark Herman

Soviet Dawn (C3i Insert Game – States of Siege Series) - Simulating The Russian Civil War by Ted Raicer

Soviet Dawn (C3i Insert Game) - How the Bolshevik Revolution Survived by Darin A. Leviloff

• Battle of Kovel, Part I, July 1944
• Battle of Kovel, Part 2, July 1944

Bloody April - New C3i Nr1 Scenario: 7 June 1917 by Game Designer Terry Simo

C3i Interview with Hall of Fame Game Designer: Jack Greene by Sam Sheikh

Clio’s Corner Nr4: Ignorance is bliss or how to put the fog back in war by Mark Herman

• Scn 117 Avanti Tridentina Avanti, Russia, 26 January 1943. Italians vs Russians
• Scn 118 No. 4 Commando, France 1942. Brits vs Germans
• Scn 119 Sky Fall, France 1944. Partisans vs Germans
• Scn 120 Deadly Convoy. France 1944. Partisans vs Germans

• Soviet Dawn: The Russian Civil War (States of Siege Series) Game - Color Mapsheet, Counters, Cards, Player Aids & Rulesbook by Darin A. Leviloff
• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr27 includes 140 (1/2 inch) and 88 (5/8 inch) full color counters

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A short description of what each article in this issue covers

• Clio’s Corner #5: Sam I Am; who you are tells the story! by Mark Herman: “So the question is why are more abstract depictions of military events so compelling? I believe the answer comes down to how you perceive who you are in the game. Wargames allow you to become a great world leader, famous military commander, or a squad leader orchestrating a firefight.”

• Twilight Struggle at 10—Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews Interview by Sam Sheikh: On this 10th anniversary of the game that rocked the entire boardgaming world, C3i sits down with the designers who revived interest in the Cold War for a new generation of gamers.

• Churchill: The Beginning of the End—New Game Design by Mark Herman: Churchill is a wargame about diplomacy. Designer Mark Herman discusses how the conference mechanics work, walks us through a playthrough of one of the game’s scenarios, and why this narrative structure matters to the game’s identity.

• A Retrospective—The American Civil War at Sea by Robert G. Smith: “We often don’t think of the American Civil War in terms of the influence of sea power upon it. Yet if you review the riverine operations of the Union Navy, it becomes apparent that if the Union had failed to mobilize naval resources commensurate with the task, the Union might have lost the war.”

• How Rebel Raiders Replicates the Civil War at Sea by Mark G. McLaughlin: Continuing where Smith’s article (above) left off, McLaughlin digs deeper into the strategies, historical background and impact the naval combat had on the Civil War.

• Empire of the Sun—New Edition—‘Bots in the Pacific by Mark Herman: After co-designing Fire in the Lake (applying the COIN system to the Vietnam War) with Volko Ruhnke, Mark Herman has applied a similar scripted A.I. system to the new edition of Empire of the Sun. Mark describes the capabilities of his new ‘Bot and how it would play out under potential scenarios.

• Interview—Craig S. Taylor, Jr.—1946-2012-Lest We Forget by Sam Sheikh: Another great designer from the early days of the wargaming hobby has passed, and Sam Sheikh remarks on the interview he had conducted with Mr. Taylor just before his passing.

• Case Blue: Unconditional Surrender—Designer’s Notes by Salvatore Vasta: Sal Vasta lifts the curtain on how he adapted his larger scale design for the game included in this issue.

• World War I Times Two—Designer’s Notes—Dual Pack by Ted S. Raicer: GMT Games published a WWI Dual Pack containing two of Ted Raicer’s less well-known games, When Eagles Fight and 1914: Glory’s End. Ted provides us with some insights into where the inspiration for these games came from, and explains the intentions behind the games.

• Deck Seeding in Card Driven Games by Trevor Bender: “The concept is not truly deck building in that players do not build their deck by purchasing cards which are then reshuffled…It is more of a hybrid in which players can choose events they want to place in the draw pile from the cards that are associated with their side, and then these are shuffled with other cards to dilute the player’s choice and restore a random element.”

• Hoplite Module—Battle of Mantinea, 418 B.C. by Daniel A. Fournie: The greatest hoplite battle of the Second Peloponnesian War rumbles along the city state of Mantinea as Sparta faces down the Athenian Coalition. Dan Fournie gives us the historical background for this battle, an insert included in this issue of C3i.

• C3i Nr 28 Counter Index & New Rules by Mark Simonitch and Carl Paradis: Countersheet index and some additional rules for No Retreat! Malta-The North African Front.

• C3i Player—Gamer Profile of Janek Stolarek by Steven D. MacGowan: Janek Stolarek is a wargamer from Poland, who grew up in the Eastern Bloc during the closing years of the Cold War. He has transitioned from being solely a Euro gamer to embracing the wargaming hobby. While initially intimidated by wargames, he discovered the depth and competitive gameplay drew him in. He remarks on what made him give wargaming a shot, and what it’s like to play in Poland.

Inserts – C3i Magazine, Nr 28:
• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr28 – includes 252 (1/2 inch) and 14 (1.1/2 inch) full color counters - 32 counters blank
(see Page 61)
• The Battle for Liege Expansion – by Rian van Meeteren & Mike Resch - This expansion scenario adds the German Handstreich attempt and subsequent Siege of Liège to the 1914 Offensive à outrance Grand Campaign scenario (Rulebook, Game Turn Track, Player Aid)
• Andean Abyss Variant – Player Aid Cards – by Örjan Ariander - Adding a Non-Player for the Colombian Government, as well as refining performance of the three existing Insurgent Non-Players, plus Planning Map.
• Combat Commander Scenarios – 1 Card – 2 New Scenarios: Nr121 and Nr122
• Combat Commander Player Aid – Campaign Sheet (Make Photocopies) by Sam Sheikh
• Hopite – 1 Card – First Battle of Mantinea Scenario Setup by Dan Fournie
• Panzer Scenarios 1 Card – Treads over Dedosnka & House of Soviets by James M. Day
• Iron & Oak Scenarios 1 Card – Plum Point Bend & Battle of the Rams by James M. Day
• Iron & Oak – 13 New Ship Data Cards by James M. Day & Charlie Kibler
• Unconditional Surrender! WW2 in Europe – Optional Rulebook by Salvatore Vasta
• Case Blue: Unconditional Surrender – by Salvatore Vasta (Rulebook, Game Mapsheet, Faction Card, Combat Results Table, Sequence of Play Flow Chart, Non-CRT Player Aid Sheet)

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A short description of what each article in this issue covers

• Waterloo Bicentenary, 1815-2015 by Dana Lombardy: Dana Lombardy is a proud backer of the Waterloo 1815 Project, helping to support the non-profit NHS and draw more awareness to the impact Wellington’s “near-run thing” had on history.

• COIN Series Complexity—Bigger is Not Always Better by Volko Ruhnke: “Later volumes [of a series] are likely to meet an audience already and increasingly familiar with the core system. The designer may rely…upon that system familiarity and so expand further and further the mechanics in the pursuit of simulation and innovation. This is a mistake that I have sought to avoid in the COIN Series. This article examines how.”

• C3i Player—Gamer Profile of Gian Carlo Ceccoli by Sam Sheikh: Meet Gian Carlo Ceccoli, one of the board game regulars at the local board game meetup in San Marino. Oh yeah, he also hosts the San Marino Game Convention, where wargames and others like Warhammer and Magic make their mark. Visit his website at www.asgs.com

• Clio’s Corner #6 Multiplayer Design in Churchill by Mark Herman: “I am writing this piece one month after Churchill: Big Three Struggle for Peace has hit gaming tables around the world. I want to use this installment of my column to discuss multiplayer design theory as experienced by me with Churchill. I hope to tell this story through the eyes of one of history’s most infamous dictators, Joseph Stalin, and how it feels to play in a three-player game against two artificial intelligence ‘Bots named Churchill and Roosevelt.”

• Triumph & Tragedy: Two Decades of Evolution by Tim Taylor & Craig Besinque: “I couldn’t help bit smile when I cracked open Triumph & Tragedy (GMT Games), the new game of great power conflict in the 1930s and 40s. So many memories from the last 20 years came flooding back in an instant. And like Michael Proust, I have chosen to write about how inanimate objects can transport us through the decades in the blink of an eye. But I’ll be somewhat more succinct.”

• Tom Shaw: Confessions of an 84 year old Teenage—Book Review by Sam Sheik: “The name Avalon Hill (AH) still carries strong feelings of affection and nostalgia…Tom was the Vice President of AH during its most innovative and productive years. His self-published memoir is a treasure trove of snippets about his life, of which Avalon Hill played a significant, though not all-consuming part. Let me explain.”

• Labyrinth: The Awakening—From Game Player to Game Designer by Trevor Bender: “There is a story here, and it needs to be told on the Labyrinth map,’ I said. Volko Ruhnke listened to my ideas, suggested a new rule, and gave his permission for me to run with the concept. What follows is a chronological representation of the nine month process to take Labyrinth: The Awakening from early concept, through playtesting, and ultimately to final design layout, with commentary that might benefit future would be game designers.”

• Second Hajj—Labyrinth: The Awakening 2010-? By Volko Ruhnke: Volko writes about why Trevor Bender’s work on Awakening was so successful, and how he used it as an opportunity to improve his own system from the original.

• Madison’s War—The Game as History by Gilbert Collins: Designer Gilbert Collins discusses his design philosophy behind making Mr. Madison’s War capable of reproducing, but not binding a player, to the real historical outcome via the game’s event cards.

• Jours de Gloire Series & Bicentenary Tour of Waterloo 2015 by Frederic Bey: Take a walk through the battlefield at Waterloo as Frederic Bey, designer of the Jours de Gloire series, recalls the series’ origins, evolutions, and historical elements taken into account.

• Los Angeles Game Box Production—No Retreat: Italian Front by Jeff Kaye: From press sheet to packed for shipping, watch as a board game box comes into the world!

• Hoplite Battle Module—Sparta’s Persian Expedition by Daniel A. Fournie: Accompanying Issue Nr 29’s inserts, The Battles of Meander, 397 BC and Sardis, 395 BC, Daniel Fournie breaks down the historical background of these two critical battles along Sparta’s march through Persian Anatolia during the time of Cyrus and Xenophon.

• C3i Nr 29 Counter Index & Waterloo Errata & Pascal Da Silva Biography: Counters, errata for a Jours de Gloire installment, and a short bio on one of the same series’ artists.

• C3i Player—Gamer Profile of Hans Korting by Steven D. MacGowan: Hans gives us a tour of what it’s like to be a gamer in The Netherlands, describing why he is drawn to air warfare, and chronicling his experiences working with some of the greats within the wargaming industry.

Inserts – C3i Magazine, Nr 29:
• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr29 – Index of this issue’s die-cut counters (see Page 61)
• Plan Orange: Pacific War, 1932-35 – Complete RBM Studio Game – by Mark Herman (Rulebook, Game Mapsheet, Strategy Cards, and die-cut Counters)
• Davout in Command – Waterloo 1815 Scenario – 1 Card – by Frédéric Bey
• Wing Leader Scenarios – Cry Havoc & Supercharge - 1 Card – by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood
• Hoplite Scenarios – Battles of Maeander & Sardis – 1 Card – by Daniel A. Fournie
• Plan Orange – Player’s Notes – by Gary Gonzalez and Rory “Hawkeye” Aylward+

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A short description of what each article in this issue covers

• RBM’s Fire & Movement Magazine – 40th Anniversary by Rodger B. MacGowan: Editor-in-Chief RBM has compiled a group of retrospectives done by various luminaries of the wargame hobby about Fire & Movement

• Propaganda Round: COIN Series Variety – Familiar Not Samey by Volko Ruhnke: Volko examines a key issue regarding the series he founded, that of variety. It explores how the COIN Series has sought to thread the needle of ascending variety through a stable core that is modified by diversity in settings and designers. Familiar, Not Samey.

• Liberty or Death: New 2-Player Scenario – War in the South by Harold Buchanan: Harold Buchanan has designed a new, 90-minute scenario for Liberty or Death, surrounding the American War of Independence, limiting the space and Factions to create a dynamic and compact game.

• Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection Strategy Guide by Harold Buchanan: “This article is intended to share my thought process when I play and how I view the set of strategic alternatives. My personal view is that the game supports a wide variety of strategies and an agile player will adjust in response to the actions of others at the table.”

• Triumph & Tragedy – Five New Scenarios – The War Years by Tim Taylor: Although Triumph & Tragedy is not really an historical simulation, it’s still interesting to examine the possibilities of World War II through its “lens” — one snapshot at a time. Each scenario depicts the beginning of a year of the war; forces are arrayed approximately as in history, within the game’s parameters of course. These C3i scenarios provide a springboard for players to explore the many “what ifs?” of World War II.

• Clio’s Corner #7: There is no substitute for victory...or is there? by Mark Herman: Nowadays, a lot of gamers hew to Douglas MacArthur’s thinking that “there is no substitute for victory,” and many buying decisions are based on the collective sense that a game should be balanced and true to history. Mark Herman discusses how he incorporates balance into historical designs as well as the trials of balancing a solitaire system within the same design.

• Silver Bayonet – C3i Battle Report by Mitchell Land, John Leggat & Allen Martin: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Silver Bayonet, Mitchell, John and Allen got together to chronicle a playthrough of the game that launched GMT Games (simulating the struggle for survival of Hal Moore’s 1/7th Cavalry Troopers in Vietnam, 1965).

• Colonial Twilight at U.S. Army War College by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Chretien: Including a sidebar by game designer Brian Train, LTC Joseph Chretien documents Brian’s unique facilitation of an event at the USAWC, where attendants viewed the film Battle of Algiers, followed by playthroughs of Colonial Twilight which covers the same struggle between French COIN forces and Algerian insurgents.

• Liberty or Death Map Display – Card Events & Battle Map by Terry Leeds: A high resolution two-page spread labeling the locations of where Liberty or Death’s major naval and land battles, as well as event cards, took place.

• Operation Dauntless: Two New Scenarios & Optional Rules – by Mark Mokszycki: In the rush to print Operation Dauntless, two scenarios were left on the cutting room floor. Designer Mark Mokszycki has wrapped them up and presents The Battles for Fontenay and Rauray, France, June 1944.

• A Distant Plain: Non-Player Variant Insert Card – by V.P.J. Arponen: A ‘Bots variant for A Distant Plain (about the modern day Insurgency in Afghanistan), this variant preserves the familiar format of non-player priorities in action selection, and as a novelty it encourages the player to play as any four of the Factions. The revised non-player rules are also here on the C3i Ops Center.

• C3i Player – Gamer Profile of Film Director & Game Player Lance Nielsen by Sam Sheikh: Lance Nielsen has been a gamer since the 1980s. Inspired by the stories and history he has played, his new movie, Pegasus Bridge, chronicles the 7th Para and Ox and Bucks units’ efforts to take and hold the bridge during Operation Market Garden. He also tells us about how he got his start in gaming and why he thinks it is so important to him.

• Labyrinth: The Awakening – Event Card Background by Trevor Bender: Trevor Bender breaks out the historical background found on the event cards used in Labyrinth: The Awakening, an expansion of Labyrinth: The War on Terror.

• Empire of the Sun – Where’s the 4th Marine Division? by Francisco Colmenares: Opening Paragraph Lift

• Alexander Battle Module – Battle of Hellespont, 321 BC by Daniel A. Fournie: Accompanying Issue Nr 30’s insert, Battle of Hellespont, 321 BC, Daniel Fournie has given us an extremely deep historical background article on the events leading up to, including, and resulting from the battle that effectively ended the First Diadochian War.

• C3i Player – Profile of SPI Game Designer Lenny Glynn by Sam Sheikh: Renowned game designer Lenny Glynn reflects on his days at SPI, and the surprising road he took to get to today through Time Magazine, the Oval Office, Victory Games, and is now making a Go version of the Pacific Theatre during WW2.

• South Pacific, C3i Game in Nr30 – Strategy Notes by Mark Herman: “South Pacific (SPac) is an Empire of the Sun (EotS) C3i Scenario Variant that uses the full scope of its parent design. While South Pacific is a complete stand alone game all of the tactics that work in EotS work in SPac. What is unique about SPac is the smaller map region (sub-set of EotS map) focuses and significantly simplifies the strategic options available to the two sides. I should mention, if you learn how to play SPac you have also learned how to play EotS.”

• Plan Orange, C3i Game in Nr29 – Strategy Guide by Mark Kaczmarek: Mark Kaczmarek boils down some of the tips he provides to new players for this fascinating “What If?” game (included in C3i Issue Nr 29) simulating a conflict between the United States and Japan in the early to mid-1930s instead of 1941.

Inserts – C3i Magazine, Nr 30:
• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr30 – (see Page 44 Index of this issue’s die-cut counters)
• South Pacific – Complete RBM Studio Game – by Mark Herman (Rulebook, Game Mapsheet, Strategy Cards, and die-cut Counters)
• A Distant Plain Random – Spaces Map – 1 Card – by V.P.J. Arponen
• A Distant Plain – Bots Variant – 1 Card – by V.P.J. Arponen
• Wing Leader: Supremacy C3i #30 Scenarios Card – Op Meridian & Here Comes the Beast – by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood
• Alexander Set-Up Card – Battle of Hellespont, 321 BC – by Daniel A. Fournie
• C3i Game Marker Sheet – Liberty or Death Leaders + EOTS 4th Marine Division
• Operation Dauntless – Setup & Tables – 1 Card – by Mark Mokszycki

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A short description of what each article in this issue covers

• RBM’s C3i Magazine: Editor-in-Chief Rodger B. MacGowan takes a brief look back at the road C3i Magazine has traveled over 25 years.

• Disaster at D-Day—New Scenario for Normandy’44 by Trevor Bender: A counterfactual scenario for the game Normandy ’44; this article details the specifics of the scenario, the literary and historical background and reasoning behind the changes, as well as an addendum article on counterfactual history as a subtopic of speculative history.

• The Battle of Wakefield, 1460 – Historical Background by Ralph Shelton: Who was the Duke of York? Why did he rebel against the Lancastrian King? What path led him to Wakefield? Read about the battle that set England against itself for more than 30 years with the War of the Roses.

• Weaponry in Arquebus – Men of Iron by Richard H. Berg: Get into the nuts and crossbow bolts of how each unit type used in the game Arquebus (part of the Men of Iron series) operated in Italian history, and their relative strengths and weaknesses.

• Overview & Tactical Tips for Clash of Giants Civil War by Steve Carey: Take a look at some of the subtle nuances inherent in the elegantly designed Clash of Giants: Civil War.

• West Point’s Wargame Club by Captain Garrett Gatzemeyer: Tabletop games are valuable tools for preparing tomorrow’s officers. Delve deep into the basement of the United States Military Academy, where faculty members and camouflage-clad cadets meet to roll dice, push figures, and flip cards.

• Clio’s Corner #8 by Mark Herman: In Pericles, which simulates the Peloponnesian Wars, the winner of the game is the player who can cooperate with his opposition faction in order to win the war as a team, while defeating them politically. Discover how Alexander Hamilton’s musings in the Federalist Papers helped designer Mark Herman mold this game system into being.

• C3i Interview – Mark Herman by Sam Sheikh: Mark Herman reflects on his game design career, from his early days at SPI to today and beyond.

• Fire & Movement – After Four Decades of Hindsight by Richard DeBaun: Richard DeBaun broke into Area 51 in order to bring back, with only minor revisionist history, some insights into why Fire & Movement magazine was so groundbreaking.

• All Bridges Burning, Finland 1917-18 – COIN Series Preview by VPJ Arponen: Here is an exclusive preview of one of the new entries into the COIN series. Follow the designer as he walks through how his design examines the question of what a country can become after a brutal and divisive civil war.

• History of the Down in Flames Series by Michael Lemick: Down in Flames, a series of games about air combat during WW2, has had a long history of support from C3i Magazine. Michael Lemick, one of the key developers of the series, reflects on the production of the many C3i expansions to the series.

• Operation Daunting? Battle Report by Mark Kaczmarek: Put off by long rulebooks? Don’t worry, Mark Kaczmarek has you covered—jump into the Battles for Fontenay and Rauray in France, June 1944, and play a few rounds of Operation Dauntless with him to see how you like it.

• Liberty or Death – The History Behind the Counters by Trevor Bender: The key figures of the Revolutionary War are lauded and praised, but what about the secondary and tertiary players? Read about how they impacted the American Insurrection.

• Game Errata – South Pacific – C3i Magazine Nr 30 by Francisco Colmenares: Errata for C3i Magazine Nr 30’s standalone game, South Pacific.

• Alexander Battle Module: Battle of Corupedium, 281 BC by Daniel A. Fournie: In the previous issue, the first battle of the Diadochi (Successors to Alexander the Great), Hellespont, was presented. Now we take a look at the last battle fought by the original successors—Lysimachus versus Seleucus at the Battle of Corupedium, 281 BC. Read about the history, then play the module included in Nr 31’s free inserts!

• Designing Hitler’s Reich by Mark G. McLaughlin, Fred Schachter & Vez Arponen: “…There was no simple, quick to set up game of WWII that we could complete in an evening. Being a game designer, I took his cranky rant for a challenge and within two weeks had come up with the first rough draft of what would become a new strategic game for the WWII European Theater: Hitler’s Reich.”

• Unconditional Surrender – Policy Markers Track by Salvatore Vasta: Designed to assist gamers playing the Three-Faction Europe Scenarios of Unconditional Surrender. This is a two player game covering the World War II military campaigns fought in southern Russia during 1942-1943. One side controls the Axis forces, while the other side controls the forces of the Soviet Union.

• COIN Player Aid – How to Play 4-Faction COIN System by Brian Train: Turn any COIN game that requires 4 players into a 2-player affair using half a page of rules! An extremely valuable set of rules to have.

• MacGowan & Lombardy’s The Great War Card Game by Dana Lombardy: Read a little about the special hybrid card game featuring Rodger MacGowan’s artwork and Dana Lombardy’s design, part of a special fundraising effort for the non-profit World War One Historical Association.

Inserts – C3i Magazine, Nr 31:
• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr31 – (see Page 64 Index of this issue’s die-cut counters)
• The Battle of Wakefield, 1460 – Complete RBM Studio Game – by Ralph Shelton (Rulebook, Game Mapsheet, Player Aid Card, Flight Point Track and die-cut Counters)
• Labyrinth – Surge 2007 Scenario – 1 Card – by Trevor Bendor
• Ukraine’43 – Player Aid Card – by Carlos Olivares
• Normandy’44: Disaster at D-Day Player Aid Card – by Mark Simonitch
• South Pacific –Terrain Effects Chart from C3i Nr30 – by Mark Simonitch
• History of Wargame Graphic Design Poster – by David Dockter and Rodger B. MacGowan

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A short description of what each article in this issue covers

• Disaster on the Dnieper—New Scenarios for Ukraine’43 by Trevor Bender: Trevor Bender returns to further dissect what makes a counterfactual scenario work, introduces a new scenario included with this issue of C3i, and provides a bonus scenario based around the Kursk Offensive, the largest tank battle in history.

• Denmark—The World’s Largest Gaming Cooperative by Jason Matthews: Jason Matthews, co-designer of Twilight Struggle, journeys to a boarding school in central Denmark where they support their curriculum with LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) and general gamification, yielding very exciting and encouraging results. After facilitating the Cuban Missile Crisis writ small, he is invited to Fastaval 2017, a place where thousands of gamers from every subgenre gather to share and play games, as well as participate in game design contests. A really insightful look into Danish gaming culture.

• Pentecontaetia—Strategy in Pericles—1ST Peloponnesian War by Mark Herman: “Over the course of my wargame career, I have studied and published at length on military strategy. I have found over the last few years my deep interest in integrating my Defense experience to look at warfare strategy as an extension of political strategy (Clausewitz). My first deep look at this narrative was in my Churchill design. Pericles, my second entry to the “Great Statesmen” series, goes deeper into faction politics, something that seems particularly appropriate in 21st century America (see my Clio’s corner from last issue).”

• Lysander—2 Player Variant for Pericles by Philip Jelley: One of the problems with a four player game is it is sometimes difficult to get the requisite crew together to play, which Philip Jelley has sought to remedy with this exciting variant, fleshed out at Mark Herman’s request, no ‘Bot required.

• Banish All Their Fears—Bayonet & Musket System Design by Ben Hull: Ben Hull recounts how he developed the Musket & Pike system, the ancestor of the new Bayonet & Musket system, and gives us the historical context for why the new system will be a streamlined yet accurate depiction of shifting battle rhythms.

• Clio’s Corner #9: Take Me To Your Leader or “Where’s the ‘Bot?” by Mark Herman: “The first challenge is how to assimilate players of varying skill and historical knowledge into a new system, beyond learning the mechanics. I find that a ‘Bot can act as a surrogate strategy advisor on that all important first turn, when you have no idea what to do next… I thought it was time to talk about solitaire systems from a design point of view. I will approach this topic from my own personal journey and how my thinking has evolved on this topic over time with some of my key findings in what is loosely call 'My Beginner’s Guide to ‘Bot Design,' with myself in the role of the beginner."

• C3i Interview—Volko Ruhnke by Sam Sheikh: Volko is a retired US intelligence analyst who worked in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Analysis from 1989 to 2018 and in the US Department of the Army as an International Relations Officer from 1986 to 1989. During his national security career, he helped incorporate tabletop game design into analytic training and research about real-world military, political, law enforcement, and economic issues.

• Holland’44—S3 Northern Scenario by John Davis: This scenario covers the actions of the 82nd and 1st Airborne Divisions, and the attempts by 30 Corps to break through to Arnhem. It covers the initial air drops through to 22nd September, after which increasing German attacks on the fragile 30 Corps supply corridor made further Allied progress increasingly difficult.

• Stand Alone Games—INSIDE C3i Magazine—RBM Studio Centerspread: We know you read the magazine for the articles, but here’s the centerfold showcasing all the stand alone games C3i has printed since Issue Nr 20.

• Pendragon Strategy Tips—The Barbarians by Morgane Gouyon-Rety: This is the first of a projected pair of C3i papers on strategy tips for Pendragon – The Fall of Roman Britain, Volume VIII in the COIN series. This first entry focuses on the two Barbarian factions, the Saxons and Scotti. They appear to be the most challenging to grasp for new players, and designer Morgane Gouyon-Rety is here to be your guide.

• Last Eagles—Ligny 1815—a Hexasim game, by Mark Kaczmarek: Last Eagles – Ligny 1815 is the third game in the exciting Eagles of France series following the release of Fallen Eagles-Waterloo and Rising Eagles-Austerlitz, all published by Hexasim. The battle of Ligny, occurring on June 16th, just 2 days before the epic battle of Waterloo, is often overlooked by many wargamers and historians. However, the results of this battle had immediate impacts to the conduct of the Waterloo battle and as such deserves to be studied in its own light. Mark gives us a rundown of the history, and how dynamic this simulation of the battle is.

• On Similarity and Diversity in the COIN Series by VPJ Arponen: The COIN series stretches across six years with eight award winning volumes and a further two volumes and two expansions available for preorder, not to mention several more in various stages of development. What makes the COIN system so stimulating? What is its essence? In this article, we will be analyzing the series as well as talking to a number of COIN designers to find out.

• C3i Scenario Guide—Table Battles, a Hollandspiele Games production, by Tom Russell: Table Battles “can be used to conceivably cover any traditional set-piece land battle from any period in human history.” Tom gives us a basic run-down of how his system works, and an overview of the two battles (Gaines’ Mill and the Bouvines) in this issue. You thought you got two games in C3i Nr 32? Naw, you got three. You’re welcome.

• C3i Interview—Ben Hull by Sam Sheikh: Ben Hull is a game designer and U.S. Marine officer who is well known for designing the Musket & Pike Series and Fields of Fire. He is currently working on creating the new Bayonet & Musket Series (GMT Games) with Volume I: Banish All Their Fears depicting the Battles of Neerwinden 1693 and Blenheim 1704.

• GBoH Series—C3i Scenario Designer’s Notes by Daniel A. Fournie: Dan looks back on the GBoH series, reflecting on the many volumes of analysis he has done for past issues of C3i as well as how he initially got into the series. He then breaks down how he approaches the production process of both writing articles and designing scenarios within the GBoH series.

• Road to Moscow—World Wargame Hobby: Igor Luckyanov and Dmitry Klyuykov are the co-owners of the proWargames store in Moscow. Selling only board wargames since 1996, they are proud to share with us some of their initial experiences in the wargaming hobby, and have constructed an illuminating profile on the hobby today from their brick and mortar shop in downtown Moscow. (http://www.prowargames.ru).

• C3i Nr30 South Pacific Tournament—2017 San Diego Historical Game Con: Observe as Mark Herman challenges 9 opponents simultaneously to games of South Pacific!

Inserts – C3i Magazine, Nr 32:
• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr32 – (see Page 66 Index of this issue’s die-cut counters)
• The Battle of Gettysburg – Complete RBM Studio Game – by Mark Herman (Rulebook, Game Mapsheet and die-cut Counters)
• The Battle of Issy – Complete RBM Studio Game – by Frédéric Bey (Rulebook,Game Mapsheet and die-cut Counters)
• Table Battles – Two New Battle Scenarios – by Tom Russell (Rules Insert, Playing Cards)
• Holland’44 – Northern Scenario Player Aid Card – by Mark Simonitch
• Pendragon – COIN – Battle Board Player Aid Card – by Morgane Gouyon-Rety
• Pericles – Player Notes & Map – C3i Player Aid – by Mark Herman

A short description of what each article in this issue covers

• Alternative Airborne Landing Locations for Holland '44 by Trevor Bender: Trevor Bender drops into Operation Market Garden again with a "variant (that) is a follow-on to my previous article in Special Ops Magazine #4, pp. 10-13 in 2013 titled, Operation Market Garden as a Topic for Operations Research. There I laid out rules for alternative drop locations and timing for MMP’s Monty’s Gamble."

• Propaganda Round, Nr 3: Stock and Flow in Wargames by Volko Ruhnke: Volko Ruhnke, creator of the COIN Series of boardgames, dives deep into the history of supplies and how they have been gamed throughout the history of the hobby. From Afrika Korps to his newest COIN game, Nevsky, Volko explores the importance of supply, what the balance and mechanics mean for each game, and how the designer approaches the concept.

• Infantry Weapons and Tactics: Behind Fields of Fire by Ben Hull: “Although the focus of Fields of Fire is on the rifle company, players will quickly notice that the repertoire of the company extends beyond the rifle. The following is a brief discussion of the “tools of the trade” available to company commanders, and their history.”

• Clio's Corner #10: Distilling History to its Essence, or How to Make Wargame Moonshine by Mark Herman: "So, for this tenth column I want to explore how I integrate and distill history into a game yet still be authentic to the facts? Said another way, how much history does an historical wargame require for it to be an historical wargame?" Take a walk with Mark and let's muse for a moment about what makes a wargame, a wargame.

• Daddy, you say you don't like war, so why do you play these games? by VPJ Arponen: "Much like movies and books, or any other form of art, table top games handle a range of topics from abstract, fun and entertaining, to the controversial. Periodically not only wargaming, but also lighter “euro-game” fare, might become the subject of heated discussion about why a particular theme may or may not merit a game. Why do we pick the topics we play games about?"

• Clio’s Corner #9: Take Me To Your Leader or “Where’s the ‘Bot?” by Mark Herman: “The first challenge is how to assimilate players of varying skill and historical knowledge into a new system, beyond learning the mechanics. I find that a ‘Bot can act as a surrogate strategy advisor on that all important first turn, when you have no idea what to do next… I thought it was time to talk about solitaire systems from a design point of view. I will approach this topic from my own personal journey and how my thinking has evolved on this topic over time with some of my key findings in what is loosely call 'My Beginner’s Guide to ‘Bot Design,' with myself in the role of the beginner."

• Campaigns of 1777—RBM Studio Centerspread: If you've got it, flaunt it. This centerspread gives a beautiful reference map for Campaigns of 1777 from Harold Buchanan.

• Thoughts, Designer's Notes and New Scenario for Campaigns of 1777 by Harold Buchanan: "On December 9, 1777, France received the news of the British surrender at Saratoga. French Under–Secretary of State to the Comte de Vergennes was quoted as telling Benjamin Franklin that Louis XVI was 'determined to acknowledge American independence and make a treaty.' News of the bilateral Treaty of Alliance between the French and the American Patriots reached London on March 14, 1778. It was the Battle of Saratoga that represented a major turning point of the American War of Independence, giving confidence to the French to assist the fledgling Americans in their search for self-governance. But why did the Battle of Saratoga turn the way it did? Campaigns of 1777 seeks to answer that question." Includes a new counter for playing this game, published by Decision Games.

• Solitaire Play Method: Campaigns of 1777 by Joel Toppen: "PDD, or Player Deficit Disorder is a common wargamer malaise. You know the feeling! Brand new game arrives. It looks amazing on the table! But then comes the challenge of finding another player. Well, I can’t help you find an opponent, but I might be able to provide you with a means by which Campaigns of 1777 might be a more enjoyable solitaire experience."

• Churchill Variant by Jon Zeigler and Bernard Roessler: Henry Wallace served as Vice President of the United States for FDR up until 1944 when Truman took over. Truman would go on to succeed FDR and close out the end of WW2. But what if FDR had passed on earlier? This card, only available in this issue, gives you a glimpse into what might have been.

• Polemos Variant--Pericles by Mark Herman and Herr Dr.: "Polemos is the Greek word for 'War' and this two-player variant morphs Pericles into a two-player struggle; primarily, a strategic military game meant for head to head competitive play. This variant uses the core rules with the following major modifications to the Assembly and Political phases of the fourplayer design. The players will instead focus their efforts on the Theater phase and military operations. We believe this is yet another way to learn and improve your strategy in Pericles."

• C3i Interview: José Ruiz—Stuka Joe by Steve Carey: "'Stuka Joe' is a dedicated wargamer and videographer who currently has 5,400 subscribers on his own YouTube channel. Steve Carey had the distinct pleasure to meet him during the CSW Expo 2019, and he left a lasting impression. As one of the rising luminaries in the hobby, it is our pleasure to introduce José to C3i readers."

• December 1941 Variant for Empire of the Sun by Mark Herman: "An area of continuing interest for me is the interwar period that saw the world react to the horrors of the War to End All Wars, that spawning various international attempts to outlaw war and restrict armaments that ultimately resulted in World War II. In my continuing study of the Strategic decision space that the Japanese militarists debated in their run up to the Southern offensive and their attack on Pearl Harbor, I found that there were other paths not taken." Mark introduces two new cards to add even more depth to Empire of the Sun, both exclusive to this issue.

• Issy Campaign 1815 by Frederic Bey: "This campaign scenario is specially designed for Issy 1815, 44th battle in the Jours de Gloire series that was published in C3i Magazine Nr32. It requires the 16 extra counters provided with C3i Magazine Nr33."

• Deluxe SPQR: Battle of the Po River: C3i Module by Daniel A. Fournie: Dan Fournie has been a perennial resource for adding more and more refinement and modules for the GBoH series. He returns to give an update to a game he covered all the way back in 1996. "The multitude of new unit counters now available in SPQR Deluxe has allowed for a re-design of the scenario, with more accurate, and balanced, results." Enjoy a well-researched new module, with some of his reasoning behind it all.

• Solitaire Tactics Methods for playing The Battle of the American Revolution Series Games by Joel Toppen: In each instance where Close Combat takes place in this series, the two players must secretly decide one of eight tactics to pursue. If you're playing solitaire, some of these tactics won't make sense, so Joel has come up with a way to make it all make sense. Makes sense?

• C3i Interview: Ted Raicer by Sam Sheikh: If you're here, you probably know Ted Raicer as the designer of numerous great titles over the decades. Sam and Ted talk about some of his most recent games, his design philosophy, his biggest accomplishments, and a look back at some of his favorites as well as his next title, the Deadly Woods.

• Oh My God, They Killed Castro! That Time South Park Referenced Twilight Struggle by Jason Matthews: In Season 23, episode 7 of South Park (titled "Board Girls"), Twilight Struggle becomes a mode for girls beating down a wrestler turned female-athlete. How did this happen? Jason isn't sure himself, but is ecstatic and has created a new card for Twilight Struggle to commemorate it!

• In Memory of Richard H. Berg, by Mark Herman: Richard Berg, designer of countless wargames going back into the 1970s, passed away in 2019. Bold, brash and a wonderful man, we remember him and thank him for the years he dedicated to the hobby. Mark Herman, one of his closest friends, gives us a glimpse into who Richard was and always will be.

• Unconditional Surrender! Weather Limitations by Sal Vasta: "The weather effects in Unconditional Surrender have a large impact on combat results. Because of this, a campaign game’s play balance may be seriously affected if the same weather, especially Fair, occurs many turns in a row. The following new rule mitigates that possibility."

• In Memory of Chad Jensen by Rodger MacGowan: Chad Jensen, beloved designer of the Combat Commander Series also passed away in 2019. Rodger reflects on the first time he met him and all the times they worked together since. As long as a designer's games are being played, he is not forgotten.

Inserts – C3i Magazine, Nr 33:
• Countersheet, C3i Magazine Nr33 – Index of this issue’s die-cut counters)
• The Waterloo Campaign – Complete RBM Studio Game – by Mark Herman (Rulebook, Game Mapsheet, Player Aids and die-cut counters)
• SPQR – Set-Up Card for Battle of the Po River – by Daniel A. Fournie
• Solitaire Tactics Tables Card for Battles of the American Revolution – by Joel Toppen
• Empire of the Sun & Churchill – New Playing Cards + Counters for Issy & EOTS
• C3i Magazine Peel & Stick Labels for your C3i Collector Boxes!

Inserts – C3i Magazine, Nr 34:
• Battle for Kursk: The Tigers Are Burning, 1943

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