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Tag: Card Driven Game

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The Art of “Card Driven Game” Design – Why Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage is the best CDG ever published

March 16, 2011 Harvey Mossman

By Fred W. Manzo, Gary Andrews and Harvey Mossman The cards in a CDG wargame are typically used to move armies, generate random events and

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“Hannibal Ad Portas”* – Carthaginian Generals

April 10, 2010 Guest Author

By Gary Andrews and Fred W. Manzo Introduction Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is not a balanced game. Undoubtedly this is due to Carthage’s strong initial

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