Gloom Trench 1926

After I realised that Gloom Trench 1926 had gone off track and I needed to get it back to being the small model count skirmish game I had initially envisioned, I thought about how to do this and where to start.Firstly, I looked at the whole experience as, umm, a whole. I already had ideas on what I was going to do, but part of what I needed to figure out was the speed with which damage could be de...

Gloom Trench 1926 is a tabletop game set in an alternate post-World War I universe, blending dark horror with strategic gameplay. It’s a project close to my heart, yet I’ve found myself staring at the same notes and drafts without making any real progress. I’ve struggled to move the project forward for over a year now.If you’re a tabletop game designer, you know the drill. Ideas flow like water on...

Having joined the World’s War in 1917, the United States have since committed more men and hardware to the conflagration than any other nation. By 1926 it continues to wage war. With its enemies including Germany, Bolshevik Russians, the Motherland of Rus and the British Empire, America’s armed forces are in action not only in Europe and Russia, but also in defence of its home soil.As with the oth...

The German and Ottoman Empires were drawn into the World’s War not by territorial ambitions, but by coming to the aid of their ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now, however, Austria-Hungary has fallen to internal chaos and withdrawn from the war, and the Ottoman Empire—abandoned by its monarchy and reborn as Turkey—is suing for peace. Thus, Germany finds itself fighting alone.Germany’s western b...

Following the socialist uprising in 1917 and the murder of Tsar Nicholas II, Russia has become a bitterly contested battleground. By 1926, Bolshevik forces—more commonly known as ‘Reds’ and led by Joseph Stalin—are still fighting against the royalist ‘White’ Russians. Meanwhile, invaders from the British Empire, Germany, America and Japan fight one another as they pursue their individual agendas. ...

By AD 1926, the British Empire wages war across the globe.On the Western Front, the war between Great Britain and Germany has escalated to a horrific level. Not only are the Germans now equipped with new and deadly laser weaponry, but the British continue to exploit their recent breakthroughs in RAM technology.Named after the scientists Rutherford and Moseley, this technology allows RAM weapons to...

In the years preceding the Great Winter, the nations of Europe jockeyed constantly for power. Alliances shifted and coalitions formed, creating schisms between not only geographical neighbours, but also families and former allies.As tensions grew, many of the nations prepared for what they considered to be an inevitable war. Some, such as Germany, Russia, France and G...