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Poster: Doug Holt
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Game: All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918



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Publisher: GMT Games
Series: COIN
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): VPJ Arponen
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Description:


All Bridges Burning recreates the political and military affairs of the Finnish civil war in a new COIN System volume for three players. The Reds seek to stage a working class revolt and then hold on to their gains, while the White Senate forces seek to reassert control. A third, non-violent Social Democratic faction fights for the survival of moderate leftism and political reform. All three factions must keep the national sentiment conciliatory enough for a post-conflict settlement and national independence. In addition, the non-player powers of Germany and Russia offer military assistance to the Senate and the Reds, respectively. Excessive foreign involvement, however, could quash the dream of Finnish independence and prompt a collective loss of all three player factions. Historical events, asymmetrical action menus, as well as extensive historical design notes familiarize the players with the historical period.


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9
Date: 3/2/2025
Poster: Pat L.
The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming!

Grant Kleinhenz from the Players’ Aid did a series of articles celebrating games with beautiful components. This is a deep dive into the map board graphics with plenty of illustrations that show how the map ties in with game mechanics. Scroll to the bottom to see related links for this game and other games in the Beautiful Boards series.
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8
Date: 3/30/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
All Bridges Burning: A 2-Player Variant

"...the two players control the Reds and Senate factions, respectively, the third Moderates faction is controlled by both players, but in alternate turns." VPJ Arponen and Adrian Rubiero present a new two-player variant for GMT Games' All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-18. This is a fairly low rules overhead change, but "...some details of some of the [Moderate] actions were changed, mostly in order to stop the players from 'gaming' the system too much."
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7
Date: 12/16/2020
Poster: Doug Holt
In Search of The Finnish Compromise. “All Bridges Burning: Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-18” Board Game Review

"You will need your faction to peak at the right time." Ray Garbee reviews GMT Games' All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918, a COIN game covering the little-known Finnish Civil War. Ray finds it a solid entry in the COIN series, with several unique twists, including the fact that "Each faction wants to win, but that is always balanced against the risk of falling into either the German, or the emerging Soviet sphere of influence."
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5
Date: 11/10/2019
Poster: Mark D.
All Bridges Burning: Preview and Designer Interview

During Essen 2019 I was lucky enough to talk with Vesa Arponen about his upcoming game: "All Bridges Burning". I also had the opportunity to try out this new iteration of the COIN series. This game will be released by GMT in 2020. Shared by Fred Serval on his Homo Ludens blog.
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6
Date: 11/11/2018
Poster: Pat L.
Finnish Civil War Ludography

Freelance writer and game designer Brian Train provides a cursory list of games devoted to the Finnish Civil War of 1918. Train designed the game Finnish Civil War in 2009, later published in Paper Wars magazine in 2017.
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4
Date: 7/25/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
All Bridges Burning: Simulating the Finnish Civil War, Part 2

Who are Manninen’s “Blues”? Designer V.P.J. Arponen continues an examination of player roles in his GMT Games' All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918. This article examines the difficult role of the moderates in seeking to restrain the conflict. "Along the way they will have to avoid capture by unfriendly cells."
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3
Date: 6/11/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
All Bridges Burning: Simulating the Finnish Civil War

"The locking of the horns within the working class movement is not hardwired in the design." Designer V.P.J. Arponen offers some player role insights for his GMT Games' All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918. As a COIN system, you can pursue political or military means of competition: "…a well-timed Reds offensive can bring the Senate advance to a screeching halt."
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2
Date: 3/23/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
All Bridges Burning: On the Concept of Terror

"…it soon became clear to me I needed an altogether different concept of terror." Designer V.P.J. Arponen discusses how he had to reevaluate the use of terror by the COIN game system for his GMT Games' All Bridges Burning, which covers the Finnish Civil War of 1917–1918. One conclusion: "…too much terror can come to haunt the violent factions…"
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1
Date: 2/16/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
All Bridges Burning: Victory

"… the Senate march to South is complicated by an initial lack of a military punch." V.P.J. Arponen continues a discussion of his GMT Games' All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918, which is a COIN series simulation of the Finnish Civil War. One of the three factions could win, or players could find themselves "Losing the Game Collectively".
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