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Game: Thunder in the East - GMT



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Publisher: GMT Games
Series: ETO Series
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Frank Chadwick
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Description:


Thunder in the East is the first volume of the Frank Chadwick’s ETO series of strategic-level wargames covering all of World War 2 in Europe. Legendary game designer Frank Chadwick presents a “player’s wargame,” revealing the sweeping narrative of the Russian Front using familiar and comfortable systems writ large in scope. With its origins in his classic introductory wargame Battle for Moscow, players will harken back to how we discovered our wargame hobby – when the rules lived in the box for occasional reference and we spent our time over the map having fun every single turn playing a great wargame.


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Pub Date
Article Description
7
Date: 6/30/2021
Poster: Doug Holt
TITE’s Interesting Turn, Part IV: A Campaign Game Spring ’43 Turn for the History Books!

"The Axis defenses in the south were good… perhaps too good." Alan Emrich offers the fourth and final installment of an intense game turn in Frank Chadwick’s ETO Project. See how things play out as the Soviets follow their strategy of forcing "… the Axis to abandon (or at least hollow out) their 'Donets Wall' by creating an Axis crisis elsewhere – a crisis of sufficient magnitude to strip away Donets Wall units to put out fires in other, more threatened sectors."
6
Date: 6/18/2021
Poster: Doug Holt
TITE’s Interesting Turn, Part III: A Campaign Game Spring ’43 Turn for the History Books!

"And there it was… a gaping hole… Axis Motorized units poised to go crazy…" Alan Emrich offers the third installment of a a wild game turn in Frank Chadwick’s ETO Project. Check out the action as the Russians try to handle this hot potato: "Honestly, with the last Soviet Reserves committed, who could stop this Breakthrough?"
5
Date: 6/2/2021
Poster: Doug Holt
TITE’s Interesting Turn, Part II: A Campaign Game Spring ’43 Turn for the History Books!

"...the Axis made a series of daring (risky odds) counterattacks, rolled boldly, and achieved results that, effectively, put Stalin’s genie back in the bottle...". Alan Emrich brings the second installment of an intense game turn in Frank Chadwick’s ETO Project. In more dramatic action, the Germans are seeking to take the initiative. Can they do it? "Back at OKW, expectations rose after news of the surprise achieved by the German airdrop…".
4
Date: 5/19/2021
Poster: Doug Holt
May 2021 ETO Project Update and TITE’s Interesting Turn, Part I

"Now for a special treat. Our friends at GMT would like to showcase for your reading pleasure a 'rattling good yarn' from the ETO project website...". Alan Emrich brings the first installment of a replay "…game turn that wargamers long remember…" in Frank Chadwick’s ETO Project. It is the spring of '43, and "…the Axis planned to unleash all they possess…"!
3
Date: 2/21/2020
Poster: Doug Holt
Back to the USSR! Frank Chadwick’s Thunder in the East. Tabletop Game Review

"To paraphrase Michael Corleone, ‘Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in’." Ray Garbee reviews Frank Chadwick’s GMT Games' Thunder in the East Russian front game. Ray is pulled back in by finding a lot to like, leading him to comment "The box was chock full of gaming goodness, almost bursting at the seams."
2
Date: 9/20/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
Frank Chadwick’s ETO Series: Super-Massive-Project-Update-ex-pi-a-li-do-cious

"Boy has this project come a long way since those first 'blue sky' discussions!" Alan Emrich offers some inside perspective on Frank Chadwick's ETO Series: past, present and, most intriguingly, future plans! All driven by the goal of creating "…a classic 'panzer pusher' series that fits wargamers very comfortably..."
1
Date: 7/22/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
Welcome to Frank Chadwick’s ETO Series Team!

"...the opportunity to work with Frank and Alan on a longer-term series project is definitely something that’s been on my personal bucket list...". Gene Billingsley has a surprise announcement regarding Thunder in the East, which will now be available from GMT Games! Get the details (including limited time special pricing) straight from Gene: "…here’s what you can expect from us and from Frank and Alan’s team over the coming months:"