Game: Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front

 Publisher: GMT Games


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Article ID: 10 Date: 6/11/2025 11:45:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Illusions of Glory 2nd Edition: A Summary
Designer Perry Silverman provides a good overview of the Second Edition of this well-known World War I Eastern Front title.
Article ID: 9 Date: 3/26/2025 8:29:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Multi-Player Variant for Illusions of Glory
"Here is a variant for up to two players on a side." Perry Silverman, in Inside GMT Games, lays out intriguing elements to make this World War I game multiplayer. For example, "...an AP (Allied Powers) player may choose to play a Strategy Card from his own hand or the other AP player’s hand, simulating the friction in Allied Powers decision-making and allowing some 'interesting' and 'exciting' table talk."
Article ID: 8 Date: 1/6/2025 10:50:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 The Effect of Troop Quality in Illusions of Glory
"Troop Quality... addresses players’ comments that reinforcements have combat factors which are unrealistically strong when compared to regular units that start the games." Designer Perry Silverman discusses how this enhancement in the 2nd Edition of the game is implemented. "Troop Quality is a simple system that represents reinforcements made up of reserves and home guards as less capable than regular units."
Article ID: 7 Date: 12/2/2024 9:03:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Illusions of Glory 2nd Edition: Return to the WW1 Eastern Front
Illusions of Glory designer Perry Silverman discusses the updates for the 2nd Edition of the game, which is in P-500 status. He further points out that it "...has been revamped to address player's comments, and its new rules, stratcards, counters, and gameboard can be viewed on its GMT webpage... As of today, 325 orders have been placed."
Article ID: 6 Date: 5/6/2022 5:02:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 No Quiet On The Eastern Front: An “Illusions of Glory” AAR
"This is either a good hand or a bad hand, depending on how you look at it." Inside GMT Games brings us a turn one AAR by LeftSide playing GMT Games' Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front, a card driven World War I title. Check out the action when the opening Central Powers "…hand is definitely signaling for some German action."
Article ID: 5 Date: 5/23/2020 3:12:00 AM Poster: Harvey M.
 Illusion of Glory – second play of this game (after errata)
Illusion of Glory published by GMT Games had some teething issues when it was first launched. These have mostly been corrected with errata publication and the game now gives a very interesting take on World War I Eastern front combat. The Boardgames Chronicle makes us go over the top and through no man’s land with this replay of the Brusilov Offensive scenario.
Article ID: 4 Date: 11/10/2019 11:24:00 AM Poster: Mark D.
 Illusions of Glory - Getting Familiar with the Game
"Today I would like to share my first experiences with Illusion of Glory - an interesting sequel to widely-known Paths of Glory. Here we have full focus on WWI Eastern Front on corps level, with interesting Card Driven mechanic. The errata prepared by GMT makes this game a really interesting publication. Please enjoy my first session report!"

Very brief post-play summary from The Boardgames Chronicle.
Article ID: 3 Date: 4/9/2018 9:58:00 PM Poster: Mark D.
 Illusions of Glory - Player Aid
Alejandro Calle created this Player Aid to help keep track of reinforcements, replacements and troop Quality in "Illusions of Glory".
Article ID: 2 Date: 5/3/2017 9:58:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Multi-Player Variant for “Illusions of Glory”
The more the merrier! Designer Perry Silverman offers a couple of new approaches for accommodating multiple players per side in his GMT Games' Illusions of Glory, focused on the Eastern front of World War I. We thank Archive.org for preserving this web page.
Article ID: 1 Date: 6/23/2016 10:46:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt
 Illusions of Glory: Developing GMT’s Latest WW1 Card-Driven Game
National Will, or National Demoralization? Perry Silverman provides an update on changes and enhancements to his GMT Games' Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front, making the "game a better simulation—more realistic and challenging." We thank Archive.org for preserving this web page.

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