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They call them Travelers They move from city to city panhandling committing no crimes-they just like to stay on the move & now somebody is killing them Lucas Davenport's adopted daughter Letty is home from college when she gets a phone call from a woman Traveler she'd befriended in San Francisco The woman thinks somebody's killing her friends she's afraid she knows who it is & now her male companion has gone missing She's hiding out in North Dakota & she doesn't know what to do Letty tells Lucas she's going to get her & though he suspects Letty's getting played he volunteers to go with her When he hears the woman's story though he begins to think there's something in it Little does he know In the days to come he will embark upon an odyssey through a subculture unlike any he has ever seen a trip that will not only put the two of them in danger-but just may change the course of his life ...

Gathering Storm does for GMT&s A World at War what Days of Decision did for ADG&s World in Flames It allows players to simulate the diplomatic economic & political maneuverings that preceded the Second World War either as a stand alone game or as an expansion for A World at War (Unlike Days of Decision Gathering Storm covers only the European events leading to war) Gathering Storm both a game in its own right & a prequel to GMT’s A World at War covers the period from 1935 to the outbreak of World War II whenever that might be Like A World at War Gathering Storm simulates the military economic political diplomatic research & production preparations for the Second World War allowing the players to explore what might have happened if
- Admiral Doenitz had convinced his superiors of the importance of submarine warfare in the impending war with Britain
- Germany had pursued the Z Plan earlier & more consistently
- The development of the “ Ural bomber” had been pursued
- Poland had become a German satellite rather than resisting German aggression
- War had broken out over the Sudetenland or even the remilitarization of the Rhineland
- Mussolini had given a lower priority to naval armaments to the benefit of the Italian armor & air forces
- France had extended the Maginot Line
- de Gaulle’s arguments to expand & strengthen France’s armor units had been accepted
- Britain had rearmed sooner
- Russia had deferred the Great Purges Or accelerated them
- The Spanish civil war had been won by the Loyalists
- A civil war had broken out in Yugoslavia Or Greece
- Atomic fission had been discovered earlier
- The Second World War had begun with a Franco-Italian conflict Or a French pre-emptive attack on Germany Or a Russo-German war with Italy & the Western Allies neutral
- War comes early Or later in 1940 or even 1941
- YOU had been in command Gathering Storm can be played as a separate game in a single session with its own victory conditions but A World at War players will want to press on & see how the war they have created plays out While using different mechanics Gathering Storm&s structure is consistent with A World at War & allows for a seamless transition to whatever alternate war the players planned – or stumbled into Some 30 years in development with three years of design & playtesting Gathering Storm

Includes:: the following
- Six random events each turn providing unlimited replay value
- Economics based on tiles & activity counters eliminating any paperwork
- Flexible mobilization rules allowing players to emphasis civilian or military production – each at the expense of the other
- Unit construction which allows players to activate reserve units for immediate benefits at a cost of limiting future options
- Variable research which can focus on air naval military or intelligence projects as well as short or long term gains
- A fast-moving diplomatic system with each player allocating diplomatic counters each turn Diplomatic targets are public but the points allocated to them are not
- Shipbuilding that allows varied fleets including the possibility of 5-factor super battleships
- Ahistorical A World at War counters including armor units of different strengths & additional ships
- A dynamic crisis system in which the Allies can appease or oppose the Axis with neither side necessarily being certain whether war might break out
- No dice Gathering Storm is a must-buy for any committed A World at War player an excellent – & possibly dangerously time consuming – introduction to the A World at War universe for those unfamiliar with that game & a enjoyable & instructive fast-paced game all on its own



























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As knowledge of Jump Drive spreads an ancient race stirs while another flees a world doomed by a dying sun The Imperium grows in strength provoking further resistance & the hiring of mercenaries Can you build the most prosperous & powerful space empire in a galaxy edging towards war? This expansion adds new start worlds & game cards action cards & VP chips for a fifth player & goals to Race for the Galaxy A separate solitaire game drafting variant & some blank game cards – so players can design their own worlds & developments – are also provided Race for the Galaxy The Gathering Storm is suitable for 2 to 4 players Ages 12 & up Playing time 60 minutes ...

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