Carl Paradis's guest appearances

Carl Paradis

I've Been Diced

Wargames To Go

Pushing Cardboard

Volko Ruhnke

Martin Wallace

Colby Dauch

Bobby Lee

Ben Knight

David Thompson

Greg Smith

Lee Smith

Jason White

Mark Herman

Greg Stafford

John Butterfield

Joe Schmidt

Ragnar Brothers

Joel Toppen

OwlTail

Carl Paradis talks about the genesis of the No Retreat! series of wargames, and where they’re headed. We also journey into Carl’s secret Napoleonic room, and we find out about the challenges designing a simpler, faster wargame that’s true to the history. (c) 2012 Tom Grant

I’ve Been Diced! episode 35: Carl Paradis, designer of No Retreat!

This special episode is an interview with veteran wargame designer Carl Paradis. We mostly discuss his new game, Absolute War, but also touch on his No Retreat series, as well as his plans for future games.

This special episode is an interview with veteran wargame designer Carl Paradis. We mostly discuss his new game, Absolute War, but also touch on his No Retreat series, as well as his plans for future games.

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 Episode geeklist    Carl Paradis Designer Carl Paradis is featured in this episode. Of course I asked him onto the podcast to discuss his landmark Eastern Front game,  No Retreat: The Russian Front. Beyond that, Carl has explored this topic in his development of Gary Graber's  The Barbarossa Campaign and his own forthcoming  Absolute War. That would make him an interesting designer for most wargamers--what makes him special for me is his penchant for small wargames. Even if boxed, with a large map, the counter densities he uses are low, the hexes large, the rules short. Just the sort of gaming I find most interesting, because those designs have to make bold choices &amp; cuts in their simulation modeling.  Now Carl is furthering this design style in his  No Retreat Battles series. The first in this new series focuses on five battles from 1942: Velikiye Luki, Stalingrad, Gazala, Guadalcanal, and Dieppe (two of those are solitaire). Small maps, not too many counters...sign me up! (Literally--this game is nearing the cutoff for GMT's P500 preordering system, and one of those preorders is mine.)      Siberian trooper Carl  Think that a big topic like Barbarossa cannot be simulated sufficiently by a low counter density? They might not be for everybody, but take a look at Carl's interesting designs. Within the context of familiar hexmaps, cardboard counters with combat-move factors, and Combat Results Tables, he takes the epic scope of the Russian Front and does clever things with ZOCs and a counterattack system, not to mention multi-use cardplay. YouTube is full of gamers showcasing this title. If you're not a Twitter user, but still want to see my photos and short videos about some wargames, just go to http://www.twitter.com/WargamesToGo. Feedback here or there is always welcome.  -Mark   Lex Saxonum  La Ders de Ders

<a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/223721/wargames-go-19-operation-barbarossa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Episode geeklist</a> <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1692015" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Carl Paradis Designer Carl Paradis is featured in this episode. Of course I asked him onto the podcast to discuss his landmark Eastern Front game, <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68264/no-retreat-russian-front" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> No Retreat: The Russian Front</a>. Beyond that, Carl has explored this topic in his development of Gary Graber's <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62972/barbarossa-campaign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Barbarossa Campaign</a> and his own forthcoming <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193727/absolute-war-attack-russia-1941-45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Absolute War</a>. That would make him an interesting designer for most wargamers--what makes him special for me is his penchant for small wargames. Even if boxed, with a large map, the counter densities he uses are low, the hexes large, the rules short. Just the sort of gaming I find most interesting, because those designs have to make bold choices &amp; cuts in their simulation modeling. Now Carl is furthering this design style in his <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286412/no-retreat-battles-1942" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> No Retreat Battles</a> series. The first in this new series focuses on five battles from 1942: Velikiye Luki, Stalingrad, Gazala, Guadalcanal, and Dieppe (two of those are solitaire). Small maps, not too many counters...sign me up! (Literally--this game is nearing the cutoff for GMT's <a href="https://www.gmtgames.com/p-773-no-retreat-battles-1942.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">P500 preordering system</a>, and one of those preorders is mine.) <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/5390320" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/5390323" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/5390327" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Siberian trooper Carl Think that a big topic like Barbarossa cannot be simulated sufficiently by a low counter density? They might not be for everybody, but take a look at Carl's interesting designs. Within the context of familiar hexmaps, cardboard counters with combat-move factors, and Combat Results Tables, he takes the epic scope of the Russian Front and does clever things with ZOCs and a counterattack system, not to mention multi-use cardplay. YouTube is full of gamers showcasing this title. If you're not a Twitter user, but still want to see my photos and short videos about some wargames, just go to <a href="http://www.twitter.com/WargamesToGo" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/WargamesToGo</a>. Feedback here or there is always welcome. <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geekmail/compose?touser=MarkEJohnson" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">-Mark</a> <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/5398459" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287463/lex-saxonum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lex Saxonum</a> <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/5398448" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279556/la-der-des-ders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">La Ders de Ders</a>

Wargames To Go 19.2 - Operation Barbarossa, part 2 (with Carl Paradis)