Game Guide Series
Next War Series: How to Play
A step-by-step guide to learning the Next War series by GMT Games, starting with core mechanics and building to the full complexity.
- •Modern warfare
- •Hex and counter
- •Operational scale
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The Next War series looks intimidating: thick rulebooks, dense maps, hundreds of counters. But underneath is a very logical system.
This guide breaks it down: start with basic movement and combat, then add air power, then logistics, then political rules. Each layer builds on the last.
By the end, you'll understand not just how to play Next War, but why modern operational wargames are designed the way they are.