Publisher offers wargames for the unemployed

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Martok

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November 08, 2012, 01:38:49 PM
Neat little story; thanks for sharing.  Kudos to GMT Games. 

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eyebiter

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November 08, 2012, 02:06:53 PM
Tax write off ?  Or is there some kind of .gov reimbursement for this type of give away?

DicedT

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November 08, 2012, 02:30:07 PM
By the way, if any of you have thoughts on what would be a good GMT game for these people (some of whom have never seen a paper wargame), leave your suggestions on the Forbes blog. I'd like the wargaming community involved in introducing the public to wargaming.

bayonetbrant

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November 08, 2012, 02:57:05 PM
I know a few people who have taken advantage of this program.  GMT are a great company for many reasons, but this is definitely an excellent one.
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Arctic Blast

#5
November 08, 2012, 04:02:53 PM
Yep, that's a very cool program.  GMT has been doing it for at least a few years now.

LongBlade

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November 08, 2012, 05:09:56 PM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on November 08, 2012, 04:02:53 PM
Yep, that's a very cool program.  GMT has been doing it for at least a few years now.

I was thinking I'd heard of that before.
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TheCommandTent

#7
November 08, 2012, 08:40:57 PM
What a great idea on GMT's part.  Its nice to see something like this going on in the wargaming community.
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Boggit

#8
November 19, 2012, 05:00:45 PM
It's a very nice thing for GMT to do. Maybe they'll inspire some game designers of the future? 8)
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Greybriar

#9
November 21, 2012, 11:27:40 PM
That's a generous thing that publisher is doing, giving games to the unemployed. But I'm wondering if playing those free games won't take away at least part of the incentive for someone who is unemployed to go out and look for a job.
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