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COVER STORY: WHITE EAGLE DEFIANT (by Tom Russell)

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COVER STORY: WHITE EAGLE DEFIANT (by Tom Russell)

White Eagle Defiant is a sequel of sorts to last year's popular introductory wargame Brave Little Belgium. I think that game had one of my better covers. My ideal cover for any game is one that's very simple - almost too simple - but communicates. I've also a strong preference for bold, solid colors that I hope confer a strong sense of visual identity. So, the cover for Brave Little Belgium ticked all my boxes, and I was looking to do something in a similar vein for White Eagle: a simple image defined by solid color. My first instinct was...