Medieval India · Asymmetric politics · Territorial control
The Deccan Empires of Medieval India, 1290–1398 · GMT base game
Defend the Sultanate. Build a new empire.
Follow Delhi, Bahmani and Vijayanagara through a complete three-player game. Trace tribute, independence, Influence, recruitment and combat as rival ambitions meet Mongol invasions. Original commentary explains the costs and alternatives behind every decision.
3-player playthrough · GMT base game · Guided, at your pace
The complete interactive tutorial, in your browser.
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Use Next to advance immediately, Previous to revisit a position, and the phase menu, step selection or timeline to jump. Play/Pause controls the visual loop; Skip move finishes the current effect and Skip remaining finishes the current decision. Left-drag to pan, right-drag to orbit and scroll to zoom. Refocus restores the current step; Whole table shows the inventory. Choose a faction perspective, hover highlighted terms or physical components for definitions, click to pin them, and search the glossary or component guide. Enlarge and browse card faces; Escape closes references.
These are guided playthroughs with authored moves and outcomes. Use the checkpoints to explore how the game develops.
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Finish with the highest Victory score after the second Timurid invasion. Delhi scores Tributary Prosperity, then adjusts for Mongols surviving in Delhi. Bahmani scores Controlled Prosperity, Forts and Influence; Vijayanagara scores Controlled Prosperity, Temples and Influence. Resources support those plans but are not ordinary victory points.
Reveal the current card and follow its procedure. On Events, Eligible factions act in printed flag order. Two once-per-card forks offer a Command with a Decree, or an Event or Command without a Decree. A Limited Command or Pass can preserve Eligibility for the next Event. Commands and Decrees must each be resolved completely. Invasions and Successions interrupt this flow with their own procedures; they do not behave like an ordinary Event turn.
This original English base-game route uses three human factions: Mira as Delhi, Owen as Bahmani and Leena as Vijayanagara. Mongol Invaders follow their card procedures with the indicated human controller. All 35 cards, 115 decisions and 465 game effects lead to the actual second Timurid ending. Final Victory is Delhi 5, Bahmani 14 and Vijayanagara 12, so Owen wins. Fixed draws and recorded dice support one teaching route; commentary alternatives do not branch it.
Inside this tutorial
Tour the Provinces, northern frontier, tracks and supplies, then follow official setup with Mira, Owen and Leena. Each component type and quantity is previewed before placement, with close-ups for small markers and mixed groups.
Follow all 115 decisions and 465 game effects. See Eligibility, Commands and Decrees, tribute recovery, rebellion, Influence, negotiation, attack support and the shared Cavalry supply change the choices at the table.
Continue through all three Successions, six ordinary Invasions and both Timurid cards. Complete the second Timurid invasion and final scoring, then revisit any of the 506 checkpoints to compare the factions’ plans.
The current English GMT base rulebook, Learn to Play, Playbook and official March 2024 FAQ were checked on 2 October 2026. The completed route and final source resolutions were reviewed on 4 October 2026, including the printed Mongol aid’s explicit no-Plunder procedure for the second Timurid invasion. This original base-game route uses three humans, fixed draws and recorded dice. Indexed BGG designer discussions and GMT faction guides inform conditional strategy commentary; direct BGG Files and Strategy listings were unavailable. Ibn Battuta opponents, Timur’s Shadow, the optional Goat–Tiger tiebreak and alternative branches are outside this tutorial.
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