Designing Frontline - Part One: The Concept

So, I'm not quite done with trying to define game, but I wanted to start on another side project of mine. This side project is a strategy game tentatively titled Frontline. I had started my notes on the game, and realized that if I wanted to share the design process, and my thoughts on the design, I might as well start by making my notes publicly available. It has been my experience in doing something similar before that I don't always explain my choices, and instead just make changes to the rules and structure, without showing my thought process.