{"product_id":"cuba-libre","title":"Cuba Libre (Fourth Printing)","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/jeff-grossman\"\u003e Jeff Grossman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/volko-ruhnke\"\u003eVolko Ruhnke \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/gmt-games\"\u003e GMT Games \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/43035\/2013-golden-elephant-award-finalist\" ng-href=\"\/boardgamehonor\/43035\/2013-golden-elephant-award-finalist\"\u003e2013 The Golden Elephant Award Finalist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/25317\/2013-meeples-choice-nominee\" ng-href=\"\/boardgamehonor\/25317\/2013-meeples-choice-nominee\"\u003e2013 Meeples' Choice Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/24521\/2013-golden-geek-best-wargame-nominee\" ng-href=\"\/boardgamehonor\/24521\/2013-golden-geek-best-wargame-nominee\"\u003e2013 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e111799\/cuba-libre\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/1127748\/cuba-libre\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn December 1956, paroled rebel Fidel Castro returned to Cuba to launch his revolution with virtually no political base and—after a disastrous initial encounter with government forces—a total of just 12 men. Two years later, through masterful propaganda and factional maneuver, Castro, his brother Raúl, and iconic revolutionary Che Guevara had united disparate guerrillas and exploited Cubans’ deep opposition to their dictator Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar. Castro’s takeover of the country became a model for Leftist insurgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCastro’s Insurgency\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing up on GMT Games’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndean Abyss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e about insurgency in modern Colombia, the next volume in the \u003cem\u003eCOIN Series\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, takes 1 to 4 players into the Cuban Revolution. Castro’s “26 July Movement” must expand from its bases in the Sierra Maestra mountains to fight its way to Havana. Meanwhile, anti-communist student groups, urban guerrillas, and expatriates try to de-stabilize the Batista regime from inside and out, while trying not to pave the way for a new dictatorship under Castro. Batista’s Government must maintain steam to counter the twin insurgency, while managing two benefactors: its fragile US Alliance and its corrupting Syndicate skim. And in the midst of the turmoil, Meyer Lansky and his Syndicate bosses will jockey to keep their Cuban gangster paradise alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCOIN Series, Volume II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e will be easy to learn for \u003cem\u003eAndean Abyss\u003c\/em\u003e players—both volumes share the same innovative GMT COIN Series system. Like Volume I, \u003cem\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/em\u003e is equally playable solitaire or by multiple players up to 4—and with a shorter time to completion than Andean Abyss. But Cuba Libre’s situation and strategic challenges will be new. A deck of 48 fresh events brings 1950s Cuba to life and includes …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The Twelve: The first wave’s escape to the Sierra Maestra—inspirational legend or harbinger of defeat?\u003cbr\u003e• El Che and Raúl: Brilliant in the field, or bungling hostage-takers?\u003cbr\u003e• Operation Fisherman: Can the rebels pull off a second invasion?\u003cbr\u003e• General Strike: Urban disruption or rebel embarrassment?\u003cbr\u003e• Radio Rebelde: Are the masses tuning in, or just the Army direction finders?\u003cbr\u003e• Pact of Caracas: Can the rebels unite?\u003cbr\u003e• Armored Cars: Mobile striking power, but in whose hands?\u003cbr\u003e• Rolando Masferrer: Brutal pro-government tactics—will they help or hurt?\u003cbr\u003e• Fat Butcher: Can the Mob’s enforcer protect its casinos?\u003cbr\u003e• Sinatra: Frankie’s Havana show a boom or bust, and who collects?\u003cbr\u003e… and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew twists match the \u003cem\u003eCOIN Series\u003c\/em\u003e system to the situation in 1950s Cuba:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• It’s the insurgents who build lasting capabilities, while the Government is limited to fleeting bursts of momentum.\u003cbr\u003e• The Syndicate’s bases are Casinos—expensive to build, but so important to Cuba no army will destroy them. \u003cbr\u003e• Syndicate special activities include calling in the “muscle” of Government troops and police to protect mob assets. \u003cbr\u003e• Stacks of Syndicate cash awaiting launder can fall in anyone’s hands—even the corrupt Government’s.\u003cbr\u003e• The Government has its own terror tactic—reprisals—and can skim a portion of Syndicate profits.\u003cbr\u003e• The eroding US Alliance with Batista overshadows all Government actions, not just through aid levels but also through the day-to-day ability of troops and police to operate.\u003cbr\u003e• Even if Batista flees, the struggle may not end—the counterrevolutionary government may even become stronger!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMultiplayer, 2-Player, Solitaire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCuba Libre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e provides up to 4 players with contrasting roles and overlapping victory conditions for rich diplomatic interaction. For 2- or 3-player games, players can represent alliances of factions, or the game system can control non-player factions . Or a single player as the Cuban Revolutionaries can attempt to topple Batista and seize power for themselves. The non-player sides will fight one another as well as the players, but too much power in the hands of any one of them will mean player defeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore COIN Series Volumes to Come\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAndean Abyss and now Cuba Libre present a game system on modern insurgency readily adaptable to other conflicts, particularly those featuring the interaction of many sides (thus the name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCOunterINsurgency Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). A rich and under-represented history of guerrilla warfare beckons, as modern insurgency offers virtually unlimited, under-gamed topics for the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCOIN Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Volume III is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Distant Plain—Insurgency in Afghanistan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Future volumes will include\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire in the Lake—Insurgency in Vietnam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBush War—The Fall of Portuguese Angola, Long Hard Slog—The Iraqi Insurgency,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand more.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":562310113,"sku":"1309-22","price":53.41,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/pic1723711.jpg?v=1578608881","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/cuba-libre","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}