{"product_id":"triumph-and-tragedy","title":"Triumph and Tragedy (Third Edition)","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\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/craig-besinque\"\u003eCraig Besinque\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\n\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/gmt-games\"\u003eGMT Games\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240 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\/34512\/2015-golden-geek-best-wargame-nominee\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" ng-href=\"\/boardgamehonor\/34512\/2015-golden-geek-best-wargame-nominee\"\u003e2015 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;\"\u003e130960\/triumph-and-tragedy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/1308413\/triumph-and-tragedy\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTriumph and Tragedy is a geopolitical strategy game for 3 players (also playable by 2) covering the competition for European supremacy during the period 1935-45 between Capitalism (the West), Communism (the Soviet Union) and Fascism (the Axis). It has diplomatic, economic, technological and military components, and can be won by gaining economic hegemony or technological supremacy (A-bomb), or by vanquishing a rival militarily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 22 x 34 area map covers Eurasia to India and the Urals, with the Americas and the eastern British Empire represented abstractly. Military units are 1\/2 blocks, of 7 types (Infantry\/Tank\/Fortress\/AirForce\/Carrier\/Fleet\/Submarine), in 6 different colors (Germany\/Italy\/Russia\/Britain\/France\/USA). The mix of approximately 200 blocks allows great flexibility of force composition. There is a 55-card Action deck and a 55-card Investment deck, plus 30 Peace Dividend chits and 50 markers of various types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game starts in 1935, with all 3 Great Powers virtually disarmed: Germany has repudiated the Versailles Peace Treaty, initiating an arms race in Europe. With blocks, the nature of military buildups remain unknown to rivals unless\/until military conflict breaks out. The game may end peacefully or there may be war. There are game sanctions for attacking neutral minors or declaring war on an opponent, and rewards for remaining peaceful (you get a Peace Dividend chit of value 0-2 for every year you remain at Peace).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can win peacefully by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEconomic Hegemony (total of Production + secret Peace Dividend values is the greatest in 1945, or reaches 25 at any time) OR \u003cbr\u003eTechnological Supremacy (build the A-bomb which takes 4 stages). \u003cbr\u003eIf there is war, you can still win by either of the above methods, or by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary Victory (capture of TWO enemy capitals each Great Power has 2).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEconomic production underlies all forms of power in the game. Production is the LEAST of controlled Population (cities), controlled Resources, and Industry (which starts low and can be built up with Investment cards). Powers can spend their current economic Production on either:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary units (new 1-step units or additional steps on existing units), OR \u003cbr\u003eAction cards, which have Diplomatic values (to gain Population and Resources without conflict) and a Command value (to move military units), OR \u003cbr\u003eInvestment cards, which have Technological values (to enhance unit abilities) and a Factory value (the only way to increase Industry levels). \u003cbr\u003eBuilding a unit step or buying a card costs 1 Production. Simple. You can’t inspect cards bought until after you have spent all Production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eInitially, the Axis economy is Population\/Resource limited, but ahead in [war] Industry, while the West and Russia are Industry-limited, with adequate empires of Population and Resources. Throttling\/limiting rival economies by denial of Population\/Resources is a key form of competition. In peacetime, this is primarily done via Diplomacy, committing Action cards to gain control minor nations and their Population\/Resources, or to deny or reduce Rival control of them. At war, this can be done more directly by military conquest on land, by Naval\/Submarine blockade of trade routes at sea, and by Strategic Bombing of enemy Industry by air forces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe early phase of the game tends to revolve around:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiplomatic infighting (using Action cards), to gain minor nations (Czech, Rumania, etc) for their Population and Resources. \u003cbr\u003eand Industrial buildup (via Investment cards), \u003cbr\u003ewith Military buildups (with the nature of forces being built being unknown to opponents) \u003cbr\u003eand some Technology advancement (also via Investment cards), \u003cbr\u003eand some military movement (using Action cards for Command), which can include Violating (attacking) neutral minors to gain Population\/Resources when Diplomacy fails. \u003cbr\u003eIf the game continues peacefully due to imposing defenses or player inclination, pressure builds as players approach a Production of 20, as secret Peace Dividend chits may take someone over the 25 Victory threshold. Or players may succeed in developing the Atomic Bomb and steal a victory that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt some point, however, one Power (seeing opportunity or necessity) may Declare War on another. The victim gets immediate economic benefits in reaction, but military reality comes to the forefront from this point onward. The third party may well continue its economic development in peace. Or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnit movement is by Command card, which specifies a Command Priority letter that determines order of movement\/combat and a Command Value number that determines the maximum number of units that can be moved. Command cards are only valid during one specified Season (Spring\/Summer\/Fall), so a variety of Command cards in one’s hand is necessary for a Power to be able to move in every Season. But HandSizes are limited, so each player must balance competing demands for card resources with military security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombat occurs when rival units occupy the same area, and is executed by units firing in order by Type (defenders firing first amongst equal types), rolling dice for hits. Units have different Firepowers (hit values) depending on the Class of unit they are targeting (land, naval, air, sub). Land combat is one round per Season while sea battles are fought to a conclusion. Units without a Supply line lose 1 step per Season and cannot build (except Fortress units which are immune to both effects but cannot move).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTriumph and Tragedy is a true 3-sided game: there is no requirement that the West and Russia be on the same side (and in fact there are valid reasons to attack each each other), and only ONE player can win the game. Table talk is allowed (and encouraged) but agreements are not enforceable. Alliances are shifting and cooperation is undependable. The game can continue as an economic battle of attrition or a sudden military explosion can change everything. There is immense replayability as players can pursue dominance in Europe via land, sea or air military superiority, technological supremacy, or economic hegemony without rivals realizing their strategy until it is TOO LATE! It is a highly interactive, tense, fast-moving game with little downtime between player turns, covering THE crucial geopolitical decade of the 20th century in 4-6 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComponents:\u003cbr\u003e• 22x34\" area map\u003cbr\u003e• Approximately 200 5\/8\" Blocks: \u003cbr\u003e• label sheet (+\/- 200 1\/2\" labels)\u003cbr\u003e• 100 5\/8\" TWO-SIDED diecut markers \u003cbr\u003e• 55 card Action deck\u003cbr\u003e• 55 card Investment deck\u003cbr\u003e• 16 pp Rulebook\u003cbr\u003e• 16 pp Playbook\u003cbr\u003e• 4 dice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":5947221633,"sku":"1501-21","price":91.09,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Triumph_and_Tragedy.jpg?v=1578609038","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/triumph-and-tragedy","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}