CRUSADE AND REVOLUTION: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 DELUXE EDITION

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Crusade and Revolution uses the traditional card-driven system, adapting it to the specific circumstances of the Spanish Civil War. Each player has his own deck of strategic cards and must make difficult choices on their use throughout the game. Each card has four possible uses, but only one of them can be chosen each time the card is played! The possibilities are:

* Recreate a Historical Event: Each card shows a historical event that affected the course of the war. They include political, military, economic and even social events, as well as the reinforcements that flowed to both sides throughout the war both from within Spain, and from foreign powers Germany, Italy and Russia.
* Conduct Operations: Each card has an operations value that is used for activating units on the game map for movement, preparing fortifications, or attacking.
*Strategic Redeployment (SR) of Troops: Each card has a Strategic Redeployment value that is used to move units great distances on the game map, or to bring units out of Reserve to shore up a threatened flank.
* Replacement Points for Reforming Your Army: Each card has a Replacement Point value which is recorded and used for repairing damaged or rebuilding destroyed units at the end of the turn.

Design uses 'small units' through Feb 1937, switches to 'large units' from March 1937 to February 1938, and then ends with the 'Decisive Phase' that begins in March 1938 and lasts until the end of the war in April 1939. During this time, the Nationalists tried to force the enemy's unconditional surrender, while the Republic fought desperately to resist and prolong the Spanish Civil War to intertwine with looming WWII.

Product Information
Complexity: Medium (6 out of 10)
Solitaire suitability: 4
Time Scale: 1 turn = Two months (1 month during the first 4 turns of the game)
Map Scale: 1 space = approximately 60 kilometres (37 miles)
Unit Scale: (Small Units) from Irregular columns to divisions. (Large Units) From reinforced divisions to army corps.
Players: 2
Playing Time: Small Scenarios: 3-4 hours, Full Campaign: 8+ hours

Components:
One 22x34-inch Mounted map
110 Strategy Cards
176 5/8-inch diecut counters
280 1/2-inch diecut counters
Larger counters
One Color Rulebook
One Color Playbook
Four Player Aid Cards
One six-sided die
Optional rules, cards, and units