Prelude to Revolution: Russias Descent into Anarchy, 1905-1917 is a two-player card-driven game that immerses players in those turbulent years. The players (the Revolutionary and the Government) try to spread their influence across the capital, sway the masses, workers and soldiers to their cause, and build grass-roots organizations. They will fight bitter political battles in the Duma (parliament) both against their opponent and between the Moderate and Extreme parties in their own Faction All the while world events such as WWI will drive events, and the ever-growing threat of outright revolution looms as time goes on. Can you navigate the competing pressures and priorities and lead your Faction to victory?
The game is divided into three broad historical Eras The Years of Turmoil (1905-1913), The Great War (1914-1916), and The Collapse (1917). Each Era has a custom deck of actual or potential events, along with a Generic deck. Cards can trigger Event or provide Action Points to be used to mobilize Influence (place cubes on Tracks) in the Urban Districts or The Duma, buy Special Actions, effect the various game tracks, etc. Key Events and Personalities have strong impacts on the game. Politics in the Duma are tricky each player has an Extremist party (Bolsheviks for the Revolutionary, Monarchists for the Government). The stronger the Extremists get the more danger they pose to their own Faction
To win a Faction must gain 20 Victory Points during play, or have the most at the end of the last turn. However, if the Bolshevik Coup track creeps up too high then the unpredictable Red October scoring sequence is triggered. Or, if the Tsars Prestige creeps up too high then autocracy is re-imposed and the game ends in a Draw.
Prelude to Revolution is based on the highly successful and thoroughly enjoyable system first published in Prelude to Rebellion. Many of the systems innovative mechanics are leveraged, as well as some new ones added.
Contents:
One Mounted Map 22 X 34
Two Countersheets
One Deck Of 125 Event And Key Cards
300+ Plastic Cubes In Red And Blue
One Cloth Bag
One Set Of 4 Custom Scoring Dice
Eight Additional Dice
Four Player Aid Cards
Rules Booklet
Box And Lid
The game is divided into three broad historical Eras The Years of Turmoil (1905-1913), The Great War (1914-1916), and The Collapse (1917). Each Era has a custom deck of actual or potential events, along with a Generic deck. Cards can trigger Event or provide Action Points to be used to mobilize Influence (place cubes on Tracks) in the Urban Districts or The Duma, buy Special Actions, effect the various game tracks, etc. Key Events and Personalities have strong impacts on the game. Politics in the Duma are tricky each player has an Extremist party (Bolsheviks for the Revolutionary, Monarchists for the Government). The stronger the Extremists get the more danger they pose to their own Faction
To win a Faction must gain 20 Victory Points during play, or have the most at the end of the last turn. However, if the Bolshevik Coup track creeps up too high then the unpredictable Red October scoring sequence is triggered. Or, if the Tsars Prestige creeps up too high then autocracy is re-imposed and the game ends in a Draw.
Prelude to Revolution is based on the highly successful and thoroughly enjoyable system first published in Prelude to Rebellion. Many of the systems innovative mechanics are leveraged, as well as some new ones added.
Contents:
One Mounted Map 22 X 34
Two Countersheets
One Deck Of 125 Event And Key Cards
300+ Plastic Cubes In Red And Blue
One Cloth Bag
One Set Of 4 Custom Scoring Dice
Eight Additional Dice
Four Player Aid Cards
Rules Booklet
Box And Lid
