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This recent publication is well worth the price. The rules are very short and easy to understand. For 2 to 6 potential players. Each side has a set of twenty very colorful cards that move the game along. They have pictures of old propaganda posters from the 1936 Civil war in Spain. Each side attempts to capture key cities. There are no dice elements used and all battles are resolved through the use of the card system.An excellent, streamlined booklet of only about 4 pages of rules and an explanation of sequences of play make this wargame real easy to play. The board is mounted and you get wooden pieces to boot! As wargames go this is somewhat more abstract than "historical versions" by GMT and others, but I think this game is the one that will be played most often when friends come to call for an evening of gaming.There is an expansion set of more cards to give the game more diversification. All in all one of the better wargames to come along in recent years and nearly everyone will like the artwork that adds a lot of style to this game.

Played this last night and it was refreshingly easy to learn and exciting to play.