Description
“You must sacrifice every thought, every ideology for the good of the nation and for the serenity of our fatherhood.” — Francisco Franco
Iberian Tide is a two-player operational-level game that places you in command of either the Nationalists (Franco and his German/Italian support) or the Republicans (Government troops and their Soviet/International support) during the Spanish Civil War. Many would point to this conflict as a ‘warm-up’ for World War 2.
Starting with “Viva La Muerte” in 1936, the Nationalists try to quickly knock out the Government by attempting to capture Madrid, all while each side tries to organize amidst the chaos of the Coup.
Each turn, or ‘Block’ is about 3-6 months long, during which multiple card plays occur. These give the players movement, combats, ‘Dug-In’ positions, units and other actions or items. At the end of each Block, players must make critical decisions on which cards to re-buy in an attempt to win the game. Iberian Tide is based on the popular, action-packed “Tide” system of card-driven games (Pacific Tide, Imperial Tide, Rebel Tide, Desert Tide), with many combat and strategic decisions to challenge players in just a single evening’s game.
While Iberian Tide is designed as a 2-player experience, an additional option for solitaire play is provided by the inclusion of a Solitaire Bot. This “Bot” creates action priorities for the non-human player, and has the advantage of being simple enough to implement without spending an inordinate amount of time as the non-player
Product Information:
- Complexity: Medium
- Playing time: 4+ Hours Per Scenario
- Solitaire Suitability: High (Includes Solitaire Bot)
- Players: 1-2
- Map Scale: Abstract
- Time Scale: 1 Turn=3-6 Months
- Unit Scale: Operational
- Game Designers: Michael Vitale & Gregory M. Smith
- Game Artist: Bruce Yearian
Game Components:
- One 22″ x 34″ Mounted Map
- One Sheet of 9/16” counters
- One Set of 48 Game Cards
- One Set of 6 Block Cards
- One Solitaire Play Aid
- Two Player Aid Cards
- One Rulebook
- Two 6-sided dice
