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Thread: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Che free coup

by FredRex If I use the Che card as the do event do I get 3 military operations points or not, is confusing due to the wording on the card

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by Benkyo The definition of a free coup is that you do not.

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by snoozefest Imagine you’re a power hungry super power who likes to throw your influence around … here a coup, there a coup, everywhere a coup coup! But darn it, you’re limited by the MilOps track....

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by Benkyosnoozefest wrote:Imagine you’re a power hungry super power who likes to throw your influence around … here a coup, there a coup, everywhere a coup coup! But darn it, you’re limited by the...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by MD1616 Che does give mil ops.Che card wrote:The USSR may perform a Coup Attempt, using this card’s Operations value, against a non-Battleground country in Central America, South America or Africa....

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by Adrian2 The cards says this:The USSR may perform a Coup Attempt, using this card’s Operations valueI’m struggling to see the confusion. Am I missing something?

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by Benkyo Could be a translation issue. I don't know what the Spanish edition says, or if the Spanish edition is being referenced.

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by snoozefestBenkyo wrote:snoozefest wrote:Imagine you’re a power hungry super power who likes to throw your influence around … here a coup, there a coup, everywhere a coup coup! But darn it, you’re...

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by westmoon<div>Chinese cover</div>

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by FredRex Thank you, But I think I wasn't clear. My question if Che event triggers, so the USSR receive 3 military ops points on the track or not?

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by bladerunner007FredRex wrote:Thank you, But I think I wasn't clear. My question if Che event triggers, so the USSR receive 3 military ops points on the track or not?Rulebook 8.2.5: Events that allow...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by leonejbladerunner007 wrote:FredRex wrote:Thank you, But I think I wasn't clear. My question if Che event triggers, so the USSR receive 3 military ops points on the track or not?Rulebook 8.2.5:...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by MD1616FredRex wrote:Thank you, But I think I wasn't clear. My question if Che event triggers, so the USSR receive 3 military ops points on the track or not?Yes, and if you do two coups then add mil...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by KelemvorBGG The confusion can be originated in the fact that there was some minor typos and some big mistakes like South America scoring as a Late War card and considering Che coups as a free ones...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by FredRex I use the english version, I was confused because I understood from the rules that coups coming from cards are free coups

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Che free coup

by MD1616FredRex wrote:I use the english version, I was confused because I understood from the rules that coups coming from cards are free coupsYeah, only if it says "free coup" (that exact wording) in...

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Thread: Twilight Struggle:: Variants:: realignment rolls

by igad Re alignment rolls are used rarely in twilight struggle, especially after the firt round because defcon had already dropped to 2 or 3. So, I had an idea. We could remove the limits of defcon to...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Variants:: Re: realignment rolls

by igad would this work?

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by IceBear520<div>First time playing it. It was complex and also very stimulating and each turn gave interesting choices</div>

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Variants:: Re: realignment rolls

by MD1616igad wrote:Re alignment rolls are used rarely in twilight struggle, especially after the firt round because defcon had already dropped to 2 or 3. So, I had an idea. We could remove the limits...

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by LordEris<div>A rare soviet domination of the whole Korean peninsula</div>

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Variants:: Re: realignment rolls

by igad I've always thought that realiagnment rolls represent things like the progress of eastern europe countries turning into demorcracies. So I thought it was strange that in most of the game,...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Variants:: Re: realignment rolls

by MD1616 I'd have to look back at the designer notes, but I thought it's much more like paramilitary revolutionary groups from one country having safe haven in an adjacent country and then fighting...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Variants:: Re: realignment rolls

by igad That makes sense.

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: a question on the solo variant (not...

by Father_Flair I'm pretty sure it says at the end of the relevant section in the solo rules that the AI places influence in Europe without a penalty if it cannot place any in the primary or secondary...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: a question on the solo variant (not...

by Sphere This should be moved to the Variants forum, either as a new thread or as a reply to the variant in question.The Rules folder is meant for questions about the official rules as published.

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Thread: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: a question on the solo variant (not the...

by pattonsbest hey to allI have a question on the solo variant. I understand that all the scoring cards are shuffled together and then cards are drawn to form a primary region and a secondary region. I...

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Thread: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Question (and rant) regarding Wargames...

by Areyen Today I was playing Twilight Struggle with a friend. This was sixth game, since I don't have much free time and therefore don't get to play very often.In this game, we were on Turn 10. The US...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Question (and rant) regarding Wargames...

by Dam the Man No, Wargames literally says you may end the game, even specifying "without Final Scoring Phase". If you choose to end the game, game ends, same as if DEFCON had hit 1 or someone had...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Question (and rant) regarding Wargames...

by Dinosaur215 The card does indeed work this way.The original English text on the card in my copy is:“WARGAMES: If DEFCON Status 2, you may immediately end the game (without Final Scoring Phase) after...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Question (and rant) regarding Wargames...

by cferejohnSunnycool wrote:If your friend only led by 4 points when he played Wargames, then you won by 2 points.His friend led by 12-16 points.As to OP, the FAQ may be poorly worded. If you don't...

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by vesicle<div>A DIY DEFCON sign that fits on the board</div>

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by vesicle<div>Press switch to move up/down DEFCON</div>

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by vesicle<div>Full upgraded version.</div>

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69: In the End, Resistance is the Bomb (Part 3 of 3)

by Ivan SingerThe 3rd Strike Hits HardestFor Part 3, I want to talk about what resistance narrative games in my collection are abstracting...the tactical-level insurgency designs, like Resist!,...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Question (and rant) regarding Wargames...

by TwilightShackleton It's understandable how you feel as someone relatively new to the game and unfamiliar with the card. But, I strongly disagree with you about the card from a game design...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Question (and rant) regarding Wargames...

by Adrian2 This card is a good example of the importance of knowing the cards in Twilight Struggle. For relative newbies like me it’s difficult. I think it’s best to allow backing up a card or two when...

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Thread: Twilight Struggle:: Find Players:: Twilight Struggle and other GMT...

by Dave3243 We are happy to offer a strong event track of GMT games at next month’s Council Gaming Con.Twilight Struggle - 2pm FridayWellington: Peninsular War - 9am SaturdaySpace Empires 4X (2...

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Forgetting In the Heat of the Moment - 10 Games I Failed to Include (on Lists)

by Josiah MatsonI nearly forgot to include Gem Getter Galactic on my last post!With my most recent Top 10 list being all about games that feature dice rolling as a primary mechanism, I was informed by...

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by Xarx117<div>This is probably the worst hand you can have in this situation lol, for context: USSR controls most countries in south-east asia (scoring would be 6 for ussr), ussr has multiple...

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The Book and the Battlefield: Zbig, 1989 and the Fragile Foundations of Power

by F. J I started reading Edward Luce’s massive and impressive Zbig two months ago, but summer travel, family time and a string of excellent wargaming sessions left me with little uninterrupted time to...

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Reply: Twilight Struggle:: General:: Re: Forum Game

by jamesyht This sounds like a really fun idea! Mixing Turn Zero with the base game could make the forum game much more unpredictable and interesting, especially with the bidding and custom dice...

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