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For sale is the 2014 board gameFire in the Lake: Insurgency in Vietnampublished by GMT Games.
The game is in original shrink wrap.
Also included is the Fire in the Lake 2nd Edition Upgrade Pack (2018) and the Fire in the Lake: Tru\'ng Bot Upgrade Pack (2020) both of which are bagged.I have tried my best to include quality photos of this item for your inspection and evaluation of condition.
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The shipping box measures 15 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 7 inches in height and weighs 8 lbs 6 oz.Tracking confirmation of delivery and insurance will be provided by the seller (me) to insure a safe delivery.
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Fire in the Lake ‐ English edition, first printing (2014) with 2018 bagged 2nd edition upgrade kit (bagged)
Volume IV in the Series: COIN (GMT) dives headlong into the momentous and complex battle for South Vietnam.
A unique multi-faction treatment of the Vietnam War, Fire in the Lake will take players on US heliborne sweeps of the jungle and Communist infiltration of the South, and into inter-allied conferences, Saigon politics, interdiction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, air defense of Northern infrastructure, graduated escalation, and media war.
Fire in the Lake features the same card-assisted counterinsurgency game system as GMT\'s Andean Abyss, Cuba Libre, and A Distant Plain, with twists that take the Series to another level, including:
Pivotal events that trump initiative (Tet Offensive, Vietnamization, Easter Offensive, and Linebacker II)
Inter-coup campaign effects that vary by RVN leader
Counterinsurgent guerrillas (US-led Irregulars and ARVN Rangers)
Insurgent troops (NVA) for direct force-on-force engagements
Tunneled VC and NVA bases
Trail construction and degradation
A larger-than-ever event deck for even greater play variety
Short and medium-length scenarios with either random or period-event options
Awards and Honors2014 The Golden Elephant Award Finalist2014 Golden Geek Best Wargame Winner2014 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee2014 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game NomineeFire in the Lake: Tru\'ng Bot Update Pack (2020)
Tru’ng is the name of a new bot system for Fire in the Lake.
It follows in the footsteps of the innovative card-based bot system that was first developed for Gandhi, giving fans of Fire in the Lake more opportunities to get this great game to the table.
Tru’ng is quick to use and easy to implement, but is sophisticated enough to play the full Fire in the Lake game.
When selecting Operations and Special Activities, cards are drawn from the Tru’ng deck—there are six cards for each Fire in the Lake faction.
Each card examines the current state of the game and selects the appropriate action for the active faction.
A single, faction-specific table then determines where that action will occur.
The same table is used to select spaces for Operations, Special Activities, and Events, minimizing the need to flip between multiple player aids.
Playing against Tru’ng feels like playing against a human opponent.
It is unpredictable yet responsive to strategic needs, it goes after its enemies while keeping an eye on its ally, and makes moves up to now limited to human players—like choosing a Limited Operation to block an opponent’s Event.
Tru’ng can take the place of a human player for any Fire in the Lake faction, can be used with every Fire in the Lake scenario, and can be used in any combination of player and non-player setups.
In 40 CE, the Tru’ng sisters successfully fought to liberate their homeland from foreign occupation.
They defeated the Chinese army that had been sent to pacify the region and for three years ruled as queens.
In the past two millennia, the legend of the Tru’ng sisters has grown; they are now celebrated as exemplars of sacrifice and patriotism in defense of their homeland.
It was the birth of Vietnamese national identity.
Note: The Fire in the Lake Tru\'ng Bot Update Pack is compatible with the First and Second Edition of Fire in the Lake as well as the Second Edition Upgrade Kit.
This is a Solitaire system for Fire in the Lake only and is not the same as the Solitaire System included in Fall of Saigon, which is for Fall of Saigon scenarios only.
Tru\'ng can be combined with Fall of Saigon to enable players to play Solitaire across the entire scope of the Vietnam war.
Contents:
24 double sided operations cards (6 US, 6 ARVN, 6 NVA, 6 VC) 1 11x17” Non-player aid card 1 8.5”x11” instructions cards (NP Coup round instructions, Event instructions) 1 Rulebook 1 Reference Booklet
Awards and Honors2020 Charles S. Roberts Best Board Wargame Expansion Nominee
