Land and Freedom: The Spanish Revolution and Civil War. MASQUEOCA

Land and Freedom: The Spanish Revolution and Civil War (Tierra y Libertad: La Revolución y Guerra Civil Españolas) Full Edition in Spanish, LIMITED UNITS. July 17, 1936 – A coup d'état has just erupted to overthrow the Republic. A coalition of fascist groups, led by right-wing military officers, is secretly coordinating to establish a dictatorship. Only five months earlier, the Popular Front, including liberals, socialists, and communists, won the general elections and took control of the republican government. Inspired by Italy and Germany, Spanish fascists are determined to destroy this democracy before it can implement meaningful reforms. Meanwhile, masses of oppressed peasants seize the land and cultivate it collectively, while thousands of workers’ cooperatives organize in the cities to self-manage industry as employers flee to the fascist side. About two million of these workers and peasants are represented by the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, the country’s largest union. Yet this growing freedom and collectivization also threatens the republican government, which must appease potential foreign allies. In the aftermath of the Great Depression, and after years of strikes, repression, and assassinations, Spain plunges into Revolution and Civil War. Led by Generals Sanjurjo and Mola, the fascist conspirators have seized control of half of the army and navy. To prevent total collapse, the Republic is forced to distribute weapons to the revolutionary CNT and the UGT union. These militias, together with the remaining republican army, manage to thwart the coup in Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia, though other key cities fall into the hands of the rebels. Now roughly one-third of peninsular Spain is controlled by the nationalists, and thousands on the wrong side of the front line are persecuted and executed. To survive, many go underground as guerrillas. With Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Communist Russia sending troops and arms to intensify the conflict, and the world watching closely, could the Spanish Civil War be the opening act of another global World War, or will the workers of Spain achieve self-determination? Land and Freedom is a card-driven game in which players face the challenge of balancing the alliance between anarchists, communists, and moderates with their own political and revolutionary ideals. You must repel the fascist attack across the 4 Fronts, while gaining Initiative through tableau building, deck management, and powerful Medallions. If the war is won, the player with the most Glory wins the game and determines Spain’s future. If the fascists prevail... 40 years of dictatorship await, with only death, imprisonment, or exile as options.

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