Fire in the Lake - Sovereign of Discord

Building off of Mark Herman and Volko Runke's legendary game Fire in the Lake, the Sovereign of Discord Expansion provides a prequel to the events depicted in the base game, covering the years 1961-1963. The expansion allows players to see how the war escalated from an insurgency ARVN and Viet between Viet Conassisted by the US and North etnam, to the eventual conventional interventions by North Vietnam and the United States at the start of the base game. New scenarios allow players to extend the game backward to 1961 right after the formation of the Viet Cong, or to 1963 during the tumultuous last year of the Diem regime. Players owning both pansions, Sovereign of Discord and Fall of Saige. on, will be able to This allows players to see how the war evolved from the lower intensity insurgency of the Diem period all the way to the massive conventional offensives of the last years of the war. A copy of Fire in the Lake will be necessary to play the Sovereign of Discord panexsion. New mechanics are introduced to reflect the war prior to escalation by the US and North Vietnam and the unique aspects of the Diem Regime: 1961 and 1963 Scenarios with a Fall of Diem Sequence allow players to continue play into the Fire in the Lake Campaign Scenario (1964-1972), or even through Fall of Saigon (1973-1975) if players also possess the sequel expansion. New ARVN Strategic Hamlet pieces and mechanics reflect the Diem regime's strategy of relocating the population into fortified villages. Hanoi and Washington Tracks control the number of available pieces and some abilities of the Viet Cong and ARVN factions. In addition, rather than possessing Troops, the US and NVA each use Advisor pieces, which allow them to enhance and control the units of their South Vietnamese allies. A Regime Stability Track affects the cost of ARVN Operations to model the rising urban instability and