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Cover of Pax Porfiriana Collector's Edition: the Mexican tricolourPax Porfiriana 2nd Collector's Edition

Pax Porfiriana is a terrific card game of the Mexican revolution that contains an awful lot of history. The players are ‘Hacendados’ (tycoons) in northern Mexico, looking to build up their own economic, military and political empire across the region.

This is done by acquiring cards – there’s a neat mechanism for the market – and playing cards. Some cards represent enterprises, significant people or military forces and stay in front of players, generating income for them. Other cards are events or incidents that are used when played (though some may linger for a while).

The aim is to overthrow – or succeed – the Mexican dictator, Porfirio Diaz. As the game starts, there is peace – the Pax of the title. This continues until someone plays a card that introduces martial law, say, or provokes the Americans into intervening.

Pax Porfiriana is definitely a game in which you need to establish your position and build on it – though you also need to make sure no-one else is in a position to force a win. It keeps you on your toes all the way through. It is also packed full of historical incident and fact and worth playing just for the experience.

The Collector's Edition takes a game that would barely fit into its original box and gives it more luxurious surroundings. As well as the cards and counters, this version includes a mounted board and adds pieces for a sixth player as well as rules for solitaire play.

For 1-6 players, aged 12+, playing time 2 hours: £45.00 (£37.50 outside the UK)
 

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Pax Porfiriana 2nd Collector's Edition
was designed by Phil and Matt Eklund and Jim Gutt and is published by Sierra Madre Games

Find out more:
    Pax Porfiriana at the BoardGameGeek
    Pevans's first impressions of Pax Porfiriana at Spiel '12


Pax Porfiriana/Transhumanity board

This is essentially the same board as is included in this edition, so it's only really useful if you have the original version.It helps organise the game with spaces for the market and some useful player aids printed on it. The other side is for Pax Transhumanity: £20.00 (£16.67 without tax outside the UK)
 

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