Designers Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, of Undaunted fame, as well as designer Roger Tankersley, pay tribute to this spirit of resistance. Each of these missions come with a number of facedown enemies which will have varying abilities and effects that come into play when you to attempt to complete the mission. After the Spanish Civil War, a group of loyalists to the Republic continued the armed struggle, forming resistance groups better known as "Maquis". It’s easy to set up, easy to tear down and put in the box… what more can I ask from an extremely portable solo card game? I don’t know about you, dear reader, but the amount of time spent on 20th century Spanish history in my history classes throughout my educational career was, to be charitable, limited.

Over a series of rounds, you undertake increasingly difficult missions, and completing missions earns you the points needed to win.At the beginning of the game, you assemble a team of twelve Maquis, which are represented by a deck of cards.

Their acts of resistance carried on long beyond the end of World War 2, finally dissolving during the 1960s. the player is racing to complete as many clandestine missions as they can manage using their available Maquis agents. I love the way it gives you tough decisions in an small amount of time and that I can take it away with me if I want to. These are the phases in which you’ll pick your target Mission, play out your Maquis, and find out whether your agents can succeed against the odds. This leads to a great push your luck mechanism as you get to the end of each round and have to decide whether you want to push on and secure one last victory despite a depleted hand?With that background, I was delighted to experience the new solo card game from the design team of Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson. The interior of the box leaves something to be desired, as it’s way too empty and the cards don’t fit particularly well. Play out all your Maquis, add up their individual Attack values to get your total Attack Strength for the round, then spend those “points” to defeat the Mission. Once you’re ready to move out of the Plan phase, you’ll commit to the Attack phase and pick which Mission you want to attempt.

Some of those who opposed Franco’s horrific dictatorship became part of the Maquis: guerilla fighters working to destroy his iron grip on the nation.This golden age has attracted more competitors than there are grains of sand in the desert, so you’ll have to learn some new.