Vive la Revolution

The year is 1832 and a storm is brewing in Paris. Following Napoleon’s defeat in 1815 the French monarchy was restored, but even with a fresh revolution in 1830 deposing the House of Bourbon in favour of the more popular Louis Philippe, anti-monarchist feelings remain - especially in some districts of Paris.

Will you join the revolution? Or crush the rebels with the might of the National Guard? You might even hide your true loyalty, and when the outcome is clear, only then join the crowds in their shouting of Vive la Révolution!

GAME SUMMARY

Players will be divided into Royalists and Rebels, but will also be given a secret loyalty card indicating if they are Loyal, actually a Traitor working for the other side, or if they are Wavering and prone to switching sides.

Each turn you will first discard and draw to try to improve your options, and then play two cards from amongst cards in your hand and those on the table - though these must match either rank or suit.

The cards can add, remove or move Rebels and Guards amongst the twelve Paris Districts on the board. They can also reveal loyalty cards.

The Rebels win if eight Districts actively rebel, or if more than eight Guards are deployed into Paris to control the rebellion. The Royalists win if they keep Paris under control for three deck cycles.

After the first deck cycle two Jokers are added which add two additional ways to win - the Rebels need five Districts actively rebelling without any Guard presence, while the Royalists need to reduce the insurrection to just one active rebel.

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Note that the game images are from the play test version of the game. The final version uses connected punchouts for the board and quality cards.