Thankfully this comes with a scenario book. I’m not a fan of high score endings for solo games. But the scenario specific options provide specific objectives to overcome for victory. Without those, this would be a game that would leave the collection immediately. The eleven scenarios with objectives provide enough depth and challenge to keep you fighting. Each mission has an enemy capacity, defense value, defeat effect, and point value.

More and more effort was made by Franco’s government to crush the Maquis that ultimately ended the resistance roughly 25 years after it began. Resist! is a solo hand management card game that plays in approximately thirty minutes. Designers Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson, of Undaunted fame, as well as designer Roger Tankersley, pay tribute to this spirit of resistance. It’s published by 25th Century Games and features illustrations from Albert Monteys. Gameplay Overview: I’m 5 plays in – three using the basic game rules and two with scenario rules. So far, I’ve only managed to have a minor victory in a single game. (Let’s be clear – this is what happens when you put a risk-taking maniac in charge of the resistance who sends out his Maquis one time too many… or is successful at completing missions but manages to get a bunch of civilians killed.) Resist! takes place over a series of rounds with a simple phase structure. It features two distinct options for play. First, players can choose a beat-your-highest-score game. For those who prefer a different approach, you can dig into the scenario book for eight standalone scripted games, as well as an additional three historic scenarios.This is what makes Resist! exceptional. The cards themselves are not complicated and the gameplay is easy to understand. Yet each and every moment of the game is saturated with decisions on when and how to play your cards for maximum effect, how to get the most information for the least investment, and most importantly when to cut your losses. There are times when you realize too late that a Mission is out of reach and all you can do is try to mitigate the damage. Civil Service

Overall I love the decision making in Resist! The decisions on whether to use the Hidden or the Revealed side of your character and then, at the end, whether you are going to push on and try and get a new high score or whether you are going to call it quits where you are. All of these aspects make me want to keep playing this game more and more. What Is There To Dislike Show your love for Meeple Mountain and for your favorite hobby all in one great tshirt. The Meeple Mountain Gaming… Read more…

There is one misprinted card in the original version – Adolfo’s hidden side should be a zero value rather than 2. As is, Adolfo is being played by A. Schwarzenegger in “Commando”. (It’s a joke; you have permission to laugh.) Final Score: 3.5 stars – A brutally punishing solo experience showcasing tight hand management with a focus on toppling a rising regime. Resist!is a fast-playing, card-driven solitaire game in which you take on the role of the Spanish Maquis, fighting against the Francoist regime. Over a series of rounds, you undertake increasingly difficult missions, and completing missions earns you the points needed to win. Failing to defeat missions and enemies may cause you to lose. At the end of each round, you must choose whether to end the resistance or risk it and take on another mission. In short, the Maquis were loyalists to the Republic who continued a guerilla war against Franco from the late 1930s into the early 1960s. Experiences during World War II waging a guerilla war in southern France to thwart the Nazi occupation there helped to train and organize the Maquis, leading to the greatest amount of activity following the close of the war. Robberies, sabotage, assassinations… all were a part of the efforts devoted to undermine the regime.

The other aspect that impacts the portability is the sheer table space that it takes up. With the location cards and all of the troops at the location as well as a play area for yourself, this is no small game. This does reduce the amount of time that it will likely get for me as it fits in that small game genre in my collection, yet I need to then make sure that there is enough space to get everything out. On a final note the card quality is not great either. With production values at the point that they are now, a game can really be let down by mediocre components and I fear that this one may do. This game is purely cards and therefore I feel that a little more could have been done to ensure that the cards themselves were of a good quality. If you look at the Omniverse games as a comparison, the card quality in those are very good! Final Thoughts Game Store Addition Form – Do you own a game store or cafe, and wish to be added to our database? Complete our form here. Resist! is a solitaire card game where you fight against the Francoist regime through different missions. You lead a group of brave Maquis determined to accomplish these missions, defeat enemies, and protect civilians.Some 40+ years and a couple of thousand different games played later, I don’t really qualify as a wargamer any more. While I love Memoir ’44, my “war games” have a lot less small cardboard chits and a lot more plastic miniatures… and no CRTs. (That’s “Combat Resolution Table” to the those of you uninitiated in the world of war games.) If you were successful in the mission, the fourth and final phase begins. This is called Recover. Here you clean up your played cards, draw a new hand, and make one final end-game determination before the next round – if you have a full hand of spy cards (you start with three, but more can be added throughout the game), you lose. Resist! takes up a bit of table space, but thankfully it plays in a short amount of time. Game Experience:

Content Creator Submission Form – Are you a content creator who wants to be added to our searchable database? Complete this form and your profile will be viewable by our visiting publishers and the public. Each over-sized Maqui card has 2 “sides”– a hidden side and a revealed side. Maquis played as hidden continue to support the guerillas without showing their allegiance to the cause, while Maquis played as revealed are front and center during the mission. Hidden Maqui cards are returned to the regular discard pile, which revealed Maquis are sent to the Reserve discard pile.Resist! is a fast-playing, card-driven solitaire game in which you take on the role of the Spanish Maquis, fighting against the Francoist regime. Finally, the scenario book does offer a way to link three era-specific scenarios together into a campaign… but I’m leaving that until I feel a little more competent at the basic game. If you're hunting for the best board game gifts of 2023, then look no further! This list has wallet-sized and wallet-friendly games; games for the first timer and for friends who have been playing for years. From lightweight games you can play in minutes to multi-hour games your gamer will love. Read more… Resist! is a fast-playing, card-driven solitaire game in which you take on the role of the Spanish Maquis, fighting against the Francoist regime. Over a series of rounds, you undertake increasingly difficult missions, and completing missions earns you the points needed to win. Failing to defeat missions and enemies may cause you to lose. At the end of each round, you must choose whether to end the resistance or risk it and take on another mission. Resist! is a fast-playing, card-driven solitaire game. In Resist! You take on the role of the Spanish Marquis, fighting against the Francoist regime. Over a series of rounds, you will undertake increasingly difficult missions. Defeating missions gains you the victory points you need to win the game. Failing to defeat missions and enemies may cause you to lose the game. At the end of each round, you must choose whether to end the resistance or risk it and take on another mission.