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Dominion of Sombreros and Dynamite

This stand-alone set of rules is built on the Dominion of the Spear solo-game system, with appropriate rule changes for the Mexican Revolution 1910-1920 – in particular, defeated units become unreliable instead of being removed. These are very, very simple rules with armies of three to seven units, and a solo battle can be fought in around 15 to 20 minutes. An example play-through game is included. There is a Quick Reference Sheet on the back cover. Use paper and pen (or miniatures of any scale) as there is no measuring (grid used). Uses two six-sided dice.

23 historical battles are included, ready to play, each with a brief background, army lists, deployment, and brief account of what happened historically, along with a final summary.

The battles are:

The Fall of President Porfirio Díaz (1911):

1. Battle of Casas Grandes 6th March 1911

2. Battle of Ciudad Juárez 8-10th May 1911

3. Battle of Cuautla 11-19th May 1911

Madero's Presidency and the Revolution Splits Apart (1911-12):

4. First Battle of Rellano 24th March 1912

5. Second Battle of Rellano 22nd May 1912

6. Battle of Bachimba 3rd July 1912

Huerta's Coup and Dictatorship (1913):

7. La Decena Trágica (Mexico City) 9-19th February 1913

8. Battle of Nogales 13th March 1913

9. Battle of Tierra Blanca 23rd November 1913

The Defeat of Huerta (1914):

10. Battle of Ojinaga 10-11th January 1914

11. Battle of Chilpancingo 13-24th March 1914

12. Second Battle of Torreón 20th March-2nd April 1914

13. Battle of Veracruz 21-22nd April 1914

14. Battle of Zacatecas 23rd June 1914

Carranza's Presidency and Revolutionaries at War (1915):

15. Battle of El Ébano 21st March-31st May 1915

16. First Battle of Celaya 6-7th April 1915

17. Second Battle of Celaya 13-15th April 1915

18. Battle of León and Santa Ana del Conde 1-5th June 1915

19. Second Battle of Agua Prieta 1st November 1915

The U.S. Punitive Expedition and the Last Battles (1916-19):

20. Battle of Columbus (New Mexico) 9th March 1916

21. Battle of Guerrero 29th March 1916

22. Battle of Carrizal 21st June 1916

23. Third Battle of Ciudad Juárez 15-16th June 1919

Final Actions of the Mexican Revolution and its Leaders

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