Cover art for Lords of the Sierra Madre (Second Edition)

Lords of the Sierra Madre (Second Edition)

1995 · BGG
Avg rating
6.38
Bayes rating
5.56
Weight
3.60 (Heavy)
Players
2-8
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
159

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Description

The setting is northern Mexico starting in 1898 where an economic boom, a dictator who welcomes foreign investment and wide-open land set the stage for one of the greatest capitalist free-for-alls in history. Each player is an hacendado. These entrepreneurs vie to build the largest empire of railroads, mines, ranches and other businesses. They may employ banditos, strikers and other sneaky maneuvers to tax, bribe, raid and destroy their opponents, often employing police, federal troops, even the US Army. They may even get themselves elected to the governor's office or the presidency itself (a crime in Mexico).

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Auction & bidding Drafting
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Negotiation & trading Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict Business, building & transportation

Publishers

Decision Games (I) Sierra Madre Games

Designers

Phil Eklund