{"product_id":"fire-in-the-lake-3rd-printing","title":"Fire in the Lake (3rd Printing)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" ng-transclude=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVietnam, 1964. The most wrenching US engagement of the Cold War would be far more than GI versus Charlie. The conflict had set tribesman against nationalist, Buddhist against Catholic, mandarin against villager, and of course Northerner against Southerner—even among the communists. As revolutionary change burned through that ancient civilization, Washington would apply its armament and its operations research. To get out, the US counterinsurgency would have to motor deeper and deeper in. In the end, culture and will would overcome technology and math and signal the end of the primacy of industrial might in modern warfare. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Volume IV in GMT’s COIN Series dives headlong into the momentous and complex battle for South Vietnam. A unique multi-faction treatment of the Vietnam War, Fire in the Lake will take 1 to 4 players on US heliborne sweeps of the jungle and Communist infiltration of the South, and into inter-allied conferences, Saigon politics, interdiction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, air defense of Northern infrastructure, graduated escalation, and media war. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Renowned designer and modern warfare expert Mark Herman joins COIN Series creator Volko Ruhnke for a collaborative production not to be missed. Fire in the Lake features the same card-assisted counterinsurgency game system as GMT's Andean Abyss, Cuba Libre, and A Distant Plain, with a pack of twists that take the Series to another level, including:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pivotal events that trump initiative (Tet Offensive, Vietnamization, Easter Offensive, and Linebacker II)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Inter-coup campaign effects that vary by RVN leader\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Counterinsurgent guerrillas (US-led Montagnards and ARVN Rangers)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Insurgent troops (NVA) for direct force-on-force engagements\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Tunneled VC and NVA bases\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Trail construction and degradation\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A larger-than-ever event deck for even greater play variety\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Short and medium-length scenarios with either random or period-event option\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAYER COUNT: 1-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRECOMMENDED AGES: 14+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAY TIME: 180 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43640297488606,"sku":"GMT1409-22","price":72.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/9833\/0520\/products\/FireintheLake01.jpg?v=1668110581","url":"https:\/\/tabletopmerchant.live\/products\/fire-in-the-lake-3rd-printing","provider":"Tabletop Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}