COIN (board game)

COIN (short for COunterINsurgency) is a series of multiplayer asymmetric strategy board wargames simulating historic insurgency and counter-insurgency conflicts and irregular warfares throughout the world. It is published by GMT Games.

The series has been noted for its innovative and dynamic gameplay, compared to more traditional hex-and-counter two-player wargames.[1]

Game

COIN games simulate past and ongoing historical insurgencies and counter-insurgencies with up to four players controlling a different faction, each with unique play styles and winning conditions. All games in the COIN series share the same underlying system first found in Andean Abyss, the original game of the series, designed by game designer and CIA national security analyst Volko Ruhnke.[2]

Components of gameplay consist of variable turn order, area control, winning hearts and minds, and lines of communication.

Non-player rules are included for each faction, enabling a non-player-controlled faction to participate in the game based on a predetermined set of actions. The earlier COIN games used flowcharts to determine non-player procedures, while games in the series since Gandhi have included a small deck of cards with non-player actions.[3]

List of COIN games
Volume TitlePublishedConflict
I Andean Abyss2012Colombian conflict
II Cuba Libre2013Cuban Revolution
III A Distant Plain2013War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
IV Fire in the Lake2014Vietnam War
V Liberty of Death: The American Insurrection2016American Revolutionary War
VI Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Ceasar2016Gallic Wars
VII Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-622017Algerian War
VIII Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain2017End of Roman rule in Britain
IX Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917-19472018Indian independence movement
X All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917–19182020Finnish Civil War
N/A The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire2023British decolonization
XI People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines, 1981-1986 2023 People Power Revolution

References
  1. "Review of COIN Series by The Player Aid". Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. Albert, Jason (10 January 2014). "In the world of role-playing war games, Volko Ruhnke has become a hero". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. Carr, Jason. "The Arjuna Chronicles #1: An Intro to Gandhi's Arjuna System". insidegmt.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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