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The Guerrilla Generation: Cold War Insurgencies in Latin America
60–120m1–4p2026
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Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru
BTR Games · 1997
290–240 min12+ yrs3.0/5 complexity6.8 BGG#19.712 BGG177CouplesStrategy
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How do you play Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru?
Shining Path is a game simulating the conflict between the Sendero Luminoso or "Shining Path" Maoist guerrillas and the Government of Peru. This guerrilla war started in 1980 and continues to this day.
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Shining Path is a game simulating the conflict between the Sendero Luminoso or "Shining Path" Maoist guerrillas and the Government of Peru. This guerrilla war started in 1980 and continues to this day. During the game the Sendero player tries to fray the fabric of Peruvian society and replace government power with his own structures. Meanwhile the government player fights a struggle against the Sendero guerrillas, corruption, and the wretched state of the Peruvian economy.
Contents: 1 color 17" x 22" map, 140 double-sided counters (to be assembled), rules, charts and tables.
game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating6.8 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
90–240 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#19.712
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Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru is a civil war game, for 2 players, taking ~90–240 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru support?
Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru take?
A game of Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru takes about 90–240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru for?
Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru?
Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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