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Wars Across the World Mexico 1519 is a historical strategy scenario about the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. In April 1519, Hernán Cortés lands on the Gulf of Mexico coast with an expedition from Cuba and establishes Villa Rica de Vera Cruz. The local population welcomes him as an envoy of Quetzalcóatl, while Emperor Moctezuma, whose dreams have foretold the envoy’s arrival, sends ambassadors bearing gold. The gifts stir the conquistadors’ envy.

A 14-turn campaign

The scenario runs for 14 turns of two months each, from April 1519 to August 1521. It pits Cortés and the conquistadors against the peoples and warriors of the Aztec Empire. You manage strategic and military matters on the map, while cards handle political, diplomatic and religious aspects of the conflict.

Two sides, different aims

Each side draws two cards per turn. The Spaniards wage a war of conquest and annihilation; the Aztecs fight a religious war aimed at taking prisoners. Event cards create varied situations across diplomatic, religious, military, political and economic fields, giving the scenario replayability. The Aztecs are the harder side to play, and neither side is favored.

Scenario details

The scenario adapts Cortés’s conquest of Mexico from VaeVictis magazine issue VV137 (2018). It is authored by Philippe Hardy of the Steel and Gold series, and an estimated playthrough takes two hours.