The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire (GMT) - Unboxing and Introduction to COIN

Given my appreciation for the COIN series, it is odd that I have never covered one of their games (only expansions); but now I can make it up by covering not one, not two, not even three; but four games! This is an impressive package of games. In summary, you get (1) four complete games, based a similar core mechanics, yet different from each other and even between the forces engaged in the specific game; (2) four excellent introductions to the COIN system, (3) four unique, historical conflicts to recreate, learn and compete; and (4) a campaign game to tie it is all together. What is not to love?

"The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire is the first of several COIN multipacks, containing four separate games exploring a series of thematically related insurgencies. Between 1945 and 1960, the British fought four major “emergencies,” as they referred to their counterinsurgency campaigns, each trying to manage their retreat from empire. The four games in this pack focus on exploring British counterinsurgent responses to a variety of different opponents, including communist insurgents in Malaya, militant nationalists in Kenya, and smaller and more clandestine terrorist organizations in Palestine and Cyprus. The games adjust the core COIN mechanics to provide a compelling new way of handling two-player conflicts, while also streamlining several mechanics to quicken gameplay. The British Way offers an approachable introduction to the COIN series for new players, while presenting experienced players with four mechanically distinct games to explore and compare." -- From Publisher

Also, I took this opportunity to provide a high-level (and probably incomplete) introduction to the COIN system/series of game. It is such an interesting and unique system/series that checks a lot of my boxes for topics, gameplay and providing a different perspective.