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.
"The battle is waged on a map of Peru, but most of the action happens on the record tracks as popular support for the Goverment and the Rebels rises and falls, and as morale of the army, police and politicians decays. The two sides are completely different: the guerillas can not destroy police or army units, but are themselves constantly losing cadres to cordon-and-search actions by the government troops. Instead the Sendero player must stage stage strikes and terror attacks to sap the morale of their opponents and destroy the economy reducing the ability of the government to mount effective action against the guerillas. Game play is quite simple: players build units, deploy units, and then send them out on missions, spending action points for each mission. Missions are chosen from a menu that includes things like Riot, Propoganda, Robbery and Intimidation for the guerillas, and Garrison, Intelligence, Civic Affairs Program and Cordon-and-Search for the Government. "
Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru (1999)
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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.
"The battle is waged on a map of Peru, but most of the action happens on the record tracks as popular support for the Goverment and the Rebels rises and falls, and as morale of the army, police and politicians decays. The two sides are completely different: the guerillas can not destroy police or army units, but are themselves constantly losing cadres to cordon-and-search actions by the government troops. Instead the Sendero player must stage stage strikes and terror attacks to sap the morale of their opponents and destroy the economy reducing the ability of the government to mount effective action against the guerillas. Game play is quite simple: players build units, deploy units, and then send them out on missions, spending action points for each mission. Missions are chosen from a menu that includes things like Riot, Propoganda, Robbery and Intimidation for the guerillas, and Garrison, Intelligence, Civic Affairs Program and Cordon-and-Search for the Government. "