British Way, The - Enemy of My Enemy

Note: A copy of The British Way will be necessary to play the Enemy of My Enemy expansion. The expansion is compatible with all printings of The British Way.

The British Way: Enemy of My Enemy is an expansion for The British Way, including two entirely new games on “prequel” conflicts using the Malaya and Palestine maps and expanding the base game experience with new variants for all four conflicts originally covered. The British Way: Japanese Occupation puts the British and the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) on the same side in their efforts to resist the Japanese occupation of Malaya during World War II. The British Way: Arab Revolt allows players to explore the brutal suppression of the Arab Revolt (1936-1939) that preceded the Jewish insurgency covered by the original Palestine game. The two new games involve entirely new mechanics to capture the unique features of each conflict and can each be linked to the original Palestine and Malaya games, which also allows them to feed into the “End of Empire” Campaign Scenario. The two new games in the expansion allow players to explore how British attempts to combat earlier threats to colonial rule involved collaborating with local armed groups that they would later end up fighting against (Jewish paramilitary groups in Palestine and the MCP in Malaya), ironically strengthening and preparing these groups for two of the conflicts featured in the The British Way.

Highlights

• Two full games in one expansion: Explore two entirely new games, reusing the maps and wooden components from the base game but otherwise completely mechanically distinct from Palestine and Malaya. As with all multipack games, these two new games will include their own Pre-War Option Tables and Faction Personas, and they can also be played as prequels to their companion games from the original multipack.
• New variant rules and components for each of the four original games: New rules for Lehi in Palestine, Jungle Bases and SAS in Malaya, Detention and Leaders in Kenya, and TMT/Volkan (Turkish insurgents) in Cyprus.
• New player aids for the InsideGMT “Advanced Cyprus” and “Faction Persona” variants: Updated materials for those owning the original 2023 printing of The British Way.

New Variants

The four new variants for the original four games featured in The British Way add additional strategic complexity and historical accuracy for those familiar with the base game dynamics. The expansion also includes new versions of a few base game Event cards for each game to ensure the new variant mechanics are fully integrated into the gameplay.

• Lehi (Palestine): New Lehi Cells operating outside of the control of the Irgun player may augment Terror rolls and place their own Sabotage but also attract British Mass Detention and offer the British a new way of accumulating Political Will.
• Jungle Bases and SAS (Malaya): The largest of the four variants includes new Jungle Base and SAS counters alongside four completely new Malaya Event cards. Jungle Bases make the MCP guerrillas harder to root out from Provinces unless the British deploy SAS Squadrons! This variant fleshes out the “Extended Malaya” Option with additional Event cards and offers a slightly longer and more involved gaming experience than other The British Way games.
• Detention and Leaders (Kenya): The Mau Mau gain new leader counters for Dedan Kimathi and Waruhiu Itote, augmenting their Raid Special Activity and representing the leadership of the Kenyan Land and Freedom Army (KLFA) operating out of the Mountain Jungles. In addition, the British gain a new Detention Deck that replaces Pipeline Outrage Rolls and further highlights the brutality of the British detention system in Kenya.
• TMT (Cyprus): New mechanics place blue Cells representing Turkish groups (TMT and Volkan) that present both an opportunity and, mostly, a hindrance for the British player. When TMT Cells activate, they may remove EOKA Cells but also place Sabotage markers, representing intercommunal violence encouraging the British to withdraw.

Components:

• Two 35-card Game Event Decks
• 26 Variant Cards
• Six Wooden Pieces
• 10 Double-sided Player Aids
• One Countersheet
• Two Rules/Background Booklets
• One Campaign/Variants Booklet
• Packaged in a 9 x 12" ziplock