Geronimo (1995)

The U.S. - Indian conflicts, a tragic period of history.

Each turn, players are randomly assigned a side to play -- either Indian
tribes or the U.S. Only one player represents the U.S. each turn, while
the other players each have a number of Indian tribes under their
control. Indian players get to select one or two of their active
tribes, but the rest are dealt to them randomly. There are usually more
Indian tribes available than what are active each turn, but players
don't really know which ones are inactive. This can be unsettling to
the U.S. player as he must decide where to deploy his limited troops and
columns.

All players compete to earn victory points. The U.S. player is faced with
the task of building up sufficient resources (settlements, towns, railroads,
mines, etc.) to maintain existing states and convert territories into states.
The Indian players play the role of guerrillas to earn victory points, but also
can deny resources to the U.S. player. However, he must be very careful
not to suffer too many casualties, as this could cause his tribe to go on
reservation or become extinct, which costs the player dearly in victory points.

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.30,No.6
  • Geronimo – “Strategic Considerations in Geronimo” (Strategy) Charles Bahl
  • Geronimo – “Evoking more visions - Additional Random Events for Geronimo” (Variant Discussion) Alan R. Arvold
  • Design Analysis - Geronimo, Richard H. Berg
  • The Question Box - Geronimo