Pax Porfiriana– Latin for "The Porfirian Peace" – refers to the 33-year reign of dictator Porfirio Díaz, who  ruled Mexico with an iron hand until toppled by the 1910 Revolution. 

As a rich businessman (Hacendado) in the turbulent pre-revolutionary  borderlands of the U.S. and Mexico, players compete to build business  empires of ranches, mines, rails, troops, and banks while subverting  opponents with bandidos, Indians, and lawsuits. 

Your overarching interest in all your investments is to gather enough prestige in the form of backers and justification  in order to be able to seize power during one of the periodic times of turmoil where the leadership of the country is hanging on by a thread. 

Collector's Edition Includes

• 220 cards
• 60 disks for gold
• 26 disks for unrest and jail
• 90 cubes for 6 players
• rules, analysis, guides, and background
• 1 mounted, folding gameboard, front for Pax Porfiriana and back for Pax Transhumanity