The Halls of Montezuma (English)

The Halls of Montezuma, designed by Kevin Bertram and Gilberto Lopez, asks one or two players (or teams of players) to recreate this vital but neglected part of American history. As the “American” player, you are the Polk administration – working with Congress to pass treaties and your legislative agenda while waging war against Mexico. As a "Mexican" player, you control all the forces opposed to the Polk administration - not only the Mexican government and the Mexican army, but also the Whig Party, the nascent American anti-war movement, fierce Apache and Comanche warriors, and even Mother Nature in the form of bad weather and devastating diseases.

The game uses the system of two separate 27-card event decks found in The Shores of Tripoli,  but adds two separate 9-card political decks. The American political game includes treaties – such as the Oregon Treaty with Great Britain and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo – as well as laws – such as the Ten Regiments Bill and the Wilmot Proviso. The Mexican political game features different presidents – each with their own governmental advantage – such as Mariano Paredes and Antonio López de Santa Anna. The game also features a 6-card deck with end-of-turn events such as receiving reinforcements or the 1846 US midterm elections, as well as a 30-card “El Robot” deck for solitaire play.