After Pablo

About this board game

After Pablo is a 2–4-player board game with a 120-minute play time, set in 1994 after Pablo Escobar’s death and the dismantling of Colombia’s Medellin cartel.

Escobar’s removal appears to be a victory for the DEA, but the triumph is short-lived. The Mexican cartels see an opening to establish a new organized trade, shifting the center of power from Colombia to Mexico as the primary distributor of narcotics.

In After Pablo, each player controls a cartel competing to establish leadership and command of the drug market. Success requires building influence while maintaining the business of your operations, balancing the drive for greater control with the need to keep your cartel functioning.

The game unfolds over several seasons, tracing the struggle that follows the collapse of Medellin’s dominance. As the old order gives way, players work to take command of the narco trade and position their cartel as the power capable of filling the gap left by Escobar’s death.

• Players: 2–4
• Play time: approximately 120 minutes
• Setting: Mexican and Colombian cartels in the aftermath of Escobar’s death
• Objective: take the greatest command of the narco trade and gain the market’s trust

The cartel that achieves the greatest command by the end gains the trust of the market and claims the opportunity created by the shifting balance of power. With its focus on leadership, control, and ongoing operations, After Pablo presents a story of cartel ambition in a newly contested era.

The Serpent has many heads.