1979: Revolution In Iran

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, requiring frequent attention to other players' actions. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.8

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, requiring frequent attention to other players' actions. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game offers a high level of variability with different experiences each time it is played. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The strategic depth allows players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.

Luck profile

The final luck score for 1979: Revolution in Iran is 7.67 out of 10, indicating a low influence of luck. The game relies more on player decisions and strategy rather than random elements. Strategic decisions and planning have a substantial ability to mitigate randomness, allowing players to have a significant influence on the outcome. Overall, luck plays a minor role in determining the game's outcome.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

1979: Revolution in Iran is a national-level strategic wargame covering the events leading up to the 1953 coup, the Islamic Revolution, and the turbulent period in between. You play as either the Coalition, pushing to nationalize the oil industry and later rise to oppose the Shah and remove him from power, or as the Royalist, fighting to keep the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, in power and protect American and British oil interests. 1979 is a card-driven wargame for two players. Unlike many other event card games, each turn begins with a draft of event cards before alternating action rounds. Factional influence is each player's primary resource. It is used to trigger events, take actions and most importantly, mount opposition to those in power. Scoring is not open information, keeping tension front and center from start to finish. Do you have what it takes to change the course of history? —description from the designer

Mechanism

6

Action/Event Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Hand Management Open Drafting Simulation

Family

5

Country: Iran Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Digital Implementations: VASSAL Players: Two Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦

Type

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Wargames

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