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1984 Ranked #11,029

Cold War

This global strategy game has major powers seek political, military, and economic control across world regions. Rival powers have equal stakes and disruptive tactics, making every expansion invite a response.

Strategy Games Economic Negotiation Area Majority / Influence Admin: Better Description Needed!

Players

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Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.87/5

Rating

6.17

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.1/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A game for four players, Cold War gives you command of the economic, military, and intelligence forces of one of the contemporary world's major powers, and dares you to seize political, military, and economic control of as much of the world as possible.

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Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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A game for four players, Cold War gives you command of the economic, military, and intelligence forces of one of the contemporary world's major powers, and dares you to seize political, military, and economic control of as much of the world as possible. The only obstacles in your way are your three opponents, each of whom has a bag of dirty tricks to play and an equal stake in the world regions you claim for your own. Cold War is designed to be easy to learn, fun to play, and hard to win.

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
4–2
Best with
2
Play time
180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Lenny Glynn John Prados

Artists

2
Ted Koller James Talbot

Publishers

2
Hobby Japan Victory Games (I)

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