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Nuclear War

This satirical strategy game has world powers chase domination or annihilation. Propaganda and nuclear weapons turn global conflict into dark comedy.

Thematic Games Card Game Humor Action Queue Take That

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.44/5

Rating

6.21

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

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?

Satirical game in which each player represents a "major world power" and attempts to gain global domination (or annihilation) through the strategic use of propaganda or nuclear weapons...

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Satirical game in which each player represents a "major world power" and attempts to gain global domination (or annihilation) through the strategic use of propaganda or nuclear weapons... Integrates with: Nuclear Proliferation Nuclear Escalation Weapons of Mass Destruction India Rails (using Nuclear War Bonus Pack #2: Expansion to India Rails and Nuclear War) The latest reprint of the game features new artwork on the cards and two new cards: Mars Probe (Secret): Take 1 million people from the discard pile. Advanced Recycling (Special): Pick one used carrier or warhead from the discard pile.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Douglas Malewicki

Artists

3
Steven S. Crompton Gary Freeman Brian McCrary

Publishers

2
(Self-Published) Flying Buffalo, Inc. (FBI)

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