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2005 Ranked #19,042

Third World Debt

Trade with players to get the resources your plan needs.

Economic Stock Holding Trading

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.83/5

Rating

5.93

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 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.9/5

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?

From the Producer's Website: Do you take out that loan or do you build that factory, can you afford to not build or do you have enough to give yourself an income that will eventually clear your debts, these are the question you need to answer in order to give your country the chance to make it. Third World Debt is a game that pushes you to the limit, you have to make crucial decisions that will lead you to eventual stability, the question is how much debt can you sustain in order to achieve your goal the quickest.

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From the Producer's Website: Do you take out that loan or do you build that factory, can you afford to not build or do you have enough to give yourself an income that will eventually clear your debts, these are the question you need to answer in order to give your country the chance to make it. Third World Debt is a game that pushes you to the limit, you have to make crucial decisions that will lead you to eventual stability, the question is how much debt can you sustain in order to achieve your goal the quickest.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–5
Play time
120 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dave Thorby

Artists

1
Matthias Catrein

Publishers

1
JKLM Games

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