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The War Game: World War Ii box art
2005 Ranked #11,328

The War Game: World War Ii

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Political Wargame Area Movement Simulation

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.38/5

Rating

7.04

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Fans often call it "Axis and Allies on Steroids". The rules and mechanics are similar enough to Axis and Allies, but there are a few differences and additions.

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Fans often call it "Axis and Allies on Steroids". The rules and mechanics are similar enough to Axis and Allies, but there are a few differences and additions. The game, like Axis and Allies, covers the entire war from a strategic level with areas corresponding mostly to countries, with larger countries broken down. The map is a gargantuan 4' x 8' with eight major powers dividing up the non-neutral world (Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, USA, China, and France)

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Play time
240 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jeff Stein

Publishers

1
Pegasus Hobbies

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