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2008 Ranked #11,167

World War 5

This rapid global conquest game has players maintain a home base while conquering another continent first. Dice and a color-coded world map compress a broad conflict into a shorter contest for expansion.

Family Games Dice Wargame Area Majority / Influence Area Movement

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

1.56/5

Rating

6.27

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

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 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Using three Treehouse sets and a color coded world map from Looney Labs along with 6 regular D6 dice, be the first person to conquer another continent while maintaining a base in your own continent. Designed by Andrew Looney.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Area Majority

Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Area Movement

Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Read the full game description

Using three Treehouse sets and a color coded world map from Looney Labs along with 6 regular D6 dice, be the first person to conquer another continent while maintaining a base in your own continent. Designed by Andrew Looney. Also included in Pyramid Arcade. From the publisher: If you grew up playing Risk and Diplomacy like we did, and you enjoyed these classic games but were frustrated because they took ALL DAY to play... we've got a game for you.

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

2
Dice Wargame

Mechanism

3
Area Majority / Influence Area Movement Dice Rolling

Family

1
Components: Looney Pyramid Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
15 min
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Andrew Looney

Publishers

2
(Web published) Looney Labs

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