https://therewillbe.games/ https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=2294 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=2294 A great game with good feel for the cold war era. ]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2020 22:22:06 +0000 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1952 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1952 ]]> Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:38:56 +0000 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1515 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1515 Deserves all of the accolades it has received. It recreates the tension and suspicion of the Cold War in ways that are a little unsettling. It forces the players to think like large superpowers, worried if random movement in isolated areas means larger plans, and disregarding the sovereignty of smaller nations. That it is a tactically and strategically rich game is almost gravy at that point. Definitely one of the best two-player games out there. ]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:25:56 +0000 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1337 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1337 ]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2019 20:30:45 +0000 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1183 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1183 This is an excellent game, an all time great. It's relatively short, plays using the great CDG wargame system and has wonderful themed events. It is a tight tense game as well, if slightly unbalanced. It also has a surprising thematic resonance and teachability that belies its complexity. While I do have a couple critiques, they aren't particularly serious. It relies almost entirely on card knowledge. For such a highly thought of game I find it surprising how much it relies on many, many plays to reach its pinnacle. Playing between players of different experience is virtually impossible. I also think it misses out on a ton of tension by cycling the cards so little--there is very little "Do I play this now to get it out of the deck?" since you know you will see a card *maybe* 2 times and as low as 1 time. ]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:11:46 +0000 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1066 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=1066 ]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:21:20 +0000 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=149 https://therewillbe.games/boardgames-main-menu/boardgame-directory/discussions/review?id=149 Twilight Struggle is a first-class strategy boardgame where the Cold War is played in its' entirety. Influence chits are added to or removed from individual nations and fought over with card play that can directly affect the Influence through Operations Points or the cards may be played as historical Events with associated in-game effects. Rules for the Space Race, Coups, and a Defcon track that keeps the world on the edge of nuclear war are presented, though failure through starting a nuclear exchange is not rewarded. There's critical decisions that must be made every turn and TS can be very unforgiving. The general flow of the game provides a great historical feel. The rules are fairly simple, winning the game isn't. As already mentioned in the previous review this is only a wargame in the loosest definition of the word. Armies do not at any point hit the table or move across the board, Influence does. Influence is political, cultural, religious, creative, and military in nature. BUT there is a very high amount of direct conflict (which by itself isn't the sole criteria for what constitutes a wargame) in TS, this isn't some multiplayer solitaire eurogame. Players actions against each other can be harsh and felt fairly quickly. This is not for people who try to avoid confrontation in games. I highly recommend Twilight Struggle. Fans of history will love it. So will people who enjoy a strategically deep game that is a no-holds-barred 2-player contest. Beleive the hype, this game rocks. ]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:36:59 +0000