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Iron Curtain

#228411BGG ↗

2017 · 2-2 players · 30min · weight 2.11 · 1,459 ratings

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ID
228411
Name
Iron Curtain
Year
2017
Rank
2199
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
30
Min playtime
20
Max playtime
30
Avg weight
2.1087
Num weights
46
Bayes avg
6.08079
Average
7.04492
Users rated
1459
Num owned
2947
Wanting
58
Wishing
349
Num comments
316
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:18:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementTug of War
Categories (3)
Card GamePoliticalWargame
Description (1058 chars)

Imagine re-living the struggles and nail-biting dilemmas of the Cold War in a game that only consists of 18 cards. Imagine learning a game that manages to provide players with intense strategic and tactical decisions every turn in just under 20 minutes. Imagine playing as the US or Soviet in an intense struggle to win the Cold War battle of superpowers. Players play cards that build a card shaped world map that look different each game. Will you, as the Soviet, go for control in Europe and give up Africa? Will the US place Cuba out of reach for Soviet troops on the world map? “We wanted to create a game full of suspense where simplicity was key. Players only play one card per turn and there’s only 9 turns in the game. The tension comes from the dilemmas that the cards represent but also from how you read your opponent. It quickly becomes a battle of the wills.” Iron Curtain is an original strategy game where how and when you play a card is just as important as what card you decide will influence the tides of war next.

LLM v2 (wide)

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LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).