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1979: Revolution in Iran

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2021 · 2-2 players · 120min · weight 3.00 · 165 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
310757
Name
1979: Revolution in Iran
Year
2021
Rank
8751
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
120
Min playtime
90
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
3
Num weights
19
Bayes avg
5.61306
Average
7.2998
Users rated
165
Num owned
531
Wanting
62
Wishing
246
Num comments
71
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 16:46:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
Action / EventChit-Pull SystemDice RollingHand ManagementOpen DraftingSimulation
Categories (3)
Modern WarfarePoliticalWargame
Description (941 chars)

1979: Revolution in Iran is a national-level strategic wargame covering the events leading up to the 1953 coup, the Islamic Revolution, and the turbulent period in between. You play as either the Coalition, pushing to nationalize the oil industry and later rise to oppose the Shah and remove him from power, or as the Royalist, fighting to keep the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, in power and protect American and British oil interests. 1979 is a card-driven wargame for two players. Unlike many other event card games, each turn begins with a draft of event cards before alternating action rounds. Factional influence is each player's primary resource. It is used to trigger events, take actions and most importantly, mount opposition to those in power. Scoring is not open information, keeping tension front and center from start to finish. Do you have what it takes to change the course of history? —description from the designer

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.