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New Cold War

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2025 · 1-4 players · 180min · weight 3.22 · 228 ratings

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ID
405994
Name
New Cold War
Year
2025
Rank
7018
Min players
1
Max players
4
Playing time
180
Min playtime
150
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
3.2174
Num weights
23
Bayes avg
5.66721
Average
7.6125
Users rated
228
Num owned
466
Wanting
40
Wishing
351
Num comments
73
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 16:43:37 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (7)
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEventsHidden Victory PointsSemi-Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameVariable Phase Order
Categories (2)
PoliticalWargame
Description (1226 chars)

New Cold War is a Card-Driven Game based in the most important geopolitical events from 1989 to 2019. Players lead one of the four great powers (Russia, China, US, EU) in their fight for the new world order. Initially, the confrontation is between the red bloc, consisting of Russia and China and the blue bloc, comprising the United States and the European Union. However, each player must also prioritize their own strategy, as only one power can emerge victorious at the end of the game. Therefore, this game starts with cooperation between allied powers in the early stages but becomes entirely competitive as the moment of final victory approaches. New Cold War utilizes a Card-Driven game mechanic. Players strive to attain victory by gaining international prestige, dominating the media and increasing their control of countries and different regions of the world. Other key factors to manage include military force and United Nations Security Council vetoes. Players’ strategies are determined by a series of hidden objectives they must pursue to achieve victory. The game accommodates three or two-player versions and includes a solitaire mode through a system of bots. —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.