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Nuclear War

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1965 · 2-6 players · 60min · weight 1.45 · 3,013 ratings

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ID
713
Name
Nuclear War
Year
1965
Rank
2535
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
1.4469
Num weights
273
Bayes avg
5.85035
Average
6.21818
Users rated
3013
Num owned
4548
Wanting
75
Wishing
324
Num comments
1141
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:18:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Action QueueHand ManagementTake That
Categories (6)
Card GameHumorModern WarfareNegotiationPoliticalWargame
Description (789 chars)

Nuclear War is a satirical card game in which each player represents a "major world power" and attempts to gain global domination (or annihilation) through the strategic use of propaganda or nuclear weapons. Players start the game in the "peace/cold war" phase, using Secrets and Propaganda cards in their hand to negotiate with other players. Play continues until the first player launches a missile and payload, ie the "war" phase. If the missile isn't destroyed in flight, the struck player must spin to see how much of his population is lost. Play continues until either peace breaks out again or only one player has any population cards left. Limited edition booster cards were created in the 90's. A list can be found in the Community Wiki section and Nuclear War Booster Packs

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