Dogs Of War Vu
Sim/Strategy/War => Games Discussion => Topic started by: AWNT on August 10, 2016, 06:13:53 PM
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13 Days card game gets reviewed by Wargamers Needful Things
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"I would love to be able to write this review without referring to Twilight Struggle, but as the designers themselves heralded it as Twilight Struggle [hereafter TS] in 45 minutes that's not going to be likely.
There are plenty of other reasons too. Victory determined by who has gained most Prestige at game end, a Defcon track and the possibility of a player losing by triggering nuclear war; playing a hand of cards each turn and each card playable for either its events or placing influence; an abstract board to represent the areas to be influenced. The Cuban Missile Crisis - one card in TS : a whole game in 13 Days. Nuff said - mini-TS or TS-lite? Thankfully, it's better and worse than that................"
Read on: Click Here (http://www.awargamersneedfulthings.co.uk/2016/08/13-days-cuban-missile-crisis-from-ultra.html)