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Nuclear War (1965)

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6.25/10

1937 Ratings

790 Comments

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Board Game Rank: 1353

Thematic Rank: 237

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Designer	Douglas Malewicki
Artist	Steven S. Crompton
Publisher	Flying Buffalo, Inc. (FBI)
Year Published	1965
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5, 6 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6, more than 6 players (22 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (8 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (14 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Thematic Games (23 voters) [vote]
Category	Card Game Modern Warfare Negotiation Political Wargame Show More »
Mechanic	Hand Management
Expansion	Nuclear War Bonus Pack #1 Nuclear War Bonus Pack #2 - Expansion to India Rails and Nuclear War Nuclear War Booster Packs
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Primary Name	Nuclear War
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Satirical 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...

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Magazine References:

Panzerfaust and Campaign Article Index:

Number 78, March-April 1977
- Metamorphosis Alpha / Nuclear War / Warriors of the Green Planet / Bunnies and Burrows / New Orleans, 1815 / Yellow Submarine / Nabbey Road / White Bear & Red Moon / Dungeon Geomorphs / The Book of Monsters / Polyhedra and Percentile Dice - "Thumbnail Analysis" (Review), Don Lowry

BattlePlan Index Article List:

Battleplan,No.8 January-February 1989
- “Nuclear Risk!” - Combining "Nuclear War" and "Risk", Greg Costikyan

Games International Article List:

Games International (Issue 7 – July 1989)
- “Nuclear Risk!” - Combining "Nuclear War" and "Risk", Greg Costikyan

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GameTable Online (free, multiplayer, real-time, Java)

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Nuclear War

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Flying Buffalo 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Publisher: Flying Buffalo, Inc. (FBI)

Artist: Steven S. Crompton

Year: 2005

Product Code: 6006

Size: 7.50 x 5.50 x 1.00 inches

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Nuclear War

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Flat box version with New Art and New Cards

Publisher: Flying Buffalo, Inc. (FBI)

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Year: 1965

Product Code: 6001

Size: 11.80 x 9.00 x 1.00 inches

0.90 pounds

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Nuclear War Nuclear War by Flying Buffalo Games

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0	Rules Problems with the spinner?	2011-08-11	Goldenturkey	3
0	Rules German Translation	2011-04-26	Zockerbox	0
28	Reviews Time to release your inner Slim Pickens	2010-07-23	mrbeankc	14
3	Variants Simultaneous turns	2010-07-14	Neo42	1
9	Sessions How the World Ended in Annihilation: A Nuclear War Session Report	2010-05-28	barteus	2
0	Rules Nuclear War expansion card question: Terrorist.	2010-04-26	Brotwein	1
0	Rules Combining decks	2010-04-08	Tralis	2
0	General Best Set to Purchase?	2010-03-26	Tralis	0
4	General Why I love Nuclear War	2009-12-23	msobotta	4
1	General Nuclear War + Expansions card suggestions	2009-08-15	Falkon00	1

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0	Nuclear War Bonus Pack #2 - Expansion to India Rails and Nuclear War General Is this one available anymore?	2011-11-12	Drakkenv1	2
1	Nuclear War Booster Packs General Does anyone have any booster packs available for purchase?	2010-02-16	MainManDe...	2
1	Nuclear War Booster Packs Rules Did this come with it's own set of rules addendum?	2007-05-22	davidme	1
0	Nuclear War Booster Packs News Nuclear War microbadge available	2007-01-23	bill_andel	0
0	Nuclear War Bonus Pack #1 News Nuclear War microbadge available	2007-01-23	bill_andel	0
1	Nuclear War Booster Packs General card list	2006-10-29	cmocmo	1
6	Nuclear War Bonus Pack #2 - Expansion to India Rails and Nuclear War Reviews India Rails Nuke War Style	2006-08-14	Guantanamo	0

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Nuclear Escalation	Nuclear Proliferation	Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Word doc. for Daniel Thibault's combined rules

Daniel Thibault's excellent combined rules for Nuclear War + All Expansions...trimmed down and put into a Word document.

oobydoob

2011-02-08

Classic Nuclear War Mat

Based on the mats used in the GameTableOnline version. This mat is to be used in the classic Nuclear War game (not the expansions).

ESMP

2008-10-10

Fallout Calculator

Mac OS Snow Leopard version of the spinner.

ESMP

2008-10-08

Combat Resolution Table - Spanish

Tabla de resolucion de combate en Español

Er Murria

2008-01-27

Spanish Rules

Reglamento en Español

Er Murria

2008-01-27

Nuclear War - Rules SPANISH - Reglamento español

In txt format

plissken2013es

2007-12-02

Nuclear War Generic Country Mat (A4)

Use this with the country country cards as a generic gamemat.

tssfulk

2007-11-05

Nuc War countries.pdf

Country Cards for 40th Aniversary box (sans two countries)

riledguy

2007-08-30

Nuclear_War_Population_Cards_v1.0.pdf

Nuclear_War_Population_Cards_v1.0

yankeezulu

2007-04-04

NuclearWarCombinedRules1.50.zip

Nuclear War with all the Trimmings - Combines the rules of all sets (up to WMD)

Urhixidur

2006-04-20

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	Statistics

Board Game Rank:	1353
Thematic Rank:	237
Num Ratings:	1937
Average Rating:	6.25
Standard Deviation:	1.65
Num Views:	107493
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.5
Fans:	45

Personal Comments:	790
Users Owning:	2242
Users Wanting:	70
Users Trading:	101 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade:	1
Want Parts In Trade:	1
Price History:	View
Total Plays:	2634
Plays This Month:	3

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Nuclear War Bonus Pack #1

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	55
Average Rating	6.40
Average Weight	1.75

Num Owned	130
Prev. Owned	2
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	19

Wishlist	32
Comments	22
Year Published	1996

Nuclear War Bonus Pack #2 - Expansion to India Rails and Nuclear War

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	22
Average Rating	6.00
Average Weight	2.50

Num Owned	64
Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	4
Want in Trade	18

Wishlist	30
Comments	9
Year Published	1999

Nuclear War Booster Packs

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	53
Average Rating	6.20
Average Weight	1.83

Num Owned	140
Prev. Owned	5
For Trade	10
Want in Trade	10

Wishlist	17
Comments	35
Year Published	1994

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Nuclear War….A Blast from the Past: A Review at The Gaming Gang	http://thegaminggang.com/2011/04/nuclear-war-a-bla...	2011-08-17
Site for new cards, countrys and a Combined Rules Booklet	http://www.angelfire.com/pq/Urhixidur/Nuke/Nuke.ht...	2006-11-30
Nuclear War Players Guide	http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~ccussmw/rpg/nw/nwarpgu...	2006-11-17
The designer's own website	http://www.canosoarus.com/default.htm	2004-04-22
On this page you will find a booklet that combines the rules from all three card sets plus the FAQs, as well as some additional cards and countries.	http://www.bigfoot.com/~D.U.Thibault	2001-11-02