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These are nicely labeled on the turn record chart, so you always know the time frame each turn represents.

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The actual number can vary based on the scenario you elect to play, but the full game is nine turns long.

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You crew for this mission is Ray playing the United States while Bill leads the Soviets into this tumultuous epoch.Дў Minutes to Midnight is played in a series of turns.

The mission for today is to take the game out and see how it handles in the hands of a couple of grognards. WeвЂ™ve previously reported on the components that make up the game in an unboxing review. We received a playtesting prototype for review. YouвЂ™ll deploy these tools across a card-driven game that mixes your actions with the actions of your opponent as well as nations and actors spread around the world. Your chief weapons are economic coercion, covert espionage and the not too subtle hammer of military force. In other words, itвЂ™s a geopolitical struggle for the ages.Дў Minutes to Midnight has two players assume the role of leading either the United States or Soviet Union in a struggle for global dominance. Their ultimate goal вЂ“ create a global community in which they are recognized as the dominant socio-political economic philosophy. Starting in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War the players strive to expand their influence and rebuild nations shattered by war. Stuart TongeвЂ™s upcoming game 2 Minutes to Midnight explores the Cold War in the form of a game in which atomic weapons were still sought after and stockpiled, while the United States and Soviet Union competed for dominance by using means that fell short of a Global Thermonuclear War. The full game will take more than four hours to play (but there are smaller, shorter scenarios).

Multiple scenarios with multiple turn lengths allows players to find a scenario that fits their time requirements.ДЇailed basic: Be aware that the game has a large footprint that will fill the standard 3вЂ™x5вЂ™ kitchen table. While focused on the two superpowers, shines a light on the actions on smaller states during the period. A card driven game with player input regarding actions and strategic decisions. Passed inspection: Easy to play game encompassing the Cold War from the end of World War Two through the possible breakup of the Soviet Union. WeвЂ™re Eyeball to Eyeball вЂ“ NowвЂ™s WhoвЂ™s Going to Blink? Plague Island Games Takes on the Cold War in вЂњ2 Minutes 2 Midnight.вЂќ Board Game Review Ray GarbeeДў Minutes to Midnight.

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