1930!

What is 1930!

1930! is a game that requires 5 players and you each take leadership of one of the major powers of the time; Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia or Italy. There are also a number of (initially) neutral minor powers countries such as Spain, Belgium, Ireland etc etc. Each country has two key properties: Military strength and Political strength. The territory held and political points value of a country determine its military strength.

One of the key features to the game is ability to influence a minor power using your political points. If enough are used then there is a chance the minor power will be come friendly (allowing passage through their territory) or even allied (allowing use of their military).

Like Diplomacy, orders are written down and executed simultaneously. In 1930! the orders include everything from movement to application of political power. Conflicts that arise are resolved according the combat strength of the forces involved with a simple percentage roll. In between turns it's time to make and break alliances with the other major power players.

From the game designer:

Game details

Players

5

Age

—

Duration

120 min

Difficulty

—

Type

Board game

Year

1994

Mechanics

Area Movement · Player Elimination · Simultaneous Action Selection

Categories

Bluffing · Negotiation · Political

Designer

Martin James Howard

Publisher

(Web published)