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DEFCON 1: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
Description from the designer:
What is DEFCON 1: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
Description from the designer:
The time is October 1962. The players, representing Kennedy , Khrushchev, and Castro, must try to survive each of the 5 Rounds of the Cuban Missile Crisis while gaining more prestige than your opponents. The game consists of three phases in each of the five Rounds: Decision Phase, Conflict Phase, and Resolution Phase. The US and Soviet players will use “brinkmanship” as they commit resources during the Decision Phase, in which they try to gain an advantage without resulting in a confrontation (referred to in the rules as a Deadlock or Stalemate). During the Conflict Phase, there is a danger that DEFCON 1 might be reached which means imminent nuclear war in which all sides will lose prestige (victory points). Only if the contestants can work their way successfully through the Conflict phase, without triggering a nuclear war, will they score victory points (prestige) in the Round.
During each Round, each player is required to make one major decision. Then, through the use of tactical cards, the Kennedy and Khrushchev players may make a few further crucial decisions to best implement their chosen strategy for the Round. ANY of these Decisions have the capacity to trigger the disaster of Nuclear War, which results in the loss of prestige or victory points (not to mention human life). Be careful! Who is willing to push the envelope to the brink of disaster in an effort to emerge from the crisis as the world’s dominant power?
Decision Phase:
Game details
- Players
- 1–3
- Age
- +12
- Duration
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2017
- Mechanics
- Auction / Bidding · Push Your Luck · Secret Unit Deployment
- Categories
- Bluffing · Educational · Modern Warfare
- Designer
- Rod Bauer
- Publisher
- Bauer Games
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How many players is DEFCON 1: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 for?
DEFCON 1: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 plays with 1–3 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 20 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 12.
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