Twilight Struggle

quotnow trumpet summon bear arm arm need battle embattle ndash bear burden long twilight strugglequotndash john f kennedyin unlikely ally topple hitler war machine humanitys devastating weapon force japanese empire knee storm fire stand great power stand world scant month sigh collective relief new conflict threaten unlike titanic struggle precede decade conflict wage primarily soldier tank spy politician scientist intellectual artist traitor twilight struggle twoplayer game simulate fortyfive year dance intrigue prestige occasional flare warfare soviet union united states entire world stage titan fight world safe ideology way life game begin amidst ruin europe new quotsuperpowersquot scramble wreckage second world war end united states remain standingtwilight struggle inherit fundamental system carddriven classic people hannibal rome vs carthage quickplaye lowcomplexity game tradition game map world map period whereon player unit exert influence attempt gain ally control superpower gmts carddriven game decisionmake challenge good use one card unit give consistently limit resourcestwilight struggle event card add detail flavor game cover vast array historical happening arabisraeli conflict vietnam peace movement cuban missile crisis incident bring world brink nuclear annihilation subsystem capture prestigeladen space race nuclear tension possibility gameende nuclear warcomponent original edition colour counter quotxquot colour map event card sixside dice page rulebook colour player aid cardscomponent deluxe edition colour counter quotxquot mount map revise graphic event card sixside dice page rulebook colour player aid cardstime scale approx year turnmap scale pointtopoint systemunit scale influence markersnumber player designer ananda gupta amp jason matthewsmap card amp counter art mark simonitcha deluxe edition publish include follow change basic game mount map revise graphic doublethick counter sheet counter deck event card increase revise rule player aid card revise start setup text change card aldrich amesupgrade kit owner previous version include follow mount map revise graphic new card decks update rule amp chart