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Nuclear Armageddon

Nuclear Armageddon

Nuclear Armageddon · 1985
3–5360 min12+ yrsStrategy
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Nuclear Armageddon is a war game of three to five players played on a world map (game board).

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Nuclear Armageddon is a war game of three to five players played on a world map (game board). Although the object of the game is to be the only player left on the board, the game encourages players to conquer large areas, build empires, manipulate up to date military equipment, and enter into political conspiracies with each other that are similar to those going on in our present day world (1985).

The 32.00” by 48.00” plastic game board consists of 55 water areas and 50 countries divided into seven groups or “regions.” Each player is provided with plastic playing pieces consisting of 60 cities, 12 jet aircraft, 12 tanks, 6 nuclear plants with cooling towers, 9 oil derricks, 3 Trident submarines, 3 New Jersey Class battleships, 3 Nimitz Class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers, 5 small “#2” silver missiles, 4 large “#5” gold missiles, and one black “Infinity Missile” (looks like an old fashioned Atom Bomb).

Also provided are 9 custom made black dice, five “Chopping Blocks” (for keeping track of dice rolls), 56 colored and numbered chips (one for each country and six wild card), a chip value counter, 5 “extra turn” chips, 75 miniature plastic mushroom clouds (hydrogen bombs), 50 Act of God cards, and a rule book.

Turn order is determined by relative game position. Dice are used for resolving attacks and have symbols on them instead of numbers. Whenever you rolled mushroom clouds on all the dice you were rolling you draw an 'Act of God' card, which adds and destroys pieces and other factors. The most attractive part of the game is the custom made plaster mushroom clouds, 75 of which are included with the basic set, to keep the game’s name true to meaning.

Available expansion kits include; Cruise Missiles, “#8” Missiles, Air Transports, Capitols, Spies, and Dictators. There are also custom made “War Room” sets, and “intermediate” sets with standard cardboard counter pieces available. Pieces of the game and player part sets are all individually available, and customer specified (custom) colors for playing pieces are offered as well.

game anatomy
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Strategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
360 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Nuclear Armageddon?
Nuclear Armageddon is a modern warfare game, for 3–5 players, taking ~360 minutes, featuring area movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Nuclear Armageddon — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Nuclear Armageddon support?
Nuclear Armageddon is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Nuclear Armageddon take?
A game of Nuclear Armageddon takes about 360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Nuclear Armageddon for?
Nuclear Armageddon is recommended from age 12.
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