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Nuclear Escape

Nuclear Escape

Nuclear Escape, Inc. · 1985
2–1245 min12+ yrs5.1 BGG18Co-opStrategy
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A game with an obvious political agenda (arms reduction) that succeeds anyway (at being an entertaining game). Each team plays either the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. with a large nuclear weapons stockpile.

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A game with an obvious political agenda (arms reduction) that succeeds anyway (at being an entertaining game). Each team plays either the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. with a large nuclear weapons stockpile. Most of the fun comes in the negotiations and voting. Both sides win if they succeed in reducing the nuclear stockpile, Nuclear Escape. One side can win by having less than 100 million in casualties, AND significantly more nuclear weapons than the other side and the rest of the world, Nuclear Domination. The "game" wins with massive nuclear war, Nuclear Suffering (some of humanity survives) and Nuclear Annihilation (no humans survive). Status quo is maintained (Nuclear Tension) if the world ends up on the "end of game" space with none of the other conditions having occurred. In my limited experience, the last three scenarios occur half to three-quarters of the time.

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BGG rating5.1 / 10
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Co-opStrategy
Play time
45 min
Players
2–12
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Nuclear Escape is a negotiation game, for 2–12 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring cooperative game. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Nuclear Escape — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Nuclear Escape support?
Nuclear Escape is played by 2–12 players.
Q5How long does a game of Nuclear Escape take?
A game of Nuclear Escape takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Nuclear Escape for?
Nuclear Escape is recommended from age 12.
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