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Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period

Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period

Obscure Battles Publishing Co. · 2019
2–445–360 min12+ yrs3.2/5 complexity8.3 BGG11Strategy
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How do you play Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period?

Obcure Battles : Cold War is a Print and Play game from Obscure Battles publishing. It is a hex and counter game with various optional rules and conflict models.

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Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period box art
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Obcure Battles : Cold War is a Print and Play game from Obscure Battles publishing. It is a hex and counter game with various optional rules and conflict models.

A novelty that sets this game apart is the inclusion of an optional Card Driven Mechanism that ensures that one game is never like the other.

The Scenario pack 1 introduces 7 "case study" files: each comes with its own setup, map and counters. They are mostly proxy wars fought during the Cold War or other lesser known or explored conflicts like Indo-Pakistani war and a hypothetical campaign about a Soviet amphibious assault on a Turkish coastal town in the Black Sea during the 70s.

The Unit Database has over 240 units from all over the world. There is quite a bunch of ready to print counters and maps but you can easily add more using the home printer friendly scenario packs or counter pack.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity3.2 / 5
BGG rating8.3 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
45–360 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs

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Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period is a civil war game, for 2–4 players, taking ~45–360 minutes, featuring campaign / battle card driven. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period support?
Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period take?
A game of Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period takes about 45–360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period for?
Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period?
Obscure Battles: The Cold War – A Modular Board Game for Tactical Scale Engagements in 1947-1995 Period has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.2 out of 5.
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