Confrontation Nuclear War
1974
Ariel, Philmar Ltd. Games and Toys.
 
First produced
1974
Players
2 to 4
Age(s)
10+
             
 

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A strategy game based on the possibilities of nuclear war. The winner is the player controlling either 8 countries or 50% of those countries remaining after attack.

There is no separate game board. The hexagonal pieces are used as the area of play. Each set of 6 hexagonal country pieces forming a continent are numbered 3, 4, 5, 5spot, 6 and 7 respectively.

Play is divided into alternating attack periods and build periods. During attack periods, countries are captured by launching attack missiles to overcome their defences. After each attack period, there is a build period during which players take stock and acquire attack and defence missiles for their countries.

  Contents Notes
 

24 x hexagons, each representing a country;

- 4 sets of 6, each set comprises a continent; Beria, Raldia, Azuria or Canaria

49 x attack missiles, bullet shaped pieces with rounded end;
- 34 yellow pieces, representing one missile
- 15 black pieces, representing three missiles

47 x defence missiles, oblong shaped pieces pointed at one end;
- 33 green pieces, representing one missile
- 14 pink pieces, representing three missiles

4 x sets of control markers, each set;
- 8 yellow
- 8 white
- 8 red
- 8 blue

1 x rules leaflet

A rare game, with excellent photographs on the box lid, produced towards the end of the cold war.