Box front · source
What this is
Relive the Cold War and rewrite history in an clash between the USA and USSR. The game map is a world map of the period, whereon players move units and exert influence in attempts to gain allies and control for their superpower. As with GMT's other card-driven games, decision-making is a challenge; how to best use one's cards and units given consistently limited resources?
At a glance
- Players
- 2
- Listed play time
- 120–180 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- Category
- board wargame
- Designers
- Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews
- Publisher
- GMT Games
- Box size
- 23.5 × 29.8 × 8.1 cm
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- GMT GamesOfficial site
How players rate Twilight Struggle
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 2.
- 2p8.6453 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.8/10
- Ease of teach5.6/10
- Gateway friendliness6.1/10
- Component quality6.4/10
- Table presence6.7/10
- Travel friendliness6.0/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.4SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle3.6FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.1Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationWoven in8.9Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.3LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.5SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.6No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.9Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- faqTwilight Struggle: Twilight Struggle FAQEN · 22 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- rulebookTwilight Struggle: Twilight Struggle 2015 Edition RulesEN · 32 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
23.5 × 29.8 × 8.1 cm
- Shelf volume
- 5.7 L
- Shelf width used
- 8.1 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: retail_listing
