Conquest of the World

"No country
ever lost
a war
by being
too strong."

Field-Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
of Alamein


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CONQUEST OF THE WORLD represents a significant departure from traditional game design. The components have been designed to provide you with a very realistic model of the real world to both electronically and graphically simulate strategic and tactical confrontation between world powers,

Electronic land, sea and air forces can be deployed against each other in any combination and are totally dependent on supplies which are represented by energy units.

The game board is a true-to-life model of the relationships between countries of the real world in the early 1980's.

Forty-three countries have been divided into eleven "politectonic" or geo-political zones. Each country has been weighted with a power base figure that reflects its capability to persuade other nations to conform to its wishes--by diplomatic coercion or by direct military force.

These figures are based on the formula created by Ray S. Cline, formerly Deputy Director of Intelligence for the C.I.A.

Pp=(C+E+M)*(S+W)

PERCEIVED POWER = (Critical Mass (Population+Territory) + Economic Capability + Military Capability) * (Strategic Purpose + National Will).

Future shifts in world power and change in governments will--of course--make changes in these numeric weightings appropriate. Players can feel free to sustain realism by changing the numbers assigned to each country as life goes on.

If you play other war games such as those published by Avalon Hill and SPI, you will find that the computer cartridge interfaces very effectively with them. The onscreen combats will generate much more excitement and realism than the usual dice provided to resolve conflicts. Onscreen energy units can be programmed into the computer to reflect the relative strength between different forces. The differential between the onscreen energy units at the end of each battle can also be applied to the combat results tables that come with these games.

Conquest of the World is the first game of its kind, so be ready for many unusual features. Take the rules one step at a time and you will find it to be a fascinating game of endless challenge--which, once learned, is not at all difficult to explain to others.


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THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME is to lead your Homeland to world domination through negotiations, conquests and alliances. Each successful conquest and alliance you make will strengthen your country's power base. The country with the strongest power base at the end of the game is the winner.


Submarines
Submerge into the ocean depths to stalk your enemy undetected. Fire your deadly cruise missiles on command!

Planes
Your jet fighter will soar over land and water to attack with devastating armor piercing weapons!

Tanks
Roll over ever changing terrain and wooded areas to stalk your opponent with precision fire power--but watch out for the land mines

Land, Sea, & Air
Display your submarines, jet fighters and tanks in any strategic combination.


Basic Training

[Game Graphics]

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Each player commands land, sea and air units.

The land forces are represented by tanks. 

Naval units are represented by submarines. Air power is represented by jet fighters. 

These weapons may be deployed by opposing players in any combination.


Important! Always be sure that the power to your Odyssey2 console is turned off before inserting a game cartridge. This protects the electronic components and extends the life of the unit.


TO BEGIN:
1. Insert the cartridge into the slot of the Odyssey2 console with the label side of the cartridge facing the alpha-numeric keyboard.

2. Turn on the power by pressing the power button of the console. SELECT GAME will appear on your TV screen. If it does not, press the RESET KEY on the alpha-numeric keyboard.

ress SPACE bar on the alpha-numeric keyboard.

The left hand side of the screen will display a flag and a digital readout of the energy units available to the player commanding the left-hand control. The left-hand flag will show up red on color TV.

The right side of the screen will display a flag and a digital readout of the energy units under the command of the player using the right-hand control. The right-hand flag will show up blue on color TV.

Submarine school. 
If you are using the left-hand control, signal the computer by pressing R for RED on the alpha-numeric keyboard. Then press S for SUBMARINE, The question mark on the screen will change to S to confirm your selection. Enter 2500 energy units using the numeric section of the keyboard.

The player using the right-hand control now presses B for BLUE and repeats the above weapon selection process.

When both players have programmed their weapons and energy units into the computer, PRESS ENTER.

[Screenshot with labels: Tree / Sub / Water / Land / Energy Units / S = Sub]

Use the joystick of the hand control to maneuver the submarine on the screen. The sub will automatically submerge and travel in the direction indicated by the joystick. Return the joystick to the center or neutral position to "Up Periscope" and check your position. During combat, a submarine must "up periscope" every time the sonar dings.

["Hand Control" diagram with labels: Action Button / Joystick]

[Screenshot with label: Cruise Missile]

Your submarine is armed with Cruise Missiles. Press the action button to fire. Keep the action button depressed while you control the flight of the missile with the joystick. The missile automatically starts upward and will travel in the direction the joystick is moved.

A missile will explode--
* on contact with the target.
* on contact with a tree.
* at the end of its range.
* when the action button is released.

When a missile is fired, a sub will consume energy units at a greatly accelerated rate for the duration of its flight. Note: If subs crash into each other, they will explode. Both sides will display a white flag.

A VICTORY won by either player will be celebrated by a fireworks display at that player's flag. The losing side will display a white flag.

Press the SPACE bar to halt the fireworks. The computer is now ready to accept a new program entry by each player.

[Screenshot with labels: Mountain / Jet Plane]

Flight training.
Left-hand control:
* Press R for RED.
* Press P for PLANE.
* Press 2500 energy units.

Right-hand control:
* Press B for BLUE.
* Press P for PLANE.
* Press 2500 energy units.
* Press ENTER.

Your jet is highly maneuverable and will respond very realistically in the direction of the hand control joystick.

For sharp turns, do not move the joystick more than one angle at a time.

For slower turns, move the joystick more than one angle and the automatic pilot will take over.

Your jet will flash and move at half speed during this maneuver.

Press the action button to fire your jet's armor piercing weapon.

Your jet will fly over land and water but will crash into trees, mountains and go down in flame if hit by enemy fire or if it runs out of energy units.

[Screenshot with captions: Plane flying off screen... / ...will return from opposite side]

Your jet is capable of sneak attacks and brilliant evasive action. If you fly off any edge of the screen, you will return from the opposite side.

You can use the joystick to control offscreen flight and re-enter the screen in a new position. Offscreen planes will go out of control if the joystick is placed in neutral. Precision re-entry comes with experience.

Note: Planes use up energy units faster than any other weapon.

[Screenshot with labels: Tank / Tree / Water / Land]

Tank maneuvers.
Left-hand control:
* Press R for RED.
* Press T for TANK.
* Press 2500 energy units.

Right-hand control:
* Press B for BLUE.
* Press T for TANK.
* Press 2500 energy units.
* Press ENTER.

Tanks will travel in the direction indicated by the joystick.

Tanks roll at full speed over open terrain and at half speed through the wooded areas indicated by trees. Tanks will not move through water.

[Screenshot with label: Mine]

A tank running into a land mine (X) will burst into flame and be destroyed.

Press the action button to fire your tank's armor piercing cannon. A tank can fire through a tree if it is close enough. If the tank is too far away, the shell will explode when it hits a tree.

Weapons can be programmed into the computer in any combination. Practice using tanks vs. planes, subs vs. tanks, and planes vs. subs.


Game Components

1 Odyssey2 Master Strategy Game Cartridge 

Homeland Marker
 
Conquest/Alliance (C/A) Marker

Blue=1000 PBU's
Red=500 PBU's
White=100 PBU's

100 Power Base Unit (PBU) Chips

1 Game Board Map


The Rules of the Game
(2 to 6 players)

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME is to lead your Homeland to world domination through negotiations, conquests and alliances. Each successful conquest and alliance you make will strengthen your country's power base. The country with the strongest power base at the end of the game is the winner.

1. Start up

A. Place the Game board on the table in front of the Odyssey2. The Game board consists of 43 countries divided into 11 geo-political or politectonic zones. The relative strength of each country is indicated by its numerical POWER BASE which represents thousands of units (PBU's).

Example: The board strength POWER BASE of the United States is 30 which translates into 30,000 POWER BASE UNITS (PBU's). (See Illustration A.)

[Illustration A. Power Base Units (PBU's) indicate the strength of each country. (Illustration shows Zone 1 from the game board.)]

B. Each player chooses a set of CONQUEST/ALLIANCE (C/A) markers and a Homeland marker. 

C. One player is selected totake charge of the WARCHEST (he or she is entrusted with all of the POWER BASE UNIT (PBU) chips. These are to be kept separate from the player's other PBU chips which will be accumulated during the game).

2. Order of play
A. Insert the Master Strategy cartridge into your Odyssey2 and press the POWER BUTTON. SELECT GAME should appear on the screen. If it does not, press RESET on the alpha-numeric keyboard.

B. Press any key on the alpha-numeric keyboard except the SPACE bar. This will program the WAR GAME into the computer mode. 

C. Each player calls out a number between 0 and 9. No two players may choose the same number.

D. One of the players stops the digital read-out on the screen by pressing the SPACE bar. This is done without looking at the screen. (See illustration B.)

[Illustration B. The player selecting the number closest to the last digit goes first. (Illustration shows a screenshot, left player has 1284 energy units, right player has 1251.  Left player goes first.)]

The player who selected the number closest to the last digit of the left-hand read-out is the first to begin play. (If two players tie because one number is higher than the number on the screen and the other number is lower, the player with the higher number goes first.)

3. Selecting a Homeland.
The first player selects any HOMELAND (country) and places a Homeland marker on the country chosen.

The next player to choose a HOMELAND is to the left of the first player and so on clockwise around the table. (See illustration C.)

[Illustration C. Each player selects one homeland and places a Homeland marker in that country. (Illustration shows Zone 1 from the game board, with a blue Homeland marker placed next to United States.)]

Important! There is an advantage to choosing a HOMELAND with the highest number of POWER BASE UNITS available. The greater thenumber of PBU's in your HOMELAND, the more difficult it is for an enemy to launch a direct attack.

4. Making Country Alliances within Homeland zone.

A. Each player begins by making country alliances within his/her own HOMELAND ZONE only. A player can make any number of country alliances as long as their numerical sum does not exceed the Homeland's PBU numerical value (PBU capability).

B. Each player places his or her Conquest/Alliance markers (C/A's) on the allied space of each chosen country. 

Example 1: The United States can ally with both Mexico (5 PBU's) and Canada (7 PBU's) since their numerical sum does not exceed the United States' PBU value of 30. (See illustration D.)

[Illustration D. The United States has allied in its own zone with Canada and Mexico, placing its C/A markers in the allied column. (Illustration shows Zone 1. Blue Homeland marker next to United States, blue C/A markers in the Conquered/Allied columns next to Canada and Mexico.)]

Example 2: West Germany can ally with Spain (4 PBU's), Italy (5 PBU's), and Greece (1 PBU) since their numerical sum does not exceed West Germany's PBU capability of 10. (See illustration E.)

[Illustration E. West Germany allies in its own zone with Greece, Italy and Spain. (Illustration shows Zone 4. Red Homeland market next to West Germany, red C/A markers in the Conquered/Allied columns next to Greece, Italy, and Spain.)]

Important! It is critical to ally with countries bordering both sides of your HOMELAND to protect it from a direct enemy attack. (This procedure is covered under Rule #19.)

5. Recording Country Alliances.

A. Country alliances are recorded on the POWER BASE RECORD at one-half their PBU value.

B. Place your C/A marker on the appropriate number on the POWER BASE RECORD.

Example 1: The United States allies with Canada (7 PBU's) and Mexico (5 PBU's) which adds up to 12 PBU's. The U.S. player places a C/A marker at 6 (12 / 2 = 6) on the POWER BASE RECORD. (See illustration F.)

[Illustration F. The United States records its alliances on the POWER BASE RECORD. (Illustration shows part of the Power Base Record on the game board. A blue C/A token is in cell 6.)]

Example 2: West Germany allies with Spain (4 PBU's), Italy (5 PBU's), and Greece (1 PBU) which adds up to 10 PBU's. The West Germany player places a C/A marker at 5 (10 / 2 = 5) on the POWER BASE RECORD.

6. Recording half PBU values.
To record half PBU values, place the marker on the line of the POWER BASE. For example, 9 / 2 = 4.5. Place a marker on the line between four and five. (See illustration G.)

[Illustration G. Recording half PBU values. (Illustration shows the Power Base Record with a blue C/A token on the line between cell 4 and 5.)]

J. The U.S. is planning to attack unoccupied India, placing its C/A marker outside the country.

7. Zone Domination Bonus.

A player allying with and/or conquering all countries within a zone receives 1000 PBU's in chips from the WARCHEST for each country within the zone with the exception of his or her HOMELAND. Example: Upon allying with Canada and Mexico, the United States player receives 2000 PBU's in chips--1000 for each country. (See illustration H.)

[Illustration H. The U.S. player has allied with all the countries in its zone and receives a 2000 PBU bonus in chips for dominating its zone. (Illustration shows Zone 1 on the game board, a blue Homeland marker is next to United States and blue C/A markers are in the Conquered/Allied column next to Canada and Mexico.]

PBU Chip values:
Blue--1000
Red--500
White--100

8. The last player to choose a Homeland has the following opportunities on the first turn:

A. To form an additional alliance with any unoccupied country not in another player's home zone. (See Rule #9.)

B. To attack any unoccupied country (See Rule #10.)

The player has the option to accept or reject either or both of these courses of action.

9. Forming an alliance with an unoccupied country.

A. If the player with the attack option has sufficient PBU chips, the player may form one country alliance with any unoccupied country which is not in another player's homeland zone.

B. The player buys the alliances with PBU chips totaling 1/2 of the prospective ally's board PBU value x 1000. These are paid into the WARCHEST. The player places a C/A marker on the dark area of the allied country and advances his/her POWER BASE RECORD marker by 1/2 of that country's board PBU Strength. (See illustration I.)

[Illustration I. The U.S. Zone Domination Bonus of 2000 PBU chips enables the U.S. to ally with unoccupied Bangladesh by paying 1000 PBU's to the WARCHEST and advance on the POWER BASE RECORD by one (1/2 PBU Strength). (Illustration shows Zone 6 on the game board.  A blue C/A marker is in the Conquered/Allied column next to Bangladesh.)]

10. Attacking an unoccupied country.

A. The attacking player may attack any unoccupied country on the board by placing a C/A marker just outside of the country. The higher the country's PBU value, the greater number of PBU's won if the attack is successful. (See illustration J.)

B. The attacking player receives 2500 onscreen energy units to fight each war which is decided by the best of three battles.

C. Attacking player's keyboard entry.
Press SPACE.
Press R ( RED) or B (BLUE) depending on attacking player's hand control.
Press P (PLANE) or S (SUB) or T (TANK).
Press 2500 (ENERGY UNITS).

11. Defending an unoccupied country.

A. The defending player is the first player to the left of the attacking player.

B. Defending player's keyboard entry.
Press R (RED) or B (BLUE) depending on the hand control in use.
Press P (PLANE) or S (SUB) or T (TANK).
Press 2500 (ENERGY UNITS).
(See illustration K.)

[Illustration K. Energy Units are programmed in preparation for war. (Screenshot with label "Energy Units" pointing to the number 2500 at the bottom on the screen.)]

C. The attacking player presses ENTER.

D. In a two player game, the attacking player presses ENTER. In a three or more player game, one of the non-combatants presses ENTER and the battle begins.

12. The War.

A. The first player to win the majority of three battles wins the war for that country. A battle is won when an opponent's plane, tank or sub is destroyed.

B. If both player's forces are destroyed in one of the battles, neither is considered a winner and that battle is a tie.

C. If each player has won a battle but destroys each other's forces in the remaining battle, the winner is the player with the greatest number of energy units remaining on the screen. (See illustration L.)

[Illustration L. Tied after 2 battles, each player has destroyed the other. The winner is the player with the higher Energy Units remaining. (Screenshot shows planes simultaneously destroying each other. Left player has 1750 energy units. Right player has 1631. Left player wins.)]

E. After each battle, press SPACE before entering new weapon.

F. A player whose weapon is destroyed in any battle cannot use the same weapon during the duration of that war.

G. A player running out of energy units on the screen automatically loses the war. (See illustration M.)

[Illustration M. Player running out of energy units automatically loses. (Screenshot shows left player with 1800 energy units, right player with 0. Right player loses.)]

H. Important! Submerged submarines must "up periscope" for a location check every time the sonar dings.

13. If the attacking forces win the War:

A. The attacking player receives the defender's energy unifs that remain on the screen. These are taken in PBU chips from the WARCHEST. The screen energy units are rounded off to the nearest hundred. Example: If the losing player has 1355 energy units remaining on the screen, the winning player receives 1400 PBU chips from the WARCHEST. (See illustration N.)

[Illustration N. After 3 battles, losing player has 1355 Energy Units remaining. Winning player receives 1400 in PBU chips. (1355 rounded off to the nearest hundred.) (Screenshot shows left player winning while right player has 1355 energy units remaining. Left player received 1400 PBU's (1355 rounded to nearest hundred.)]

B. The attacking player moves the C/A marker into the lighter area of the country to signify the conquest.

C. The attacking player advances his POWER BASE RECORD marker by the full PBU value of the conquered country.

D. The attacking player is entitled to buy one alliance with any unoccupied country which is not in another player's HOMELAND ZONE.

E. The attacking player has the option to continue attacking until losing a war. The next defender is the first player to the left of the first defender. If the attacking player keeps winning, the defense of the unoccupied country will always pass to the left of the last defending player.

Remember the Zone Domination Bonus! (See Rule #7.)

A player who conquers or forms alliances with all countries within a zone receives 1000 PBU's in chips per country from the WARCHEST.

14. If the defending forces win the War:

A. The defending player receives the attacker's energy units remaining onscreen.

These are taken in PBU chips from the WARCHEST and are rounded off to the nearest hundred.

B. The defending player gets the country as an ally and places a C/A marker on the dark (allied) area of the country successfully defended. (See illustration O.)

[Illustration O. The defending player has won the war for Indonesia and places his marker on the allied space of that country. (Illustration shows Zone 7 of the game board. A yellow C/A marker is in the Conquered/Allied column next to Indonesia.)]

C. The defending player advances his or her POWER BASE RECORD marker by 1/2 the board PBU value of the newly allied country. (See illustration P.)

[Illustration P. The successful defending player of Indonesia has advanced by 3 on the POWER BASE RECORD (1/2 PBU value of 6). (Illustration depicts a yellow C/A marker moving from cell 9 to cell 12.)]

D. After the defeat of an attacking player, the attack option passes to the losing attacker's left. The first player to defend an unoccupied country is the player to the immediate left of the new attacking player. Remember the Zone Domination Bonus!

15. Attacking An occupied country.

A. The attacking player must commit PBU chips to match the board PBU value x 1000 of the country under attack. (See illustration Q.)

These PBU chips are paid into the WARCHEST.

[Illustration Q. The player attacking the Philippines must pay 3000 in PBU chips to the Warchest. (3 x 1000 = 3000.) (Illustration shows Zone 7 from the game board. A blue C/A marker is to the left of Phillipines, outside the grid. A yellow C/A marker is in the grid to the right of Philippines.)]

B. The player occupying the country under attack defends it.

C. The war is fought under the rules of ATTACK OF UNOCCUPIED COUNTRIES. (See Rule #10.)

16. If the Attacker wins the War:

A. The victorious attacking player removes the losing defender's C/A marker and places his or her own C/A marker in the lighter (CONQUEST) area of the defeated country's bar.

B. The conquering player advances his or her POWER BASE RECORD marker by the full board PBU value of the conquered country. (See illustration R.)

[Illustration R. The victorious attacking player of the Philippines (3 PBU's) advances by 3 on the POWER BASE RECORD. (Illustration shows the Power Base Record on the game board.  It depicts a blue C/A marker advancing from cell 29 to cell 32. A yellow C/A marker is in cell 33.)]

C. The losing defender moves his or her POWER BASE RECORD marker back by the full board PBU value if the country was originally conquered--or by 1/2 board PBU value if the country was originally an ally. (See illustration S.)

[Illustration S. The losing defender of the Philippines (3 PBU's) moves back by 3 on the POWER BASE RECORD. (Continuing from illustration R, illustration S shows the yellow C/A marker moving backward from cell 33 to cell 30.)]

D. The conquering player receives the losing player's remaining onscreen energy units in the form of PBU chips from the WARCHEST. These are rounded off to the nearest hundred. (The victor does not get back the PBU chips originally committed to the WARCHEST. These represent the cost of the war.)

E. The conquering player may form an alliance with any unoccupied country which is not in another player's HOME ZONE.

F. The conquering player can continue attacking until losing a war.

17. If the Defender wins the War:

A. The defending player keeps the country.

B. The defending player receives the losing player's remaining onscreen energy units in the form of PBU chips from the WARCHEST rounded off to the nearest hundred.

Remember the Zone Domination Bonus! (See Rule #7.)

18. Alliances between players in games with 3 or more players.

A. Two or more players may form player alliances between themselves at any time during the game until the board is filled.

B. Allied players may combine their PBU chips to purchase alliances with unoccupied countries, attack occupied countries or to directly attack an enemy HOMELAND. The allied countries may alternate between themselves directing the attack on the enemy. Each allied player places his or her C/A marker on the conquered or allied country.

C. Allied players do not attack each other.

D. The resulting onscreen PBU's gained are divided equally among the allies.

E. Allied players continue to advance or retreat their markers separately on the POWER BASE RECORD.

F. An alliance may be broken by any player at any time but cannot then be renewed for the duration of the game.

19. Attacking an enemy Homeland.

A. The countries bordering each side of the enemy HOMELAND must first be conquered before the HOMELAND itself can be attacked. (See illustration T.)

[Illustration T. West Germany is bordered by enemy player on each side and can now be attacked. (Illustration shows Zone 4 from the game board. A red Homeland marker is next to West Germany. Blue C/A markers are next to Italy and Spain.)]

B. Once these countries are occupied, the required PBU chips to attack the HOMELAND must be paid into the WARCHEST. (Full PBU board value x 1000.)

C. If a player's HOMELAND is conquered, that player is out of the game. The victor receives the HOMELAND as well as all of the defeated player's conquered territories and remaining PBU chips. The victor advances his or her POWER BASE RECORD marker the total value of all of the conquered countries including the HOMELAND. The losing player's allied countries are returned to unoccupied status and are fair game for the rest of the players.

D. If a player in a player alliance has conquered an enemy HOMELAND, the booty is divided equally between all players in the alliance.

20. After every country has been occupied:

A. Each player has one more chance to attack under the rules covering ATTACK OF AN OCCUPIED COUNTRY. (See Rule #15, #16, and #17.)

B. A player may choose not to attack on his or her turn during the final round but does not get a second chance once the attack option is passed to the next player to the left.

C. After the last round, any remaining PBU chips are transferred to the POWER BASE RECORD at the bottom of the screen. Every 1000 PBU's in chips advances a player's marker one space on the POWER BASE RECORD. Every 500 PBU's in chips advances a player's marker 1/2 space on the POWER BASE RECORD. PBU chips are rounded off to the nearest 500.

21. The End Game.

A. No new alliances may be formed during the ENDGAME.

B. The player with the lowest POWER BASE RECORD score at the bottom of the game board challenges the player in the next highest position. If two players are tied for last position, they will play off against each other. Allies do not fight each other.

A player uses his or her accumulated POWER BASE RECORD total to attack.

C. The low player enters his or her total POWER BASE RECORD x 100 to the screen. (See illustration U.)

[Illustration U. At the End Game, player has accumulated a POWER BASE RECORD of 55 (5500 energy units are transferred to the screen). (Illu shows the Power Base Record with a blue C/A marker in cell 55.)]

Enter a choice of TANK, SUB or PLANE. The next highest player then enters his or her total POWER BASE RECORD and choice of weapon. The attacking player presses ENTER.

[Illustration V. Attacking player converts PBU total to energy units (55 x 100). (Screenshot shows left player with 5500 energy units.)]

D. The winner of that combat advances the POWER BASE RECORD marker ONE POSITION. The losing player retreats his or her POWER BASE RECORD marker one position.

E. The attack and defense alternates between the combatants after each battle.

F. A weapon lost in one battle cannot be used by the losing player in the next battle.

G. Combat continues until one of the players runs out of onscreen energy units. The other player transfers any leftover screen units to the POWER BASE RECORD. The POWER BASE RECORD marker is advanced one space for each 1000 screen units remaining and 1/2 space for each 500 units remaining. Screen units are rounded off to the nearest 500.

H. The player with the greatest POWER BASE RECORD at the end of the first confrontation challenges the next highest player on the POWER BASE RECORD GRID. This process continues until all players have competed.

22. The country with the strongest POWER BASE RECORD at the conclusion of the END GAME is the winner.


Game variations.

1. Players can compete against the clock for a pre-agreed amount of time. The players farthest along on the POWER BASE RECORD at the end of the time period is the winner.

2. Players can play to a pre-agreed point on the POWER BASE RECORD. The first player to reach that number is the winner.

Creating your own games.

1. You can create your own "what if" game scenarios and see what just might happen if war broke out between two countries and the rest of the world took sides. Use the newspapers and news magazines to gauge the reaction of different countries to different events.

A couple of interesting hypothetical situations are: What might happen if a Warsaw Pact country decided to break its relationship with the U.S.S.R.? What might happen if a mid-east war broke out and the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. chose to make a serious commitment to one of the countries involved?

2. You can also create your own "what might have been" game scenarios.

For instance:
What might have happened during World War II if the allies came into the war immediately after Hitler invaded Poland?

What might have happened if Hitler had invaded England right after Dunkirk?

You will undoubtedly find that the board POWER BASE UNIT relationships should change under different historical and hypothetical situations. You will find that researching World War II and keeping up with the rapidly changing aspects of today's world adds a depth to The War Game that is completely unique and filled with challenge.


Practice Sessions.
(Two Players)

Press RESET.

Press any key on the alpha-numeric keyboard except the SPACE bar.

The computer will run through a complete cycle of weapon combinations and assign random amounts of energy units to each player.

The first player to win ten battles wins the war.


Index of Rules

page
14 Game Objective
14 Order of Play
14 Selecting a Homeland
15 Alliances within Home Zone
15 Recording Alliances
15 Recording Vi PBU Values
16 Zone Domination Bonus
16 Alliances with Unoccupied 
   Countries
16 Attacking Unoccupied 
   Countries
17 Defending Unoccupied 
   Countries
17 Fighting a War
17 If Attacking Forces Win 
   (Unoccupied Countries)
18 If Defending Forces Win 
   (Unoccupied Countries)
18 Attacking Occupied 
   Countries
19 If Attacking Forces Win 
   (Occupied Countries)
19 If Defending Forces Win 
   (Occupied Countries)
19 Alliances between Players
20 Attacking Homelands
21 The End Game


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000
POWER
BASEUNITS
(
PBU
'
s
)
.
B
.
Press
any
key on the
alpha
-
numeric
keyboard
except the
SPACE
bar
.
This
will
program
the
WAR
GAME
into the
computer
mode
.
C
.
Each
player
calls out
a
number between
0
and
9
.
No
two players
may
choose
the
same
number
.
D
. One
of
the players
stops
the digital read
-
out
on
the
screen
by
pressing
the
SPACE
bar
.
This
is
done without
looking
at
the
screen
.
(
See illustration
B
.
)
The
player who selected
thenumber closest
to the
last
digit of the left-
hand read
-
out
is
the
first
to begin play
.
(
If
two players tie because
one number
is
higher than
the number on the
screen
and the other number
is
lower
,
the player with the higher
number goes first.
)
3
.
Selecting
a
Homeland.The
first
player
selects
any
HOMELAND
(
country
)
and
places
a
Homeland
marker
on
the country
chosen
.
The next
player to
choose
a
HOMELAND
is
to the leftof
the
first
player
and
so
onclockwise
around the table
.
(
See illustration
C
.
)
Important
! There
is
anadvantage to
choosing
a
HOMELAND
with the
highest
number of
POWER
BASE UNITS
available
.
The
greater thenumber of
PBU
'
s
in your
HOMELAND
,
the more difficult
it
is
for
an enemy to launch
a
direct attack
.
THE
OBJECTIVE
OF
THE
GAME
is
to
lead your
Homeland
to
world
domina
-
tion through negotiations
,
conquests
and
alliances
.
Each
successful
conquest
and
alliance you make
will
strengthen
your
country
'
s
power base
.
The
country
with the
strongest power
base
at the end
of
the game
is
the
winner
1
.
Start
upA. Place the Game board
on the table in front of
theOdyssey
.
2
The
Game board
consists of
43 countries divided
into
11
geo
-
political
or
poli
-
tectonic
zones
.
The
relative
strength of each country
is
indicated by
its
numericalPOWER BASE
which represents
thousands of units
(
PBU
'
s
)
.
(
See
illustration A.
)
B
. Each
player
chooses
a
set
of
CONQUEST
/
ALLIANCE
(
C/
A
)
markers
and a
Homelandmarker
.
C. One player
is
selected
totake
charge
of
the
WARCHEST
(
he
or
she
is
entrusted
with all
of
the
POWER
BASE
UNIT (PBU)
chips
.
These
are
to be keptseparate from the player
'
s
other
PBU
chips which will
be
accumulated during the
game
)
.
2. Order of
playA
. Insert the
Master Strategy
cartridge into your Odyssey
2
and press the
POWER BUTTON,SELECT
GAME should appear
on the screen
.
If it does not
,
press RESET
on the alpha-
numeric keyboard
.
14
D
.
The
United
States has
allied in
its
own
zone
with
Canada
and
Mexico
,
placing
its
C
/
A
markers
in
the
allied
column
.
E
.
West
Germany
allies in
its
own
zone
with
Greece
,
Italy
and
Spain
.
F
.
The
United
States
records
its
alliances
on
the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
.
G
.
Recording
half
PBU
values
.
Zone
4
Conquered
/
Allied
PBU
'
s
Greece
1
Italy
5
Zone
1
Conquered
/
Allied
PBU'
s
West
Germany 10
POWER
BASE
RECORD
POWER
8
ASE
RECORD
4
7
Spain
4
(
J
5
Canada
6
2
3
1
2
3
1
4
5
7
6
7
France
21
22 23
8
21 25
24
25
22
23
24
26
27
26
27
30
United States 41 42 43
43
45
47
44
45 46
41
42 44
46
47
United
Kingdom
8 61 62 63
64
61
62
63
64
65
66
67 65
66
67
5
Mexico
Norway
2
81
82
83
84
85
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
86
87
4
.
Making Country Alliances
within Homeland
zone
.
Example
2
:
West
Germany
can ally with Spain
(
4
PBU
'
s
)
,
Italy
(
5
PBU
'
s
)
,
and Greece
(
1
PBU
)
since their
numerical
sum
does not exceed
West 5
.
Recording
CountryAlliances.A
.
Country alliances are
recorded on the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
at
one
-
half
their
PBU
value
.
6
. Recording
half
PBU
values
.
To
record half
PBU
values
,
place
the marker on the
line
of
the
POWER
BASE
.
For
example
,
9
=
2
=
4.5
.
Place
a
marker
on
the
line between
four
and
five
.
(
See
illustration
G
.
)
A
. Each
player
begins
bymaking country
alliances
within
his
/
her
own
HOMELAND
ZONE
only
. A player
canmake
any number
of
country
alliances
as
long
as
their
numerical sum does not
exceed the
Homeland
'
s
PBU
numerical value
(
PBU
capability
)
.
B.
Each
player places
his
or her
Conquest/Alliance markers
(
C/A
'
s
)
on the allied
spaceof
each
chosen country
.
Example
1
:
The
United States
can ally with both
Mexico
(
5
PBU
'
s
)
andCanada
(
7
PBU
'
s
)
since their numerical sum
does not exceed the United
Germany
'
s
PBU
capability
of
10
.
(
See
illustration
E
.
)
B
.
Place your
C/
A marker
on
the appropriate number
on
the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
.
Example 1
:
The
United
States
allies
with Canada
(
7
PBU
'
s
)
and
Mexico
(
5
PBU
'
s
)
which
adds up
to
12
PBU
'
s
.
TheU
.
S
.
player places
a
C/A
marker
at
6
(
12
4
-
2
=
6
)
on
the
POWER BASE
RECORD
.
Important
!
It
is
critical to ally
with countries
bordering both
sides
of your
HOMELAND
to
protect it from
a
direct enemy
attack
.
(
This
procedure
is
covered under
Rule
#
19
.
)
(
See
illustration
F
.
)Example 2: West
Germanyallies
with Spain
(
4
PBU
'
s
),
Italy
(
5
PBU
'
s
)
,
and Greece (
1
PBU
)
which adds up to
10 PBU
'
s
.
The West
Germany player
places a C/A marker at5 (
1 0 - 2
=
5) on the
POWER
BASE RECORD.
States
'
PBU
value of 30
.
(
See illustration D
.
)
15
I
.
The U
.
S
.
Zone
Domination
Bonus
of
2000
PBU
chips enables the
U
.
S
.
to
ally
with
unoccupied
Bangladesh
by
paying
1000
PBU
'
s
to
the
WARCHEST
and
advance
on the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
by one
C
/
2
PBU
Strength
)
.
H
.
The
U
.
S
.
player has allied
with
all
the
countries
in
its
zone
and
receives
a
2000
PBU
bonus
in
chips
for
dominating
its
zone
. J
.
The
U
.
S
.
is
planning
to
attack
unoccupied
India,
placing
its
C
/
A
marker
outside the
country
.
Conquered
/
Allied
PBU
'
s
Zone
6
Conquered
/
Allied
PBU
'
s
Zone
6
2
Afghanistan
2
AfghanistanConquered
/
Allied
PBU
'
s
Zone
1
7 4
Canada
Pakistan
Pakistan
4
30
United States
6
6
India
India
25
2
Mexico BangladeshBangladesh
8
.
The
last player
to choose
a
Homeland has the
follow
-
ing
opportunities on
thefirst turn
:
A.
To
form
an additional
alliance with
any
unoccupied
country not
in
another player
'
s
home zone
.
(
See Rule
#
9
.
)
B
.
To
attack any unoccupied
country
(
See
Rule
#
10
.
)
The
player
has
the option to
accept
or
reject either
or
both
of these
courses
of action
. 9
. Forming
an alliance
with
an unoccupied
country
.
A
.
If
the
player
with the
attack option has sufficient
PBU
chips
,
the player mayform
one
country alliance
with any unoccupied
countrywhich
is
not in another
player
'
s
homeland
zone
.
B
.
The
player buys thealliances
with
PBU
chips
total
-
ing
Vi
of the
prospective ally
'
s
board
PBU
value
x
1000
.
These
are
paid
into the
WARCHEST
.
The
player places a C/A
marker on the dark area of
7
. Zone Domination
Bonus
.
A
player allying
with
and
/
or
conquering all
countries within
a
zone receives
1000
PBU
'
s
in
chips
from
the
WARCHEST
for
each country
within
thezone
with the
exception of
his
or her HOMELAND
.
Example
:
Upon
allying with
Canada
and
Mexico
,
the
United States
player
receives
2000
PBU
'
s
inchips
—
1000 for
each country
.
(
See illustration
H
.
)
10
.
Attacking
an
unoccupied
country.A
.
The
attacking
player
may
attack any unoccupiedcountry on the board
by
placing a
C/A marker just
outside of
the country
.
The
higher
the country
'
s
PBU
value
,
the greater number of
PBU
'
s
won
if
the attack
is
successful
.
(
See
illustration
J.
)
B
.
The
attacking
player
receives 2500 onscreen
energyunits
to fight each war which
is
decided by
the
best of
three battles
.
C
. Attacking player
'
s
key
-board entry
.
Press SPACE
.
Press R
(
RED
)
or B
(
BLUE
)
depending on attacking
player
'
s
hand control.Press P
(
PLANE
) or
S
(
SUB
)or
T
(
TANK
)
.
Press 2500 (
ENERGY UNITS
)
.
PBU
Chip values
:
Blue
-
1000
the allied country andadvances his
/her
POWER
BASE
RECORD
marker by1
/
2 of that country
'
s
board
PBU
strength
.Red
-
500
White
-
100
(
See illustration I.
)
16
L. Tied after 2 battles, each player
has destroyed the other. The winner
is the player with the higher
Energy Units remaining.
K. Energy Units are programmed
in preparation for war. N. After 3 battles, losing player has
1355 Energy Units remaining. Win-
ning player receives 1400 in PBU
chips. (1355 rounded off to the
nearest hundred.) .
M. Player running out of energy units
automatically loses.
A
Energy Units
? A
*
* ' A. pr
2500 P 1355 T
r wr 12. The War.
A. The first player to win the
majority of three battles wins
the war for that country. A
battle is won when an
opponent's plane, tank or
sub is destroyed.
B. If both player's forces are
destroyed in one of the
battles, neither is con-
sidered a winner and that
battle is a tie.
C. If each player has won a
battle but destroys each
other's forces in the remaining
battle, the winner is the
player with the greatest
number of energy units
remaining on the screen.
(See illustration L.)
E. After each battle, press
SPACE before entering new
weapon.
F. A player whose weapon
is destroyed in any battle
cannot use the same weapon
during the duration of that
war.
G. A player running out of
energy units on the screen
automatically loses the war.
(See illustration M.)
H. Important! Submerged
submarines must "up peri-
scope" for a location check
every time the sonar dings.
13. If the attacking forces
win the War:
A. The attacking player
receives the defender's
energy unifs that remain on
the screen. These are taken in
PBU chips from the WARCHEST.
The screen energy units are
rounded off to the nearest
hundred. Example:If the losing
player has 1355 energy units
remaining on the screen, the
winning player receives 1400
PBU chips from the WARCHEST.
(See illustration N.)
B. The attacking player moves
the C/A marker into the
lighter area of the country to
signify the conquest.
C. The attacking player
advances his POWER BASE
RECORD marker by the full
PBU value of the conquered
country.
11. Defending an
unoccupied country.
A. The defending player is
the first player to the left of
the attacking player.
B. Defending player's key-
board entry.
Press R (RED) or B (BLUE)
depending on the hand
control in use.
Press P (PLANE) or S (SUB)
or T (TANK).
Press 2500 (ENERGY UNITS).
(See illustration K.)
C. The attacking player
presses ENTER.
D. In a two player game, the
attacking player presses
ENTER. In a three or more
player game, one of the
non-combatants presses
ENTER and the battle begins.
17
P.
The
successful
defending
player
of
Indonesia
has
advanced
by
3
on
the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
(
Vi
PBU
value
of
6
)
.
O
.
The
defending player
has
won
the
war
for
Indonesia and
places
his
marker
on the allied
space
of
that
country.
Q
. The
player
attacking the Philippinesmust
pay
3000
in
PBU
chips to the
Warchest
.
(
3
x 1000
=
3000
.
)
POWER
BASE
RECORD
T
?
12
9
10
8
13
14
Zone 7
Conquered
/
Allied
PBU
'
s
Zone
7 Conquered
/
Allied
PBU
'
s
11
30
31
32 33
28
29
34
Philippines
Q
Philippines 3
3
53
48
49
50
51
52
54
68
69
70
71
72 73
74
6
Indonesia
Indonesia
6
92
88
89
90
91
93
94
D
.
The
attacking player
is
entitled to
buy one alliance
with
any
unoccupied
country
which
is
not in another
player'
s
HOMELAND ZONE
.
E
.
The
attacking
player
has
the option to continue
attack
-
ing until losing
a
war
.
The
next
defender
is
the
first
player
to the
left of
the
first
defender
.
If
the attacking player keeps
winning
,
the defense of
the
unoccupied country
will
always
pass
to the left of
the
last
defending player
.
Remember the Zone
Domination Bonus!
(
See Rule
#
7
.
)
A player who conquers
or
forms alliances with all coun
-
tries within
a
zone receives
1000
PBU
'
s
in chips per
country from the
WARCHEST.
14
.
If
the defending
forces
win the
War
:
A
.
The
defending player
receives
the attacker
'
s
energy
units
remaining
onscreen.
These
are taken in
PBU
chipsfrom
the
WARCHEST
and
are
rounded off to the
nearest
hundred
.
B
.
The
defending player
gets
the country
as
an ally andplaces
a
C/
A marker on thedark
(
allied
)
area of
the
country
successfully
defended
.
(
See
illustration
O
.
)
C
.
The
defending playeradvances
his or
her
POWER
15
.
Attacking An
occupiedcountry
.A
.
The
attacking
player
must
commit
PBU
chips
to matchthe
board
PBU
value
x
1000
of
the country
under
attack
.
(
See
illustration
Q
.
)
These
PBU
chips are
paid
into
the
WARCHEST
.
B.
The
player occupyingthe country
under
attackdefends it
.
C.
The
war
is
fought under
the
rules of
ATTACK
OFUNOCCUPIED COUNTRIES
.
(
See Rule
#
10
.
)
BASE
RECORD
marker
by
Vi
the
board
PBU
value
of
the
newlyallied country
.
(
See
illustration
R
)
D
.
After
the defeat
of
an
attacking
player
,
the attack
option
passes
to the
losing
attacker
'
s
left
.
The first
player
to defend an unoccupied
country
is
the player to theimmediate left
of
the new
attacking player
.
Remember
the Zone Domination
Bonus!
18
S
.
The losing defender
of
the
Philip
-
pines
(
3
PBU
'
s
)
moves
back
by
3
on
the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
.
R
.
The
victorious attacking
player
of
the
Philippines
(
3
PBU
'
s
)
advances
by
3 on
the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
.
POWER
BASE
RECORO
9
10 12 13
14 15
32 33
29 30
31
35
3451 52
53 54
49
50
55
74
75
69
70
71
72
73
92
89 90 91
93
94
95
16
.
If
the
Attacker
wins
the War
:
A
.
The victorious
attackingplayer
removes
the
losing
defender
'
s
C
/A marker
andplaces
his
or her own
C
/
A
marker
in the
lighter
(
CONQUEST
)
area of
the
defeated country
'
s
bar
.
B
.
The
conquering player
advances
his or
her
POWERBASE
RECORD
marker
by the
full
board
PBU
value of
the
conquered country
.
(
See illustration
R
.
)
C
.
The
losing defender moveshis or
her
POWER
BASE
RECORD
marker
back by the full
board
PBU
value
if
the
country
was
originally
conquered
—
or
by
14
board
PBU
value
if
the
country
was originally
an
ally
.
(
See
illustration
S
.
)
D.
The
conquering player
receives
the
losing
player
'
s
remaining
onscreen
energy
units
in the form
of
PBU
chips
from the
WARCHEST
.
These
are rounded off to the
nearest
hundred
.
(
The
victor does not
get back the
PBU
chips
originally committed to the
WARCHEST
.
These represent
the
cost of
the
war
.
)
E
. The
conquering player may
form an alliance with any
unoccupied country which
is
not in another player
'
s
HOME ZONE.
F. The conquering player can
continue attacking until
losing a war
17
. If the Defenderwins
the War
:
A
.
The
defending
player
keeps
the country
.
B
.
The
defending
player
receives
the
losing
player
'
s
remaining
onscreen energyunits
in
the
form of
PBU
chips
from the
WARCHEST
rounded
off
to the
nearest hundred
.
Remember the Zone
Domination
Bonus
!
(
See Rule
#
7
.
)18
.
Alliances between
players in games with
3
or
more
players.
A.
Two or more players
mayform playeralliances betweenthemselves
at any time dur
-
ing the game until the board
is
filled.
B. Allied players may
combine their
PBU
chips to
purchase alliances with
unoccupied countries, attack
occupied
countries or
to
directly attack an
enemy
HOMELAND
.
The
allied
countries
may
alternate
between
themselves
directing
the attack on the enemy
.
Each allied player places
his or
her
C
/
A marker
on the
conquered
or
allied country
.
C
. Allied players
do
not
attack each
other
D.
The
resulting onscreen
PBU
'
s
gained
are divided
equally among the
allies
.
E
. Allied players continue to
advance
or
retreat their
markers separately on the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
.
F
.
An alliance may be
broken
by any player at any time
but cannot then be
renewed
for the duration of the game.
19
T
. West
Germany
is
bordered by
enemy player
on
each
side
and
can
now
be attacked
.
Conquered
/
Allied
PBU
'
s
Zone
4
1
Greece
Italy
5
West
Germany 10
Spain
4
France
8
United
Kingdom
8
2
Norway
C
. If
a
player
'
s
HOMELAND
is
conquered
,
that player
is
out
of
the
game
.
The
victor
receives
the
HOMELAND as
well
as
all
of
the defeated
player
'
s
conquered
territories
and
remaining
PBU
chips
.
The
victor
advances
his or
her
POWER
BASE
RECORD
marker
the total value
of
all
of
the
conquered
countries includ
-
ing the
HOMELAND
.
The
losing
player
'
s
allied
countries
are returned to unoccupiedstatus
and
are fair
game
for
the
rest
of
the players
.
D.
If
a player in a playeralliance has
conquered an
enemy
HOMELAND
,
the booty
is
divided equally between
all players in the alliance
.
C
.
After
the
last
round
,
anyremaining
PBU
chips
are
transferred
to the
POWER BASE
RECORD
at the bottom
of
the
screen
.
Every 1000
PBU
'
s
in
chips advances
a
player
'
s
marker
one space on the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
.
Every
500
PBU
'
s
in chips advances
a
player
'
s
marker
16
spaceon
the
POWER
BASE
RECORD
.
PBU
chips are rounded off
to the
nearest 500
.
19.
Attacking anenemy Homeland
.
A
.
The
countries
bordering
each
side of
the enemy
HOMELAND
must
first
beconquered
before
the
HOME-LAND itself
can be attacked
.
(
See
illustration
T
.
)
B
.
Once
these
countries
are
occupied
,
the required
PBU
chips to attack the
HOME
-
LAND
must
be paid
into the
WARCHEST
.
(
Full
PBU
board
value
x
1000
.
)
20
. After
every country
has
been occupied:
A
.
Each
player
has
one
more
chance to attack
under the
rules
covering
ATTACK
OF ANOCCUPIED
COUNTRY
.
(
See
Rule
#
15
,
#
16
,
and #
17
.
)
B
. A player may
choose not
to attack on
his
or her turn
during
the final round but
does not get
a
second chance
once the attack option
is
passed to the
next
player
to the left
.
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V. Attacking player converts
PBU total to energy units (55 x 100).
U. At the End Game, player has accu-
mulated a POWER BASE RECORD of 55
(5500 energy units are transferred to
the screen).
POWER BASE RECORD
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
29 30 31 32 33 34 35
555349 50 51 52 54
69 70 71 72 73 74 75
89 90 91 92 93 94 95
D. The winner of that combat
advances the POWER BASE
RECORD markerONE POSITION.
The losing player retreats his
or her POWER BASE RECORD
marker one position.
E. The attack and defense
alternates between the
combatants after each battle.
F. A weapon lost in one battle
cannot be used by the losing
player in the next battle.
G. Combat continues until
one of the players runs out of
onscreen energy units. The
other player transfers any
leftover screen units to the
POWER BASE RECORD. The
POWER BASE RECORD marker
is advanced one space for
each 1000 screen units re-
maining and 1
/2 space for
each 500 units remaining.
Screen units are rounded off
to the nearest 500.
21. The End Game.
A. No new alliances may be
formed during the END GAME.
B. The player with the lowest
POWER BASE RECORD score
at the bottom of the game
board challenges the player
in the next highest position.
If two players are tied for last
position, they will play off
against each other. Allies do
not fight each other.
A player uses his or her
accumulated POWER BASE
RECORD total to attack.
C. The low player enters his or
her total POWER BASE RECORD
x 100 to the screen.
(See illustration U.)
Enter a choice of TANK, SUB
or PLANE. The next highest
player then enters his or her
total POWER BASE RECORD
and choice of weapon. The
attacking player presses
ENTER.
H. The player with the greatest
POWER BASE RECORD at the
end of the first confrontation
challenges the next highest
player on the POWER BASE
RECORD GRID. This process
continues until all players
have competed.
22. The country with the
strongest POWER BASE RECORD
at the conclusion of the
END GAME is the winner.
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2. You can also create your
own "what might have been"
game scenarios.
For instance:
What might have happened
during World War II if the
allies came into the war
immediately after Hitler
invaded Poland?
What might have happened
if Hitler had invaded England
right after Dunkirk?
You will undoubtedly find
that the board POWER BASE
UNIT relationships should
change under different
historical and hypothetical
situations. You will find that
researching World War II and
keeping up with the rapidly
changing aspects of today's
world adds a depth to The
War Game that is completely
unique and filled with
challenge.
Practice Sessions.
(Two Players)
Press RESET.
Press any key on the alpha-
numeric keyboard except the
SPACE bar.
The computer will run
through a complete cycle
of weapon combinations and
assign random amounts of
energy units to each player.
The first player to win ten
battles wins the war.
Game variations.
1. Players can compete
against the clock for a pre-
agreed amount of time. The
players farthest along on the
POWER BASE RECORD at the
end of the time period is the
winner.
2. Players can play to a
pre-agreed point on the
POWER BASE RECORD. The
first player to reach that
number is the winner.
Creating your own games.
1.You can create your own
"what if" game scenarios and
see what just might happen if
war broke out between two
countries and the rest of the
world took sides. Use the
newspapers and news maga-
zines to gauge the reaction
of different countries to
different events.
A couple of interesting
hypothetical situations are:
What might happen if a
Warsaw Pact country decided
to break its relationship with
the U.S. S.R.? What might
happen if a mid-east war
broke out and the U.S. or the
U.S. S. R. chose to make a
serious commitment to one
of the countries involved?
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page
14 Game Objective
14 Order of Play
14 Selecting a Homeland
15 Alliances within Home Zone
15 Recording Alliances
15 Recording Vi PBU Values
16 Zone Domination Bonus
16 Alliances with Unoccupied Countries
16 Attacking Unoccupied Countries
17 Defending Unoccupied Countries
17 Fighting a War
17 If Attacking Forces Win (Unoccupied Countries)
18 If Defending Forces Win (Unoccupied Countries)
18 Attacking Occupied Countries
19 If Attacking Forces Win (Occupied Countries)
19 If Defending Forces Win (Occupied Countries)
19 Alliances between Players
20 Attacking Homelands
21 The End Game
Index of Rules
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