Third World War, The (Designer Signature Edition)
The Third World War, Designer Signature Edition, marks one of the largest and ambitious game undertakings to date covering not one but FOUR true wargaming classics by Frank Chadwick, faithfully... (read more)
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Noble Knight GamesReviews
very positive, 93% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
360 minutes
Published
2022
Age
14+
Publisher
Compass Games
Players
1 to 8 players
Designer
Frank Chadwick
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
War Game, Simulation, Dice Rolling, Compass Games, Modern Warfare, Cold war, and Hexagon Grid
Description
The Third World War, Designer Signature Edition, marks one of the largest and ambitious game undertakings to date covering not one but FOUR true wargaming classics by Frank Chadwick, faithfully remastered and updated with this all-new, deluxe edition. Hailed by many as one of the finest and playable game series covering the NATO and Warsaw Pact, Third World War brings together all four games of the series into one, comprehensive package for all to enjoy.
This edition of The Third World War features many new enhancements and larger counters and is another Classic Reborn! by Compass.
The complete Third World War game series is included which is comprised of the following four games:
This Designer Signature edition pays tribute to the classic Frank Chadwick game series by honoring the original game system and keeping it fully intact (no design changes made), while introducing many enhancements for game play purposes. The project team involved has hundreds of hours of combined experience with all games in the series and have evaluated all aspects of the game design with a focus on increased playability and improved player aids and markers. In terms of superior physical presentation, all aspects have been upgraded, including completely new maps, numerous new player aids, markers, and unit displays, and redesigned and enlarged 9/16" counters. Some of the enhancements made in this edition include:
This edition of The Third World War features many new enhancements and larger counters and is another Classic Reborn! by Compass.
The complete Third World War game series is included which is comprised of the following four games:
- Third World War (subtitled Battle for Germany) is a game of the struggle for central Europe by the forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
- Southern Front: Race for the Turkish Straits adds Bulgaria and Romania, reinforced with three Soviet armies and special-capability forces, face Greece, Turkey, and Yugoslavia, thinly reinforced with a few elite units from the U.S., France, and Italy.
- Arctic Front: Battle for Norway covers the Soviet Leningrad Front, with its special airborne, amphibious, and arctic-equipped contingents, assault of Norway, reinforced with a few elite units from the U.S., Britain, Canada, and other NATO nations.
- Persian Gulf: Battle for the Middle East includes a special "game within a game", covering the diplomatic, political, and military maneuvers by the Soviet Union and the United States in the Middle East before – and leading to – the general outbreak of the Third World War.
This Designer Signature edition pays tribute to the classic Frank Chadwick game series by honoring the original game system and keeping it fully intact (no design changes made), while introducing many enhancements for game play purposes. The project team involved has hundreds of hours of combined experience with all games in the series and have evaluated all aspects of the game design with a focus on increased playability and improved player aids and markers. In terms of superior physical presentation, all aspects have been upgraded, including completely new maps, numerous new player aids, markers, and unit displays, and redesigned and enlarged 9/16" counters. Some of the enhancements made in this edition include:
- All four separate games combined into one, comprehensive package
- Enlarged and redesigned counters from 1/2" to 9/16" size
- Added more information to counters such as: mobility class, stacking value, ZOC type, chemical/nuclear/limited military ability
- Enhanced ergonomics are built into the set up and reinforcement charts
- Modified and adjusted unit colors to better distinguish between each other and between NATO/Pact/Neutrals
- Added and modified game markers including Strike markers with values on them, air superiority, weather, objective control, and generic markers
- Combined the seven maps from Third World War, Southern Front, and Arctic Front into four larger maps (22 x 34"), including adding the remainder of Poland and Western Russia; all while keeping the same area of the original games
- Combined four maps from Persian Gulf into two larger (22 x 34") maps
- Added and modified player aids such as: new display to aid with handling unwieldy stacks (use a marker on map to indicate stack of units and put the placement sheet
- Warsaw Pact ground unit counters with one step-loss (disruption) on reverse
- Addition of U.S. F-117 air unit for optional use. Also retains the U.S. F-19 air unit from the original game
- Player aid cards and associated markers, for tracking nuclear conflict level and nuclear attack points (NAPs), air transport points, and victory points
- Markers to indi
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Game's Categories
Genres
Publisher
- Compass Games
Designer
- Frank Chadwick
Artist
- Bruce Yearian
