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Balance of Power

Balance of Power, a computer games of about 20 years ago. It's not an action game; it's cerebral. The challenge of figuring out how best to steer other nations in your direction and gain prestige, all while avoiding ticking off your opponent to the point of nuking the world, was always interesting to me. It's the ultimate game of global chess. 5

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Balance of Power is among the first political simulation that emphasizes diplomacy and politics over outright aggression. When he first released this seminal game in 1984, Crawford single-handedly established the political simulation genre and left a lasting legacy on how to design good diplomatic models in a game that gives a nod to reality. You must use diplomacy, make treaties, issue risky, covert CIA or KGB actions, or riskier, direct military intervention to prop up 3rd world countries or help their insurgents and win them to your governmental philosophy: Capitalism or Communism. The game, not surprisingly, attracted many non-gamers to the field and inspired countless books on the subject. International cold war politics at its best!

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