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Twilight Struggle

The #1 rated strategy board game gets its first expansion!
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Games $9.99 Playdek, Inc. iPad

Twilight Struggle: Turn Zero is a new mini-expansion that lets players explore alternate starting situations for the two superpowers. What if Chiang's forces had held on in southern China? What if Churchill's Tories had won re-election in 1945? And what if the Western Allies had crossed the bridge too far, and reached Berlin first? These and other possibilities that alter the opening setup in Twilight Struggle are now open to players. Both seasoned veterans and new arrivals will enjoy the many new plays and dilemmas introduced here for the first time. The expansion release includes:

* Turn Zero Scenario
* Promo Packs 1 and 2 (8 cards)
* Alternate Space Rack Track
* Collector’s Edition Card Art


"Now the trumpet summons us again, not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are – but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle..." – President John F. Kennedy

HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Twilight Struggle puts the player at the center of the Cold War, the political and economic struggle between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R that spanned 5 decades from the 1950's to the 1990's. Designed by award winning creators Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews, players control one of the two modern superpowers, as they work to spread their dominance throughout the world via political influence and coup attempts. But if either side triggers nuclear war, it's game over!

CARD BASED EVENTS
The event cards in the game are based on actual historical events from the Cold War era. Through the playing of these events, players exert their superpower's influence as they attempt to gain allies and regional control of the globe. From the early days of De-Stalinization, to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War and beyond, players are immersed in the actual events of the struggle between these two nations to be the dominant superpower in the world!

IMMERSIVE STRATEGY
Hone your skill and strategy as a world leader against an A.I. opponent, and then take your game global with matches against other players via asynchronous online game play.


FEATURES
•A.I. Opponent
•In-game Tutorial
•Pass-and-Play Multiplayer
•Asynchronous or Real-time Online Play
•Invite Playdek Friends
•Online Profile and Stats
•Customized Online Game Clock
•Player Rating System

"As a strategy game, Twilight Struggle is a revelation." - PC Gamer
"...every strategy gamer should play Twilight Struggle without fail: it's just that good." - Pocket Tactics

AWARDS
2012 Ludoteca Ideale Winner
2011 Lucca Games Best Boardgame for Experts
2006 International Gamers Awards - Historical Simulation
2006 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Two-players
2006 Golden Geek Best Wargame Winner
2006 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Winner
2005 James F. Dunnigan Award Winner
2005 Charles S. Roberts Best Modern Era Boardgame Winner

*AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND PLAYDEK ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED FOR ONLINE PLAY.*

Per our Terms of Service, you must be 13 years old or older to use the Playdek online games service.

For Twilight Struggle game support, please contact: [email protected]

Reviews

Crashes on iPad
TwS1234

I’d like a refund. This ran a couple times, but now crashes on my iPad 2 running iOS 12.4.1. Disappointed, cuz I have the board game and think that’s great!


Lazy Developer not very good at fixing bugs.
Eriptron

One star! This developer NEVER FIXED the game resetting itself in the background. That’s inexcusable to release the game that way. Then YEARS later, they STILL have not fixed that issue. I wanted to take notes during the Tutorial and this BUG prevents that. They don’t even have a setting for running in the background. A third bug in the Tutorial. Tapping DEFCON Status does nothing. A long touch and the text flashes by. That cuts it. Wasted my money! Deleted. It’s a shame that a good game is ruined by a poor developer. The last thing this developer fixed was IAP a YEAR AGO. But not the remaining bugs. I remember a time (30 years ago) when game developers were driven by the desire to put out a “quality” product and were embarrassed if a bug got out. Switch to today when customer’s, ridiculously, accept software bugs in paid for apps as normal. What fools! Oh, by the way, in those days we took the program (games, whatever) back to the store for a complete refund. That’s called “incentive”. Put out quality software or go out of business. Apple changed all that where today, you hardly can expect to get program quality. How sad that money exceeds our expectations and controls our lives.


Great for playing online
hiatus

Classic board game. They did a great job with all the rules and letting you undo things mid turn. Interface is good. Supports cross-play with Steam. Only problem is you have to reload the game if you switch away which can slow it down if you are multitasking.


Way too complex
tcndy

I’m to stoopid too play this game. WTH did I just play?


Great game but has bugs
postmade

A lot is great with this game but just as the other reviews have said, bugs are just a constant annoyance. Hope the developers will fix these soon.


This app has a defect
Clashpad

Realignment and coup attempts affect the demon status TWICE during offline mode when 2 players are taking turns. As a result, only two of these need to happen in a turn for defcon to reach 1 and the player initiating the event wins... huh? Please fix.


Crashes when loading
thegigisbig

App doesn’t work, it crashes when loading


Needs Different Difficultlies
SnottyDrippin

Played as the US 5 times and could not get passed the 5th round, it seems like most of the cards are USSR cards, making the game impossible. Great idea just needs improvements to the gameplay, wasted money on this game. Plus it takes forever when playing the computer.


App constantly crashes, don’t buy until they fix issues!!!
dabears07

This app is so unstable and the developer hasn’t updated in a long time. Don’t buy until they fix the issues!


Game Is excellent, resetting itself in the background not so much
SwellGuy88

App crashes frequently. On an iPad Pro and have closed all other apps, so this isn’t a memory issue. Additionally, if you accidentally switch to another app for even a half second, the entire game restarts and shows all loading screens. You must re-sign into the server and your game. This is incredibly annoying. Please fix!


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