I.C.B.M. (board game)

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I.C.B.M. is a 1981 board game published by Mayfair Games.

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Gameplay

I.C.B.M. is a game that involves warfare using intercontinental missiles and ABMs. [1]

Publication history

I.C.B.M. was designed by Neil Zimmerer and published by Mayfair Games in 1981 as one of its first releases in a line of simple simulation games that were quick to play. [1]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed I.C.B.M. in The Space Gamer No. 43. [1] Barton commented that "I.C.B.M. is an impressive offering for a new small company and a good beginning level simulation for those who like to reduce their opponents to so much nuclear dust." [1]

Michael Polling reviewed ICBM for White Dwarf #28, giving it an overall rating of 4 out of 10, and stated that "As a game it is unsatisfactory: claiming victory is academic when your country has been wiped out. And for US buyers it may well have the effect of endorsing Reagan's arms build-up, encouraging players unknowingly to support escalation." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Barton, William A. (September 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (43). Steve Jackson Games: 28–29.
  2. ↑ Polling, Michael (December 1981 – January 1982). "Open Box". White Dwarf . No. 28. Games Workshop. p. 14.


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