WORLD WIDE BATTLE PLAN
(ALSO KNOWN AS WORLD WAR)
DIPLOMACY/INTERACTION: Lots
DIFFICULTY/COMPLEXITY: Difficult. It's recom-mended that you play BATTLE PLAN first.
GAME LENGTH: Fixed
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 20 to 31

If Europe isn't enough for you, how about the entire world? Using the same rules as Battle Plan, World Wide (or World War as we sometimes call it) can handle up to 31 players all trying to gain control of 255 land and sea spaces over the entire world. We have both "real world forces" games and "equal forces" games. This game can get VERY involved (seven pages of printout every turn). Names & addresses of all players are given at the start of the game, unless you SPECIFY when you sign up that you wish to remain anonymous. (If you'd like us to include your phone number and/or email addess along with your address, be sure & say so with your request.) It is recommended that you try Battle Plan first to learn the rules. (You will need a copy of the Battle Plan rules.)

World Wide Battle Plan was nominated at Origins 1988 and 1989 for best pbm game of the year, and won the Gamers Choice award at Gencon in 1988 for best pbm game.

VARIANTS AVAILABLE: SLOW WORLD WAR (one month between turns), EQUAL FORCES WORLD WAR (actually, this is the "regular" game. Everyone starts with equal forces, as in Battle Plan), REAL FORCES WORLD WAR (countries start with the forces actually available in the real world around 1982. Turn fee varies according to which country you pick. A list is provided when you order the rules to WW.) 1939 WORLD WAR: A real forces variant where the players start with what the countries had just before WWII. This game is played for approximately 25 turns, and then each player is awarded victory points for achieving certain goals given at the beginning of the game. ANONY-MOUS WW: same as "Equal Forces" except the play-ers are not allowed to communicate with each other. (cuts down on phone bills). ANONYMOUS PARTNERS WW: Same as "Anonymous" except each player signs up with a partner, and you are allowed to communicate with your partner. Gives you someone with whom you can talk about the game.

When you sign up for a WW game, please specify whether you want a "real world forces" game, a "1939" game, or an "equal forces" game, and specify whether or not you want your name & address & phone number published on turn one for the other players. Rules cost $2 (you get the same rules if you order BP rules). Setup fee is $5. Equal Forces and Anonymous games are $5 per turn for the first 10, raises 50 cents every ten turns. Games are usually over by 40 turns or so. Real Forces turn fees are $2 to $9 per turn, depending on which country you request. (See rules for list). 1939 WW is $4 per turn for minor powers, and $8 per turn for major powers. Extra maps: large are 5 for $4. Reduced size maps are 20 for $5.

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