- Suicide bombers, political kidnaps and intercontinental war
- Fight terrorism, fund terrorism, you can even be the terrorists
- Great sertierical fun for all the family
- 2-6 players
- Suitable for ages 12+
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| Main Language(s): | English unknown |
| Model Number: | WOTO01 |
| Batteries Required?: | No |
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Everyone starts with the best intentions. Then things start to get cramped. Then you notice your neighbour has more oil than you. Before long, war is waged, nukes are dropped, revolutions are fought and terrorists are doing your dirty work, before turning on you...
This is the War on Terror, the boardgame: A quality boardgame for 2 - 6 players, lovingly illustrated and politically correct (in a very literal sense). Playing it will bring out the nastiest, greediest, darkest, most paranoid aspects of your character. It's all great family fun.
This is the War on Terror, the boardgame: A quality boardgame for 2 - 6 players, lovingly illustrated and politically correct (in a very literal sense). Playing it will bring out the nastiest, greediest, darkest, most paranoid aspects of your character. It's all great family fun.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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You'll need a fairly robust sense of humour and possibly a few drinks to get the most out of this.
The game itself is well made. I love the "have I got news for you" cartoons throughout. Only complaints are that the cards are fairly flimsy (which is an issue because the game requires a lot of shuffling) and the components are a bit "plasticky" - though for a first edition made on a shoe string it's not bad.
Some of the rules do need a bit of tweaking. We've had to a add house rule for the 2 player game which stops players voluntarily turning terrorist (- It allows you to win more or less immediately.) That said, there is a fairly extensive FAQ on-line which appears to be updated quite often.
All the gripes notwithstanding I loved it, touches such as the "axis of evil" spinner and "evil balaclava" are fantastic, and often have people in stitches before the game even starts.
Highly recommended. Though recent developments on the world stage have taken the wind out of it's sails a little...
The game itself is well made. I love the "have I got news for you" cartoons throughout. Only complaints are that the cards are fairly flimsy (which is an issue because the game requires a lot of shuffling) and the components are a bit "plasticky" - though for a first edition made on a shoe string it's not bad.
Some of the rules do need a bit of tweaking. We've had to a add house rule for the 2 player game which stops players voluntarily turning terrorist (- It allows you to win more or less immediately.) That said, there is a fairly extensive FAQ on-line which appears to be updated quite often.
All the gripes notwithstanding I loved it, touches such as the "axis of evil" spinner and "evil balaclava" are fantastic, and often have people in stitches before the game even starts.
Highly recommended. Though recent developments on the world stage have taken the wind out of it's sails a little...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
...or at the very least ensure a night of unpleasantly themed, and wonderfully enjoyable, board gaming. Let me say, for the record, that whoever is responsible for this outrage should, in the name of all that is fair, be given a medal for services to satire. Sheer genius. The game will give you a good laugh, and it even cured my baldness and got me an attractive new girlfriend.
What are you waiting for? Buy it now, but only from Amazon.com, as the co.uk lot don't seem to stock it yet. Thank you, do I get my prize now?
What are you waiting for? Buy it now, but only from Amazon.com, as the co.uk lot don't seem to stock it yet. Thank you, do I get my prize now?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I love different kind of games and board games and War on Terror is one of the most fun and interesting I've seen released in a long time.
The humour is definitely on the dry and maybe dark side, so perhaps not for everyone but if you appreciate some sarcasm and irony you may well love it. The game mechanics are fairly simple to digest, the negotiations, alliances and back-stabbing could come naturally to some or might need a little bit of training but most of my friends got into it pretty fast so we had a healthy atmosphere of paranoia and mistrust by the end of evening, only interrupted by occasional fits of laughter of whoever couldn't keep serious anymore ;)
The quality of the game and pieces are top notch as well and packaged in an original way, each set of cards and markers in their own little plastic satchel so all the pieces don't go all over the place in the box.
Really recommended.
The humour is definitely on the dry and maybe dark side, so perhaps not for everyone but if you appreciate some sarcasm and irony you may well love it. The game mechanics are fairly simple to digest, the negotiations, alliances and back-stabbing could come naturally to some or might need a little bit of training but most of my friends got into it pretty fast so we had a healthy atmosphere of paranoia and mistrust by the end of evening, only interrupted by occasional fits of laughter of whoever couldn't keep serious anymore ;)
The quality of the game and pieces are top notch as well and packaged in an original way, each set of cards and markers in their own little plastic satchel so all the pieces don't go all over the place in the box.
Really recommended.
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War on Terror plays a lot like Risk but with some added fun twists. Each Empire faces off against both each other and the terrorists in an attempt to gain control of the board and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by A. Flynn
Family fun for the Spooks generation
A game for all the family, it's a shame no one bought it for Bush and Blair!
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Published 16 months ago by AndyG
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I love this game. We first came across it by accident in a shop in Brighton last Christmas and bought it for my sister in law. We played it several time last Christmas. Read more
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It Will Change Your Life
The first time I played this game, I laughed so hard I soiled myself. The second time was all business; it ended with a broken nose and stitches, but you shoulda seen the other... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2007 by Gus Larder
Terror-ific
I ordered this as soon as I read about it - and it's every bit as clever, funny, poignant and - despite its satire - true, as I could have imagined. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2007 by Le Bassman
WoT balaclava ate my hamster!
This board game escaped from the otherwise quiet and leafy suburbs of middle England a year ago to the largely collective, and entirely predictable, outcry of the national press. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2007 by D. McCarthy
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