6-413: (Redirected from Next War ) The Next War may refer to: The Next War (board game) , 1978 board wargame "The Next War" (poem) , 1917 poem by Wilfred Owen Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Next War . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-445: A year. In Issue 46 of Moves , Thomas Pratuch noted that " Next War is another 'supergame' from SPI with enough basic and optional rules to keep any gamer studying it for a long time." In The Guide to Simulations/Games for Education and Training , Richard Rydzel commented, "This is an interesting but complex game. There are so many possible die modifications on attacks that each attack may require ten or fifteen minutes to compute
18-602: Is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates a hypothetical Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe. The Next War is a two-player game in which one player invades Western Europe with Warsaw Pact forces in the late 1970s, while the other player defends with NATO forces. The basic game is used for short scenarios. More complex rules allow for weather, supply lines, chemical or nuclear warfare, air and naval operations, airborne troops, amphibious landings, special forces, and electronic warfare. A campaign game of three scenarios covers
24-536: The first 60 days after an invasion. The game box contains: The Next War was designed by James F. Dunnigan , with artwork and graphic design by Redmond A. Simonsen , and was published by SPI in 1978. The game was a bestseller for SPI. A month before publication, it appeared at number 2 on SPI's Top Ten list just on the basis of preorders. When the game was released in July 1978, it rose to #1 and stayed in SPI's Top Ten for
30-474: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Next_War&oldid=1089186062 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Next War (board game) The Next War: Modern Conflict in Europe
36-518: The right odds. Also, keeping track of all the air and antiaircraft units is a burden and subtracts from the game's playability." Ryzdel concluded, "If one wishes to spend the time and effort on this game, it is a good simulation that seems to cover most areas of such conflict." At the 1979 Origins Awards , The Next War was a finalist for a Charles S. Roberts Award in two categories: "Best Twentieth Century Game of 1978", and "Best Graphics and Physical Systems of 1978." This wargame -related article
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