Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Guide a post-1989 great power through thirty years of crises, shifting alliances, and hidden national ambitions in a tense card-driven contest.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Semi-Cooperative Game
Players share some objectives while retaining individual victory conditions.
Events
Triggered events alter the shared state, rules, or available choices.
Hidden Victory Points
Some scores remain concealed until a reveal or the end of the game.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
New Cold War is a geopolitical card-driven game spanning 1989 to 2019. One to four players direct the United States, European Union, Russia, and China through 135 historical events, using influence and action points to shape the emerging world order. Early play places the Western powers against a China–Russia alignment, but every power ultimately answers to its own hidden agenda. The result is a sharp semi-cooperative struggle: temporary partners must contain shared threats without giving a future rival too much room to pursue a private victory.
