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Re:The CIA uses board games to train officers by gravypod on Saturday March 18, 2017 @08:16PM (#13904277)
How can I download these and print them out? I could definetly turn these into a party drinking game.
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Re:The CIA uses board games to train officers by Red_Tarsius on Saturday March 18, 2017 @08:37PM (#13904387)
If you like heavy strategy games based in historical events, you should take a look at the COIN series (COunterINsurgencies) by GMT http://www.gmtgames.com/. Actually, their whole catalog is full of great historical games, including the the highest-ranked game on BoardGameGeek for many years Twilight Struggle. They are definitely NOT party drinking games though, and require both time and dedicated study.

If you're looking for a 20min party game on the same vibe, I can't recommend The Resistance: Avalon highly enough. A more recent take on the hidden role and voting genre is Secret Hitler, but I didn't try that yet.

Links:

Twilight Struggle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-struggle

Cuba Libre (COIN series): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111799/cuba-libre

Other COIN games: https://www.gmtgames.com/c-36-coin-series.aspx

The Resistance - Avalon: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128882/resistance-avalon

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Re:The CIA uses board games to train officers by nyolfen on Saturday March 18, 2017 @09:35PM (#13904624)
the COIN series is also designed by Volko Ruhnke, a CIA analyst: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/in-the-wor...
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Re:The CIA uses board games to train officers by oxide on Saturday March 18, 2017 @09:27PM (#13904590)
A buddy of mine bought me a copy of the Steam version of Twilight Struggle. If you have a willing friend to play with, the PC digital version is just fine.

Matchmaking is there as well as async play, so you can get a game going with a stranger. but, it might take awhile.

I've played it (with a friend) about 30 hours so far, it really is a great game. After a few brutal losses I started to get the hang of it. There is depth, sacrifice and tough decision making. I'm definitely a fan of the game, now.

Speaking of which, I ought to go take my turn.

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Re:The CIA uses board games to train officers by Red_Tarsius on Sunday March 19, 2017 @05:47PM (#13909842)
https://twilightstrategy.com/ This blog features a detailed analysis of each card in the game. It's a useful reference if you want to become a true pro.
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Re:The CIA uses board games to train officers by JoeDaDude on Saturday March 18, 2017 @09:38PM (#13904644)
While the CIA games may not be readily available, Volko Ruhnke , the CIA game designer mentioned in the article is well known for designing commercially available games, many of which have the flavor of the CIA game mentioned in the article, such as Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ? and Andean Abyss. See his full list of games in [1].

[1] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/772/volko-ruhnke

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