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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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