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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-05 11:39 PM
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I played Nuclear War tonight.
What a fun card game! I managed to get lucky when it came to population, and I was able to easily defeat my first opponent, but had it not been for ol' Skippy the Super-Virus and another fortuitous secret card, I probably would have lost.
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Strawman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 12:05 AM
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1. Thought maybe you meant the Electric Six song
Good song. "Nuclear War. On the dance floor."
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 12:14 AM
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2. Not bad for a game that's been around for 40 years....
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 12:38 AM
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3. Are you Matthew Broderick?
oh, a card game - never mind...
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:19 PM
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4. Yeah, It's great fun.
The best part is trash talking each other, and asking somone "Do you have change for 25 million people?"
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Chichiri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:20 PM
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5. A strange game.
The only way to win is not to play.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:33 PM
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6. No, not really....
Edited on Thu Sep-22-05 02:36 PM by JonathanChance
Just play your propaganda cards right, and plan your attacks in advance. That's the key to winning.

Unless of course, if you pop off a 100 Mt and the spinner lands on triple yield, which causes a chain reaction that destroys the entire planet and the solar system itself. Or if your last opponent gets really good spins when he does his final retalliation after you take all of his population ot..
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trogdor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:34 PM
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7. How about a nice game of chess?
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