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  Nuclear warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nuclear war, or atomic war, is war in which nuclear weapons are used.
It is in this latter mode that nuclear warfare is usually alluded to as a doomsday scenario.
The submarines and their missile systems were very expensive (one fully equipped nuclear powered nuclear missile submarine could easily cost more than the entire GNP of a third world nation), but the greatest cost came in the development of both sea- and land-based anti-submarine defenses and in improving and strengthening the chain of command.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nuclear_war   (4099 words)

  
 Nuclear War (card game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966.
The object of the game is to be the only player still in play after all attacks are resolved.
Combines the Nuclear War game with the India Rails game.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nuclear_War_(card_game)   (418 words)

  
 EricBass.net - Nuclear Risk Rules
Nuclear Risk is a combination of the Nuclear War card game and the board game Risk.
After a nuclear attack has been declared and the target announced (unless MX), but before the warhead is revealed, pause for a moment to allow players the option of playing a card to stop the attack..
When one of these cards is played it may be cancelled by any player (providing they hold a card capable of doing so) regardless of who the card was played on.
webpages.charter.net /ebass26/nuke2.html   (3072 words)

  
 Insurance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In gaming or gambling, the game is fixed at the start so that the odds are not affected by the players.
However, to obtain certain types of insurance, such as fire insurance, policyholders are often required to conduct risk mitigation practices, such as installing sprinklers and using fireproof building materials to reduce the odds of loss to fire.
Nuclear incident insurance — damages resulting from an incident involving radioactivive materials is generally arranged at the national level.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Insurance   (6469 words)

  
 Nuclear War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In this card game you use your wile (and your cards) to sway people from you opponents countries to yours.
When the collectible card game craze took hold FB decided to try their own hand at it and produced some booster packs.
Large games get really exciting once you’re down to the last three countries and all of the countries who have been eliminated are encouraging all out launches on the country who took them out.
www.gamenight.com /html/Games/nuclear_war.htm   (631 words)

  
 Nuclear War
NUCLEAR WAR is a comic card game of cataclysm for two to six players.
As in the real world, the results of strategic decisions are not predictable and such factors as the chance dispersion of deadly radioactive fallout particles may significantly alter the course of events.
The design of this game dates back to the 60s during the height of the Cold War.
home.pacbell.net /kordon/game_nuclear_war.htm   (97 words)

  
 Funagain Games: Nuclear War
As both the game and the movie were released in the same year, I can't help but wonder if Douglas Malewicki was influenced by the movie.
Nuclear War really fits in the category of novelty games, in that the subject is more important than the game system.
The second "expansion set" for Nuclear War, this explosively funny card game is for 2-6 players of all ages.
www.funagain.com /control/product/~product_id=004371/~affil=SUBV   (741 words)

  
 Nuclear War -- A guide for players.
Nuclear War is a trademark of, and produced by Flying Buffalo Inc.
Nuclear War is a non-collectable card game that has been around since 1965; Doug Malewicki created it.
When at war, change your large denomination cards as quickly as possible as this denies your opponent the chance of stealing a 25 million population card with exchange students.
people.brunel.ac.uk /~ccussmw/rpg/nw/nwarpguide.shtml   (1259 words)

  
 Nuclear War
The year 2005 is the 40th Anniversary of the first release of the Nuclear War Card Game, and in honor of that milestone, we are putting out this special signed and numbered limited edition.
NUCLEAR ESCALATION CARD GAME: intended as the `expansion set' for Nuclear War, this game can be played separately or shuffled in with Nuclear War to make a bigger game.
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: the second `expansion set' for Nuclear War, this explosively funny card game is for 2-6 players of all ages.
www.flyingbuffalo.com /nucwar.htm   (2390 words)

  
 "Nuclear War" Game (ca. 1970/1980s)
"Nuclear War," which has been around since 1965, is described as a "comical cataclysmic card game of global destruction."
Each player rules a country whose population initially depends on the population cards that they are dealt.
The game ends when only one, or no, country is populated.
www.orau.org /ptp/collection/atomictoys/nuclearwargame.htm   (106 words)

  
 Nuclear War 40th Anniversary
The Nuclear War Card Game won the Origins Awards hall of fame in 1998, as one of the best games of all time and it's still popular!
A comical cataclysmic card game for all ages.
One of the few games where it is possible to have no winners (often everybody loses!).
www.maddisongames.co.uk /shop/detail.php?id=1434   (190 words)

  
 Omniseek: /Games /Card Games /Special Decks /Nuclear War /
A comical cataclysmic card game, a humorous confrontation between touchy world powers as each player attempts to sway his opponents’ populations with diplomacy, propaganda, and finally nuclear weaponry.
NUCLEAR WAR CARD GAME PARTS LIST to include Nuclear Escalation and Nuclear Proliferation This page last updated Aug 2, 1998 With any order, there is the usual $2 postage and handling fee.
A waste product of nuclear war is being used in the war on cancer.
www.omniseek.com /srch/{23970}   (634 words)

  
 Nuclear War, Nuclear Escalation, Nuclear Proliferation Price List
All face-down cards (on submarines or space platforms) and all "Deterrent force" cards are "in your hand" or "unplayed cards" for purposes of being examined,
If you draw a secret card that says "You miss your turn" that is immediately the end of your turn and you do not draw another card to replace it.
No, actually I had in mind that the recipient would not draw a card on his next turn but instead would assume that the card you gave him would be his "draw".
www.xmission.com /~hastur/nukewar.html   (2518 words)

  
 Nuclear War Card Game - Buy/Read Reviews
Alright the game has been around for a long time but the look it takes at nuclear war is very satirical, which applies as much today as it did when it was first relased.
It is nothing like the friendly german games of today, the whole objective is to destroy your opponent.
Note : This game CAN be played by itself, with Nuclear War, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Escaltion, or with all four games combined for quadruple the fun!!!!
www.rainydaygames.ca /Product.asp?Product=FBI6001&Name=Nuclear+War   (197 words)

  
 Games Software Downloads - Windows File of the Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Your object in the game is to uncover all the fl squares in the grid.
In most games using balls, the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked, or thrown by players.
Although the game billiards has been eclipsed by its more popular brethren (few modern pool halls have billiard tables) the name has escaped the seedier associations of pool halls and still finds employment where more "sophisticated" terms are needed.
windows.fileoftheday.com /archives/cat_games.html   (15555 words)

  
 Flying Buffalo Game Company's Home Page
That is, we act as the referee for multi-player, hidden-movement games that are played by the players sending their moves to Flying Buffalo every two weeks by postal mail, email, fax, or what ever.
Nuclear War, along with 2 expansion sets and booster packs.
game conventions we will be attending or where tournaments in our games will be run.
www.flyingbuffalo.com   (832 words)

  
 ☞ reference - nuclear clock time - nuclear clock time online guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nuclear Clock keeps your clock running on the correct time.
It uses the analogy of the human race being at a time that is a 'few minutes to midnight' where midnight represents destruction by nuclear war.
Each time nuclear conflict comes closer, it is moved forward, and vice versa.
www.1stwebreference.info /timeclock/nuclear-clock-time.html   (444 words)

  
 Nuclear War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There are two states to the game, war and peace.
There are too many top secret and propaganda cards in the deck, leading to less missle launching and more plays on these boring cards.
To overcome this problem, I culled the cards that tended to slow the game down and detract from the game.
www.io.com /~tsair/nucwar.html   (684 words)

  
 EricBass.net - Nuclear Risk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nuclear Risk is a game which combines Flying Buffalo's Nuclear War Card Game
Please note that Nuclear War and Risk are registered trademarks of Flying Buffalo and Hasbro respectively and that Nuclear Risk is not an official product of either of these companies nor is it intended to compete or challege the trademarks of said products.  
games.  They can often be found at local specialty game shops as well as directly from Flying Buffalo and RISK can be found at just about any store which stocks boardgames.  The rules are being distributed completely free for download. 
www.geocities.com /justaguy93/Nuke.html   (121 words)

  
 Games, Card Games,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Some of the earliest references to playing cards date to the 1400s and are for th banning of cards in the work place.
The games people were playing in those days were not poker and bridge but were more than likely tarot card games.
Instead of the 52+joker decks that are common throughout the world today, the first card games were played with decks that had as few as 32 or as many as 78 cards.
dir.webring.com /rw?d=Games/Card_Games   (426 words)

  
 The Classic Comic Cataclysmic Nuclear War Game
This game wasn’t originally designed to emphasize the futility of Nuclear War, but more to be a goofy, mildly sane, satirical spoof!
If you want to create a realistic game about nuclear war, you must account for unknown, random fallout effects.
Click here to see photos of Doug Malewicki as Dr. Strangelove at the Nuclear War Game tournament at the July 4-7, 2002 ORIGINS game convention in Columbus, Ohio.
www.canosoarus.com /06NWgame/NW01.htm   (401 words)

  
 Newsletters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When you sign up for your game, the $5 attendance fee will be paid and you will get a coupon which is good for $5 in food/drink for that night only.
Wings of War is a game series which merges card and board game mechanics to recreate aerial combat.
Each Wings of War set is a complete game for 2 to 4 players which may be combined with additional sets to play larger games.
www.gatorgames.com /newsletters/053104.html   (4011 words)

  
 Fair Play Games - Nuclear Escalation Card Game (reprint) - Board Games and Card Games - Flying Buffalo Inc. - Douglas ...
It brings the devastation up to date with cruise missiles, MX missiles, new Special cards, sneaky Spies, and Space Platforms.
This game won the H G Wells Award for best SF Boardgame of 1983 awarded at Origins 1984 even though it is a card game!
Game of Thrones : A Clash of Kings Expansion
www.fairplaygames.com /gamedisplay.asp?gameid=3901   (187 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Card games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
See collectible card game for information on this genre.
WCW Nitro Trading Card Game (Wizards of the Coast) [90]
BattleTech (card game) (Wizards of the Coast) [100]
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Card_games   (874 words)

  
 OshCon - Wisconsin Game Convention
Description: Nuclear War, the classic Cold-War card game from 1968, with the Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Escalation sets as well as the origninal Nuclear War.
Description: Elemental Chess is a fantasy chess game NEW to the gaming market.
War surrounds the neighbors, literally breaking down their doors.
www.oshcon.org /schedule.cfm   (432 words)

  
 Newsletters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This first expansion book to the Warmachine miniatures game packs in rules for nearly 50 new models, offering each faction new warjacks, units, solos, and warcasters, as well as all new model types, like weapon crews and unit attachments.
In the miniatures game, the monsters have joined forces to fight back against the Rippers, forming the deadly "Cabal." Vampires fight alongside werewolves, ancient mummies, staggering zombies, and even Jack the Ripper to turn the tables back on their hunters.
A huge storm is threatening Shepherd's Island and it's up to you to stem the tide in this captivating card game where players try to outwit their opponents by playing number cards wisely to stay afloat.
www.gatorgames.com /newsletters/051704.html   (6154 words)

  
 Rifts Collectible Card Game
Set approximately 300 years in the future, Rifts Earth is a planet beset by dimensional anomalies, called rifts, through which aliens, demons, and magical forces have invaded our world.
Humanity has been devastated by a nuclear war.
In the Rifts Collectible Card Game, mankind, once dominant, now must struggle for survival against dire adversaries both human and inhuman.
www.inmint.com /rifts.html   (66 words)

  
 Central Games Nuclear War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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A comical cataclysmic card game between touchy superpowers
This game can also be played by itself.
www.centralgames.co.uk /acatalog/Nuclear_War.html   (47 words)

  
 Flying Buffalo
Nuclear Escalation - A Fast Paced Comical Card Game (2-6 players)
We only list those items which we actually have in the store.
Any title we sell which cannot be restocked is dropped from this list.
www.kenmore-komics.com /gfbi.htm   (67 words)

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