Game Marrero – USA player
Elizabeth Blakney – USSR player
Early War
Play begins with both countries placing influence throughout the countries that existed during the Cold War.
Turn one
Both the United States and the Soviets begin peacefully doing their own thing.
No military operations
Headline phase
The 5 Year Plan card is headlied
USSR is forced to discard Indo-Pakistani War
+2 USSR influence in France and +1 in Italy
Degaulle leads France
Removing US Influence from France
Puts U.S. Influence in France down to 2 and increase USSR Influence up to 4 with the use of influence markers
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She comes from Russia with no love when she cancels the “Marshall Plan” with “UN Intervention”
With this turn she uses the OPS points to take control of France by increasing influence to 5 and with that move she is able to gain influence into the United Kingdom. She is coming closer and closer to home.
With the Warsaw Pact enacted by the U.S.
She adds 2 influence to Romania, 2 influence to Yugoslavia, and 1 influence to Austria.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Warsaw Pact Formed
No US influence in Eastern Europe +5 for me, silly Amaricans, Eastern Europe belongs to USSR.
+2 in Yugoslavia, +2 in Romania, and +1 in Austria
For the US +2 in the UK and US gains control again, +1 to fortify West Germany, FOR NOW.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She brings in the “Cambridge Five:” and is able to see all the cards in my hand
She sees I have the Europe Scoring Card
She adds influence to Italy
Keeps adding influence into France
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Attempted Space Race by disposing of Fidel Card, keeping him from power, US fails as usual.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She decides to Space Race my “U.S.-Japan Mutual Defense Act”
It fails
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She attempts Coup.
It fails epically
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Attempted coup in East Germany. Fail again.
Turn
She plays “Containment”
Gains influence and looks to control Italy
The United States of America attempts a realignment in France
But USSR destroys and gains more influence and continues to dominate the once mighty power of France.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Realignment Attempt EPIC FAIL. USSR now owns France forever with 10 points! RED wine anyone!?
Turn
She attempts coup in West Germany,
She fails epically once again.
West Germany stays in complete control and influence by the United States
USSR is in complete control of East Germany, but will never own West Germany.
Turn Two
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Headline: Red Scare/ Purge – all operation cards reduced by -1. USSR adds +2 to make a total of 4 in Italy
CIA – Must Reveal my Plans (hand) not that it will do them any good.
3. Special Relationship. +2 in France for total of 5. USSR still in control. US boycotts USSR hosted Olympics. Defcon 4. +2 to France and Libia is now under USSR control. You think your +2 in France will help? THOSE ARE MY CHEESE EATING COMMUNISTS NOW.
4. Captured Nazi Scientist, US moves 1 in space race,+1 VP, +1 in Italy. USSR is 4 up in VP. Of course they needed the help of a Nazi scientist.
5. Decolonization +1 USSR influence in each of any 4 African and/or Southeast Asian countries. Control Zaire, Nigeria, Angola, +1 in Thailand. Soon, Soon. First Africa then South America, THEN THE WORLD.
6. Vietnam Revolts, 2 USSR influence in Vietnam and + 1US influence in Egypt.
Turn Three
Headline Phase
US POINT OF VIEW
USSR attempts to gain control of Cuba through the use of the “Fidel Castro” Card
but epically fails
USSR INFLUENCE
Headline: Refectors cancels my Castro card. I didn’t heed it anyway.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She destroys NATO with UN Intervention
She now moves into Canada
–Adds more influence into U.K. The United states loses control of one of it’s biggest allies in the United Kingdom and now things are beginning to look bleak early in this struggle.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Red Scare/Purge, all my operations cards -1 points. +2 in UK for control again +2 for a total of 8 in West Germany. How original.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
Attempts to Space Race “Duck and Cover”
Her plots keep on failing to attempt to reach Space.
She discards “Formosan Revolution” Card to United States
USSR POINT OF VIEW
5 Year Plan, USSR must randomly discard 1 card. Tiwan is now a battle ground country
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
Uses “Indo-Pakistani War Card”
The influence of the United States in Iran is lost and the Middle East is looking bleak.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
East European Unrest, remove 1 USSR influence in 3 countries in Europe – Poland, East Germany, Yugoslavia
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She wants to play an “Olympic Games”
But the United states wins with the narrowest of margins in the Men’s Ice Hockey Team pulling off a Miracle in Moscow putting the Soviets to Shame.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
I let him win.
Norad. +3 to Canada for control
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She plays the Asia Scoring Card
With that play she is beginning to take a commanding lead in this struggle for supremacy of the known world. They take a commanding 14 to 0 Lead
USSR POINT OF VEW
That’s why I let him win. Ha, Burn!
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
Headline Phase
She Gains Control of Nicaragua and attempts to head into Cuba
Uses “Liberation Theology” and gains control of Mexico and Cuba
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Headline: The Voice of America. Remove 4 USSR influence from non-European countries. -2 in Cuba, -1 in Nicaragua, -1 Nigeria.
Turn 4
US POINT OF VIEW
Portugese Empire Crumbles
She gains the SE African States
And takes control of Angola
She gets very near to my South African society.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, US discards 4 cards, +1 East Germany for control, +1 in Mexico.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She attempts to get farther into Space, but once again fails to do so.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Truman Doctrine, remove all USSR influence in one uncontrolled country in Europe. All influence removed in Austria.
It will do him little good.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
FAIL at Coup
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Our Man In Tehran, US Draws top 5 cards from draw pile +2 in Brazil. Keeps 3 cards.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She attempts another Coup of Brazil
It once again Fails.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Cuban Missile Crisis, defcon to level 2 no coups in Europe.
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She plays “Summit”
But nothing happens good for her
She puts more influence into Nicaragua
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Salt Negotiations, Loss of control in Egypt. +1 in Italy. Defcon down to 4. -1 for any coup attempt. Reclaims Red scare/ Purge
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
Uses “Kitchen Debates”
Gains more influence in India and takes control of it
USSR POINT OF VIEW
Sadat Expels Soviets. Remove all Influence in Egypt +1 US influence
Turn
US POINT OF VIEW
She finally has a successful coup in Brazil and the Soviets take a 17 to 0 lead.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
+1 in Mexico for a total 2. Coup Attempt in Cuba successful. +4 in Cuba.
Turn 5
US POINT OF VIEW
Headline Phase
She plays the Southeast Asian Scoring Card and the United States falls to it’s knees to the Soviet Union. Capitalism has failed. All hope is lost in the United States of America.
USSR POINT OF VIEW
THE USSR HAS GAINED SUFFICIENT INFLUENCE ACROSS THE GLOBE. VICTORY IS MINE!
ITS A RED WORLD NOW.
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!
