Two of those people around the edge of the board need to connect up to each other and Nixon for the journalists to win. In the four years since Warcry released, Games Workshop has teased us with about two new Chaos Dwarf models and (unsurprisingly) has yet to produce full rules for Dawi-Zharr warbands. I have finally... Iain McAllister lives in Dalkeith, Scotland with his wife Cath and their two dogs, Maddie and Gypsy. He has been a keen member of the local gaming scene for many years setting up and participating in many of the clubs that are part of Edinburgh's vibrant gaming scene.

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Only Nixon has conspirators. After Nixon uses the action part of a conspirator card, it goes to Nixon's discard pile. In Watergate, one player assumes the role of a Journalist, while the other embodies the Nixon Administration—each with a unique set of cards. To win, the Nixon Administration must build up enough momentum to make it to the end of the presidential term, whereas the Journalist must gather enough evidence to connect two informants directly to the President. Of course, the administration will do all in its power to smother any evidence. *NEW Box Cover Available*

Over the following two years, they discover that the five men were directed from within the White House to spy on political opponents. As a consequence, in 1974 President Richard Nixon resigns from office to avoid impeachment. Zatu has an excellent range of games and for most of them the best prices too. Delivery is always fast and I have never received a game in bad condition. 10/10 would recommend.

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The game ends when either Nixon collects his 5th momentum token or when the Editor creates connections between Nixon and two informants. The editor is trying to create a chain of evidence between Nixon and informants. Game Experience: Starting with the player who has the initiative (the player that the arrows on the initiative card are pointing towards), the two of you take alternating turns until neither of you has any cards left in hand. Now that I’ve played it, I can happily say that while I can see why it got that comparison, it’s nowhere near as dense, and that’s a good thing. Setup If you are the Editor, place it face up (to create connections). If you are Nixon, place it face down (to disrupt connections).

Before I played it, I’d heard Watergate described as ‘Twilight Struggle Lite’. Twilight Struggle, if you don’t know, is one of the best two-player games ever made, which has a tug of war of power through playing cards. It’s also very deep and needs a lot of concentration. So when I heard that comparison, I was a little worried, as I’ve played Twilight Struggle, and it is brilliant, but it’s hard to learn and doesn’t easily win over new players. Watergate Review - Scandalously Good? - Just Push Start". www.justpushstart.com . Retrieved 2022-03-23.

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It's always an excellent service with brilliant products at a very competitive price - will use again! This all sounds pretty straightforward, and even writing this now it sounds simple even to me, so let me give you an example of the sorts of things running through your mind for every card of every round of the game. Difficult Decisions As the Editor, if you want to move a face-down evidence token, ask Nixon if there is any with the color on your card (if the card shows a joker, name a color). An informant is considered connected to Nixon if a thread coming from that informant's face-up picture tile runs all the way through face- up evidence tokens to Nixon's picture in the center (empty spaces and face-down evidence tokens disrupt connections). Most cards in the game feature an event. Events must be removed from the game (e.g. to the box) after you use their action part. Only the event "Gambit" provides an alternative.

Which brings us to today’s review of Watergate by Capstone Games. This two-player, card driven game puts players in the shoes of the Nixon administration trying to cover up the scandal and the Washington Post editors trying to bring the corruption to the light of day. Gameplay Overview:

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Final Score: 5 Stars – Excellent, tight gameplay and a great theme make this a must own for those looking for their next two-player game.

A two-player game about the scandal of U.S. President Richard Nixon and his administration, sees players take opposing sides: the editor of The Washington Post, trying to connect the evidence and informants together, while the Nixon administration tries to survive until the end of the presidential term to win the game. At the end of each round, which comprises four or five actions for each player, players gain any tokens on their side. Evidence tokens can be placed face-up by the editors connecting to the informants, or face down by the administration to obstruct the connection. The game ends when Nixon gains all five momentum tokens or if the editor connects two informants to the centre. [1] Release [ edit ] The rule book deserves a special mention. Not only does it have really clear instructions and setup diagrams, with examples of every rule, but it has bios of everyone involved in the game, and a well-researched history of events. A far more in-depth telling of the Watergate story than I managed