BALANCE GAME UPDATE
BALANCE GAME WINDOWS

One is usually quite lucky yo get past 2 turns in a multiplayer game, specially if he's playing with someone with hardliner ideols. This is harder then one would expect as the A.I, or other player, is always trying to make sure his views get carried on. The basic point of the game is to raise your country's (either USA or USSR) prestige level and spheres of influence all over the world while at the same time avoiding nuclear war. For some extra chips, one might add that this game was quoted, 'The best cold war simulation.' It was set in the future basically because he wanted it to be a non-linear sort of scenario. In 1989 he created Balance of Power: the 1990 edition. However, he decided to create a new version due to non-stop emails to him, and the fact that the geo-political scale had altered violently.

BALANCE GAME WINDOWS

The original game, Balance of Power, was made by Chris Crawford in 1985 for the mac, and ported to Windows in 1986. The nice thing about being a Superpower is that the little countries do whatever you tell them, but you still have to watch out for your main rivals (USSR or the US)!ДЄh, the cold war, probably the closest age in mans history that he was to causing the mutually assured destruction of his fellow man.Д«asically, this gem of a game puts you in the shoes of the exact opposite, makign sure that DOESN'T happen. Of course, you could help them out (or encourage them!) by sending in military aid.ДЎ8 more countries, bringing the total to 80.ДЄ 'Crisis Advisory Board' of four people, who would give you advice during international crises. The multipolar level, where small countries could go to war with their neighbors on their own. This game featured an updated database, but the most significant new features were: Russia was falling, the Iron Curtain was shattering, and smaller countries were beginning to assert their own regional power with more freedom from the bipolar world of the Cold War.

BALANCE GAME UPDATE

However, it is now 1989, and the Communist Block is crumbling.Д¬hris Crawford, who rarely ever made a sequel to a computer game, was besieged by mail asking him to update his classic from a few years before to reflect the new state of the world. The objective is the same as the original Balance of Power: use your military, covert, and industrial forces to make your country the most prestigious in the world while avoiding nuclear war.

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