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1979 Sample Cards
Finishing Turn 1
Iran contested.
Mossadegh is gone... strong Military presence as we move into the Late Era

1979: Revolution in Iran (2021)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
90–120 min
Age
14+
7.26
Average rating
167
Ratings
3.00/5
Weight
#9087
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Daniel Bullock
Artist:Jacob Walker
Publisher:The Dietz Foundation
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 8, Interaction 5, Complexity 6, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck8.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity6.0
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

PoliticalWargameModern WarfareHand ManagementOpen DraftingChit-Pull SystemSimulationDice RollingAction / Event

Overview

1979: Revolution in Iran is a national-level strategic wargame covering the events leading up to the 1953 coup, the Islamic Revolution, and the turbulent period in between. You play as either the Coalition, pushing to nationalize the oil industry and later rise to oppose the Shah and remove him from power, or as the Royalist, fighting to keep the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, in power and protect American and British oil interests.

1979 is a card-driven wargame for two players. Unlike many other event card games, each turn begins with a draft of event cards before alternating action rounds. Factional influence is each player's primary resource. It is used to trigger events, take actions and most importantly, mount opposition to those in power.

Scoring is not open information, keeping tension front and center from start to finish. Do you have what it takes to change the course of history?

—description from the designer

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