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The map. Colourful & functional, but crude.
Countersheet 1 of 2 (backs are blank)
Sample counters from War of the Worlds
Countersheet 2 of 2 (backs are blank)
Updated map of original game

The War of the Worlds (1980)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
60–60 min
Age
12+
6.84
Average rating
55
Ratings
2.10/5
Weight
#18419
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Allen D. Eldridge
Artist:Alvin Belflower
Publisher:Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.2, Theme 6
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.2
Theme6.0

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

Science FictionWargameNovel-basedPrint & PlayHexagon GridDice Rolling

Overview

From the rules:

The War of the Worlds is a Science-Fiction themed two-player board-wargame based on the S-F novel of the same name, written by the British author H. G. Wells.

On a large hexagon grid game-map, one player controls the Martian forces and attempts to attack and destroy the city of London. The other player controls the Human forces and attempts to destroy the Martians and protect London.

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