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Entry # Time Turn Player Title Entry
240 12/9/2025 11:32:00 PM Master ID = 68190 Game Deleted
239 12/8/2025 7:43:00 PM Turn 7 USSR Message That was particularly stupid given I had to reveal it!!
Duh.
238 12/8/2025 7:34:00 PM Turn 7 USSR Message Dang,
I guess I didn't learn from last time! I'm getting old Kevin!!

You had me anyway, you played great
237 12/8/2025 6:58:00 PM Turn 7 US Message game over i think... I go first, set defcon to 2, then Boycott OG
236 12/8/2025 6:57:00 PM Turn 7 US Headline Event selected Headline Events Revealed:

US: #46: 2 / How I Learned to Stop Worrying* (Both)
Set the DEFCON at any level you want (1-5). This event counts as 5 Military Operations for the purpose of required Military Operations.

USSR: #20: 2 / Olympic Games (Both)
Player sponsors Olympics. Opponent may participate or boycott. If Opponent participates, each player rolls one die, with the sponsor adding 2 to his roll. High roll gains 2 VP. Reroll ties. If Opponent boycotts, degrade DEFCON one level and the Sponsor may Conduct Operations as if they played a 4 Ops card.

Message from US:
235 12/8/2025 12:33:00 PM Turn 7 USSR Headline Event selected Message from USSR:
234 12/8/2025 12:33:00 PM Turn 7 USSR Message I'll play Olympic Games as headliner
233 12/8/2025 12:32:00 PM Turn 7 USSR Return Headline Event to hand Message from USSR:
232 12/8/2025 12:32:00 PM Turn 7 USSR Headline Event selected Message from USSR:
231 12/8/2025 12:29:00 PM Turn 7 US End Turn
DEFCON level increased to 3

US: 8 cards drawn.
USSR: 7 cards drawn.

NOTE: The deck was reshuffled on this deal.
230 12/8/2025 12:29:00 PM Turn 6 US Adjust Victory Points From 8 to 6
229 12/8/2025 12:28:00 PM Turn 6 US Message 2 VP for milops to you
228 12/8/2025 12:28:00 PM Turn 6 US Play Card as Operations #54: 1 / Allende* (USSR)
USSR receives two Influence in Chile.

Message from US:
Chilli 2,2

1 to Saharan States 1,0
227 12/8/2025 12:19:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Adjust Victory Points From 6 to 8
226 12/8/2025 12:16:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Message S.S 0,0
225 12/8/2025 12:15:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from USSR:

224 12/8/2025 12:15:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Play Card as Operations #48: 1 / Kitchen Debates* (US)
If the US controls more Battleground countries than the USSR, taunt opponent and gain 2VP!

Message from USSR:
AR7
coup saharan states
2vp for you
223 12/8/2025 12:09:00 PM Turn 6 US Play Card as Operations #72: 1 / Sadat Expels Soviets* (US)
Eliminate all USSR Influence in Egypt and add one US Influence.

Message from US:
AR6

1 to Chille 3,0
222 12/8/2025 12:07:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Message bah!!
221 12/8/2025 12:07:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from USSR:

220 12/8/2025 12:07:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Discard Card #67: 2 / Grain Sales to Soviets (US)

Message from USSR:
AR6
Space
219 12/8/2025 11:59:00 AM Turn 6 US Message nope
218 12/8/2025 11:59:00 AM Turn 6 US Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from US:

217 12/8/2025 11:59:00 AM Turn 6 US Discard Card #50: 4 / We Will Bury You'* (USSR)

Message from US:
space
216 12/8/2025 11:43:00 AM Turn 6 USSR Adjust Victory Points From 7 to 6
215 12/8/2025 11:43:00 AM Turn 6 USSR Play Card as Event #2: 0 / Europe Scoring (Both)
Both Sides Score. May NOT be Held.

Message from USSR:
AR5
1vp for me

I think i'm doomed.
214 12/8/2025 10:33:00 AM Turn 6 US Play Card as Operations #43: 3 / SALT Negotiations* (Both)
Improve DEFCON Status by two levels. Further Coup attempts incur -1 die roll modifier for both players for the remainder of the turn. Player may sort through discard pile and reclaim one non-scoring card, after revealing it to their opponent.

Message from US:
3 to Italy 5,3
213 12/8/2025 8:55:00 AM Turn 6 USSR Play China card #6: 4 / The China Card


Message from USSR:
AR4
3 to Italy 2,3
212 12/7/2025 2:03:00 PM Turn 6 US Play Card as Operations #59: 4 / Flower Power* (USSR)
USSR gains 2 VP for every subsequently US played 'War Card' (played as an event or Operations) unless played on Space Race. War Cards: Arab-Israeli War, Korean War, Brush War, Indo-Pakistani War or Iran-Iraq War. This event cancelled by #97 'An Evil Empire'.

Message from US:
AR3

2 to Afhanistan 4,2
1 to India 1,0

Ongoing event
211 12/7/2025 10:31:00 AM Turn 6 USSR Play Card as Event #3: 0 / Mideast Scoring (Both)
Both Sides Score. May NOT be Held.

Message from USSR:
AR3
Wash
210 12/7/2025 10:24:00 AM Turn 6 US Play Card as Operations #69: 2 / Latin American Death Squads (Both)
All of the player's Coup attempts in Central and South America are +1 for the remainder of the turn, while all opponent's Coup attempts are -1 for the remainder of the turn.

Message from US:
AR3

1 to Saharan States 1,0
1 to Zimbabwe 1,0
209 12/7/2025 10:18:00 AM Turn 6 US Give China card #6: 4 / The China Card


208 12/7/2025 9:45:00 AM Turn 6 USSR Play Card as Event #58: 3 / Cultural Revolution* (USSR)
If the US has The China Card, claim it face up and available for play. If the USSR already has it, USSR gains 1 VP.

Message from USSR:
AR2
need it back
207 12/6/2025 10:07:00 PM Turn 6 US Play Card as Operations #40: 3 / Cuban Missile Crisis* (Both)
Set DEFCON to Level 2. Any further Coup attempt by your opponent this turn, anywhere on the board, will result in Global Thermonucelar War. Your opponent will lose the game. This card may be canceled at any time if the USSR player removes two Influence from Cuba or the US player removes two Influence from West Germany or Turkey.

Message from US:
AR1

2 to Egypt 2,0
1 to Cameroon 1,0
206 12/6/2025 9:51:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Adjust DEFCON From 3 to 2
205 12/6/2025 9:50:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Message Venezuela 0,2
204 12/6/2025 9:50:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Message I meant venezuela of course! Sorry!!
203 12/6/2025 9:49:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from USSR:

202 12/6/2025 9:49:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Play Card as Event #47: 2 / Junta (Both)
Place two Influence in any Central or South American country. Then you may make a free Coup attempt or Realignment roll in one of these regions (using this card's Operations Value).

Message from USSR:
AR1
2 to Brazil
Coup ARgentina
2 mil ops
defcon to 2
201 12/6/2025 9:48:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Message S.A. 4,1
Angola 1,2
200 12/6/2025 9:44:00 PM Turn 6 US Message SA 4,0
Angola 1,0
Zaire 1,0
Nigeria 1,0
199 12/6/2025 9:42:00 PM Turn 6 US Headline Event selected Headline Events Revealed:

US: #63: 2 / Colonial Rear Guards (US)
Add one US Influence in each of four different African and/or Southeast Asian countries.

USSR: #53: 2 / South African Unrest (USSR)
USSR either adds two Influence in South Africa or adds one Influence in South Africa and two Influence in any countries adjacent to South Africa.

Message from US:
198 12/6/2025 9:41:00 PM Turn 6 USSR Headline Event selected Message from USSR:
2 / South African Unrest (USSR)
USSR either adds two Influence in South Africa or adds one Influence in South Africa and two Influence in any countries adjacent to South Africa.
197 12/6/2025 9:36:00 PM Turn 6 US End Turn
DEFCON level increased to 3

US: 8 cards drawn.
USSR: 8 cards drawn.
196 12/6/2025 9:36:00 PM Turn 5 US Message 0 VP for milops
195 12/6/2025 9:36:00 PM Turn 5 US Adjust Victory Points From 10 to 7
194 12/6/2025 9:36:00 PM Turn 5 US Message no one more with Iran
193 12/6/2025 9:35:00 PM Turn 5 US Play Card as Operations #61: 3 / OPEC (USSR)
USSR gains 1 VP for each of the following countries he controls: Egypt, Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Gulf States, and Venezuela. Unplayable as an event if #86 'North Sea Oil' is in effect.

Message from US:
2 vp for you i think

2 to WG 6,2
1 to Greece 2,0
192 12/6/2025 9:33:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Message looking grim for me!
191 12/6/2025 9:33:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Adjust Victory Points From 8 to 10
190 12/6/2025 9:33:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Play Card as Operations #78: 3 / Alliance For Progress* (US)
Gain 1VP for each US controlled Battleground country in Central and South America.

Message from USSR:
2 to IRan 0,2
1 to W.G. 4,2

2VP for you
189 12/6/2025 9:30:00 PM Turn 5 US Play Card as Event #80: 2 / One Small Step …' (Both)
If you are behind on the Space Race track, play this card to move your marker two boxes forward on the Space Race Track, gaining the VP value of the second box only.

Message from US:
Man in Earth Orbit
188 12/6/2025 9:29:00 PM Turn 5 US Message 2 into Chilli 2,0
187 12/6/2025 9:29:00 PM Turn 5 US Message 2 into Chilli 2,0
186 12/6/2025 9:28:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Play Card as Operations #70: 1 / OAS Founded* (US)
Add two US Influence in Central or South America

Message from USSR:
N. Korea 0,4

your event
185 12/6/2025 9:26:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Give China card #6: 4 / The China Card


184 12/6/2025 9:25:00 PM Turn 5 US Play Card as Event #71: 2 / Nixon Plays the China Card* (US)
If US has The China Card, gain 2 VP. Otherwise, US player receives The China Card now, face down and unavailable for immediate play.

Message from US:
tkae the china card
183 12/6/2025 9:22:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from USSR:

182 12/6/2025 9:22:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Play Card as Event #13: 2 / Arab-Israeli War (USSR)
Pan-Arab Coalition invades Israel. Roll a die, and subtract 1 for US Control of Israel and every US Controlled country adjacent to Israel. USSR Victory on modified die roll 4-6 USSR adds 2 to Military Ops Track. Effects of Victory: USSR gains 2 VP and replaces all US Influence in Israel with USSR Influence.

Message from USSR:
AR5
2 mil ops
need a 6
181 12/6/2025 8:53:00 PM Turn 5 US Adjust Victory Points From 7 to 8
180 12/6/2025 8:53:00 PM Turn 5 US Message Libya 2,0
179 12/6/2025 8:52:00 PM Turn 5 US Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from US:

178 12/6/2025 8:52:00 PM Turn 5 US Play Card as Event #36: 3 / Brush War (Both)
Attack any country with a stability of 1 or 2. Roll a die and subtract 1 for every adjacent enemy controlled country. Success on 3-6. Player adds 3 to his Military Ops track. Effects of Victory: Player gains 1 VP and replace all opponent's Influence with his Influence.

Message from US:
Libya

3+
177 12/6/2025 8:21:00 AM Turn 5 USSR Play Card as Event #56: 4 / Muslim Revolution (USSR)
Remove all US Influence in two of the following countries: Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan.

Message from USSR:
AR4
Iran 0,0
Egypt 0,0
176 12/5/2025 10:43:00 PM Turn 5 US Play Card as Operations #65: 2 / Camp David Accords* (US)
US gains 1 VP. US receives one Influence in Israel, Jordan and Egypt. Arab-Israeli War event no longer playable.

Message from US:
2 to South Africa 3,0

speak tomorrow!
175 12/5/2025 10:31:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Play Card as Operations #107: 3 / Che (USSR)
USSR may immediately make a Coup attempt using this card's Operations value against a non-battleground country in Central America, South America, or Africa. If the Coup removes any US Influence, USSR may make a second Coup attempt against a different target under the same restrictions.

Message from USSR:
AR3
Algeria 1,3
174 12/5/2025 10:30:00 PM Turn 5 US Adjust DEFCON From 3 to 2
173 12/5/2025 10:29:00 PM Turn 5 US Message Algeria 1,0
172 12/5/2025 10:29:00 PM Turn 5 US Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from US:

171 12/5/2025 10:29:00 PM Turn 5 US Adjust DEFCON From 2 to 3
170 12/5/2025 10:29:00 PM Turn 5 US Play Card as Event #57: 4 / ABM Treaty (Both)
Improve DEFCON one level. Then player may Conduct Operations as if they played a 4 Ops card.

Message from US:
Event

defcon to 3

coup Algeria
169 12/5/2025 10:27:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Play Card as Operations #60: 3 / U2 Incident* (USSR)
USSR gains 1 VP. If UN intervention played later this turn as an Event, either by US or USSR, gain an additional 1 VP.

Message from USSR:
AR2
Algeria 2,0
Finland 4,0
168 12/5/2025 10:22:00 PM Turn 5 US Adjust DEFCON From 3 to 2
167 12/5/2025 10:22:00 PM Turn 5 US Message Egypt n 2,0
166 12/5/2025 10:22:00 PM Turn 5 US Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from US:

165 12/5/2025 10:22:00 PM Turn 5 US Play Card as Operations #76: 3 / Ussuri River Skirmish* (US)
If the USSR has The China Card, claim it face up and available for play. If the US already has The China Card, add 4 US Influence in Asia, no more than 2 per country.

Message from US:
AR1

Coup Egypt
164 12/5/2025 10:21:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from USSR:

163 12/5/2025 10:21:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Discard Card #108: 2 / Our Man in Tehran* (US)

Message from USSR:
AR1
for Bear Trap
162 12/5/2025 10:20:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Message W.G. 4,1
161 12/5/2025 10:20:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Adjust Victory Points From 8 to 7
160 12/5/2025 10:14:00 PM Turn 5 US Headline Event selected Headline Events Revealed:

US: #44: 3 / Bear Trap* (US)
On the next action round, USSR player must discard an Operations card worth 2 or more and roll 1-4 to cancel this event. Repeat each USSR player Action Round until successful or no appropriate cards remain. If out of appropriate cards, the USSR Player may only play scoring cards until the next turn.

USSR: #55: 2 / Willy Brandt* (USSR)
USSR gains 1 VP. USSR receives 1 Influence in West Germany. Cancels #21 NATO for West Germany. This event canceled/unplayable by #96 'Tear Down this Wall'.

Message from US:
159 12/5/2025 10:12:00 PM Turn 5 USSR Headline Event selected Message from USSR:
158 12/5/2025 10:06:00 PM Turn 5 US End Turn
DEFCON level increased to 3

US: 8 cards drawn.
USSR: 8 cards drawn.
157 12/5/2025 10:06:00 PM Turn 4 US Message 0 VP for mil ops
156 12/5/2025 10:06:00 PM Turn 4 US Message just

animal in space
155 12/5/2025 10:05:00 PM Turn 4 US Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from US:

154 12/5/2025 10:05:00 PM Turn 4 US Discard Card #75: 2 / Liberation Theology (USSR)

Message from US:
space
153 12/5/2025 10:01:00 PM Turn 4 USSR Adjust Victory Points From 5 to 8
152 12/5/2025 10:00:00 PM Turn 4 USSR Play Card as Event #38: 0 / Southeast Asia Scoring* (Both)
Both sides score. May NOT be Held.

Message from USSR:
AR7
3VP for US
151 12/5/2025 9:58:00 PM Turn 4 US Adjust Victory Points From 2 to 5
150 12/5/2025 9:58:00 PM Turn 4 US Play Card as Event #81: 0 / South America Scoring (Both)
Both sides score. May NOT be Held.

Message from US:
3vp
149 12/5/2025 9:23:00 PM Turn 4 USSR Play Card as Operations #51: 3 / Brezhnev Doctrine* (USSR)
All further Operations cards played by the USSR this turn increase their Ops value by one (to a maximum of 4).

Message from USSR:
AR 6
3 into Laos 1,2
148 12/5/2025 9:08:00 PM Turn 4 US Message Angola 0,0

2 mil ops
147 12/5/2025 9:07:00 PM Turn 4 US Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from US:

146 12/5/2025 9:06:00 PM Turn 4 US Play Card as Operations #46: 2 / How I Learned to Stop Worrying* (Both)
Set the DEFCON at any level you want (1-5). This event counts as 5 Military Operations for the purpose of required Military Operations.

Message from US:
Coup Angola (Nuclear Subs allows)
145 12/5/2025 7:57:00 PM Turn 4 USSR Play Card as Event #52: 2 / Portuguese Empire Crumbles* (USSR)
Add two USSR Influence in both the SE African States and Angola.

Message from USSR:
AR 5
S.E. African States 0,2
Angola 0,2
144 12/5/2025 6:20:00 PM Turn 4 US Play Card as Operations #45: 1 / Summit (Both)
Both players roll a die. Each adds 1 for each Region they Dominate or Control. High roller gains 2 VP and may move DEFCON marker one level in either direction. Do not reroll ties.

Message from US:
ar4

1 to Venezuela 2,0
143 12/5/2025 3:55:00 PM Turn 4 USSR Message AR4
Poland1,4
France 6,9
142 12/5/2025 2:26:00 PM Turn 4 US Message Poland 1,2
Finland 0,3
EG 0,3
141 12/5/2025 1:55:00 PM Turn 4 USSR Play Card as Operations #29: 3 / East European Unrest (US)
In Early or Mid War: Remove 1 USSR Influence from three countries in Eastern Europe. In Late War: Remove 2 USSR Influence from three countries in Eastern Europe.

Message from USSR:
AR 4
Event first

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