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Political Games Year by Year
(in progress)

What gets a game onto this list

  • historical – it is set in a specific time and place. Not only does this let out fantasy and science fiction (Dune, The Sword and the Stars, Twilight Imperium, Galactic Emperor), but also more generic games like Junta
  • governmental – it is about governmental politics and not, for example, a playground
  • negotiational – players are politicking with one another and not with third parties, for example, voters, as in a presidential election
  • political – players primarily engaged in politics, and not primarily in war
  • simulational – the game cares about its subject; it's not just a thematic veneer

    By Historical Period

    · Ancient · Medieval · Renaissance · Pre-Modern · Napoleonic Wars · American Civil War · Victorian Age · World War I · World War II · Cold War · Post-Cold War · Alternate History ·

    1. Ancient
    2. Medieval
    3. Renaissance
      • Machiavelli
    4. Pre-Modern
    5. Napoleonic Wars (including French Revolution and War of 1812)
    6. American Civil War
    7. Victorian Age
    8. World War I (including Russian Civil War)
    9. World War II
    10. Cold War
      • Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-62
      • Cuba Libre
      • Europa 1945-2030
      • Fire in the Lake
      • Kremlin
      • People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines, 1981-1986
      • Thirteen Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
      • Twilight Struggle
      • Wir sind das Volk!
    11. Post-Cold War
      • Andean Abyss
      • Distant Plain, A
      • Europa 1945-2030
      • Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
    12. Alternate History
    Last update: Wed Jun 5 11:55:52 MDT 2024
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