Cover art for Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?

Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?

2010 · BGG
Avg rating
7.57
Bayes rating
6.91
Weight
3.67 (Heavy)
Players
1-2
Playtime
3 hr
Ratings count
5,047

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Description

2001: The “American Century” had closed with a single Cold War superpower standing and a pause in conflict that some at the time dubbed “The End of History”. It wasn’t. In the Middle East and South Asia, an Islamic revival was underway. Resentments bred in part of US support for the regions’ anti-Soviet tyrannies soon erupted into a new struggle against the West. Wealthy Saudi fanatic Usama bin Ladin issued a declaration of holy war against America in 1996 and then fired the first shots with spectacular terrorist attacks in 1998 and 2000. By 2001, al-Qaeda had set in motion even more devastating strikes — this time within the US Homeland — that Bin Ladin hoped would light off a global Muslim uprising. Uprising or not, the Western response to those September 11th attacks would reshape international affairs from London to Jakarta and from Moscow to Dar es Salaam.

Labyrinth takes players inside the Islamist jihad and the global war on terror. With broad scope, ease of play, and a never-ending variety of event combinations similar to Twilight Struggle, Labyrinth portrays not only the US efforts to counter extremists’ use of terrorist tactics but the wider ideological struggle — guerrilla warfare, regime change, democratization, and much more.

--description from publisher



Mechanics

Action / Event Action Points Area Majority / Influence Campaign / Battle Card Driven Command Cards Dice Rolling Events Hand Management Point to Point Movement Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Simulation Solo / Solitaire Game Stat Check Resolution Sudden Death Ending Tug of War Variable Player Powers

Themes

Arabian Modern Warfare Political

Publishers

Asterion Press Bard Centrum Gier GMT Games Udo Grebe Gamedesign

Designers

Volko Ruhnke