Cold War: CIA vs KGB

About this board game

Cold War: CIA vs. KGB is a two-player game of espionage and ideological conflict, with games lasting about 60 minutes. Set after World War II, it places you in charge of either an American or Soviet spy network as the USA and USSR compete to shape the uncertain future.

Your mission is to persuade foreign governments to embrace your side’s ideology by any means necessary. Manipulate local factions of influence to get a coup d’état underway, then use the shifting political landscape to advance your superpower’s worldview.

The struggle extends beyond covert operations. You can gain prestige for your side by competing in major international arenas and influencing events that capture the world’s attention.

• Manipulate local factions to support a coup d’état.
• Double-cross and eliminate your opponent’s leaders.
• Compete for prestige in the Space Race and Olympic Games.
• Work to ensure that one of your countrymen wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Every decision contributes to a decades-long conflict in which resources, conviction, and commitment determine whose vision shapes the future. The USA and USSR are the only superpowers positioned to lead the post-war world, and victory goes to the side that can secure enough influence to make its ideology prevail.

Cold War: CIA vs. KGB supports online, turn-based play through Jeux sur un Plateau. Released in 2007, it focuses on the tension between espionage, political manipulation, and international prestige as two rivals struggle for dominance.