The game of World domination…….and terrorism

Ah I remember the good old days of playing Risk with my friend Kevin. The game would be fun for about 30-35 minutes and then if Kevin started to lose or got bored, he would always pull out the classic nuclear war card. Meaning he would just tip the board and knock all the pieces off and thus ending the game.

Well now there is a game maybe more up Kev’s alley where the nuclear option is part of the game. There is a new game out there that is sure to give a lot of people a bad taste in their mouth. The war on terror can now be fought in the comfort of your living room — thanks to a controversial board game that lets players dominate the world using nuclear weapons, hijacked airplanes, suicide bomb belts and a pair of dice.

Two entrepreneurs from Cambridge, England, who have sold more than 2,500 copies worldwide through their online company TerrorBull Games started the game last year. They got the idea three years ago while having a few beers and watching news about the War in Iraq on television. The two men say they were astonished to hear U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair talking freely about weapons of mass destruction.

“It’s great material for a board game,” Sheerin said. “There’s lying in there, double-crossing, geo-politics and world domination.”

The game, billed as a family game for 2-6 players, lets players be either terrorists or the establishment, known as the Empire. Players roll the dice and move pieces across a map of the world.

The game has a deck of cards depicting cartoon images of nuclear weapons and airplane hijackings. One shows a middle-aged white suicide bomber wearing a raincoat and a belt of bombs. Sounds scary for sure.

The game sells for 60 bucks Canadian, plus shipping fees. It’s an English-language game, but a deal to sell a Spanish version is being worked on.

Now with shows like 24 and many movies touching on this subject I do not think it is a bad thing to have this game. I mean have you looked at the stock of video games on the market?? The two guys are just trying to get their idea out and make some money. I do not find it offensive. I also see how people who have lost loved ones would feel but they don’t have to buy or play it. How do you think WWI & WWII vets felt about Risk when it came out and yet that is one of the most popular and liked board games ever.

The thing I find most offensive over the whole thing is the lack of money the two creators spent on design. Check out the box and you will agree that it is an eye sore that I would not want on my board game shelf.

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