First published by GMT in 2003, A World at Waris a grand strategy game based on the award-winning Advanced Third Reich/Empire of the Rising Sun gaming system. A World at Warsimulates the military, economic, political, diplomatic, research and production aspects of the Second World War and lets the players find out for themselves what might have happened if:

• Germany had tried to execute Sea Lion, the invasion of Britain.
• Admiral Raeder’s Mediterranean strategy had been adopted and the British position in
  the Middle East had crumbled.
• Russia had been prepared for the German attack.
• “General Winter” had not come to the aid of the hard-pressed Russian armies in late
  1941.
• The European Axis and Japan had cooperated in implementing a strategy aimed at
  destroying the Western Allied lines of communication in the Indian Ocean.
• The Battle of the Atlantic had been won by Germany.
• War had broken out between Russia and Japan in 1941 or 1942.
• Japan had avoided disaster at Midway in 1942 and instead invaded Australia or India.
• Japan had knocked China out of the war.
• the U.S had mobilized more armor units and fewer air units, or more infantry and less armor, or...
• the Western Allies had tried Churchill's Balkan strategy
• the Western Allies had tried to invade France in 1943 or earlier, leaving Italy for later.
• the Western Allies had failed to develop the atomic bomb - but Germany had.
• the Western Allies had developed jets or rockets.
• YOU had been in command.

Contents:

• 2,800 full-color die-cut counters
• Four 22"x30" full-color mapsheets
• 12 Player Aid Cards
• 196-page Rulebook
• 72-page Status Sheet booklet
• 24-page Research and Diplomacy booklet
• 24-page Scenario booklet
• 8 six-sided dice