The game board is a world map, on which players will move their troops, search for allies, increase their influence, and seek ultimate dominance. The decisions they need to make are critical and challenging, as in all GMT's card-driven games. How will you manage to utilize a card, spending limited resources?

The event cards of Twilight Struggle add to the game's theme, as they refer to real historical events, with the artwork they contain covering periods such as the Arab-Israeli conflicts from 1948 to 1967, the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and even the space race. And always, the possibility of a nuclear war breaking out remains open!