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Origins of World War II

The Avalon Hill Game Co, 1971

Origins of World War II is a tabletop game published by The Avalon Hill Game Co in 1971. It is played with 2 to 5 players, from age 12 and in about 60 minutes.

players
2–5
minutes
60
years
12+

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Publishers
The Avalon Hill Game Co, Schmidt Spiele
Designer
Jim Dunnigan
Artwork
Thomas N. Shaw
Year of release
1971
Also known as
Diplomatie

About the game

Origins of World War II is a board game published by Avalon Hill in 1971 that combines a wargame with international diplomacy to simulate the diplomatic conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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