War Room
- Players
- 2-6
- Best withThe player count this game plays best at.
- 5 players
- Play timeHow long a full game runs once everyone knows the rules.
- 360 min
- AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
- 14+
- ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
- 3.6 / 5
- Year
- 2019
About the game
War Room is a deluxe global World War II strategy game for 2-6 players, where you're entrusted with your nation's Mantle of Command and must coordinate with allies before revealing secret, simultaneous movement and production orders. Assign battle stances for land, sea, and air units, then resolve conflicts as you fight to control territories, guard convoys, and crush enemy national morale. Designed by Larry Harris (creator of Axis & Allies), it delivers an epic, sweeping WWII campaign with a genuinely tense simultaneous-order system. Capturing enemy capitals is the ultimate path to victory in this massive strategic simulation.
Hobbli's Notes
Hobbli's team regards War Room as a monumental strategic wargaming experience, bringing Larry Harris's signature grand-strategy style to an even bigger simultaneous-order format. The secret, simultaneous movement system creates real uncertainty and bluffing that classic sequential wargames often lack. It demands a serious time commitment and a dedicated group, but delivers an unmatched epic WWII narrative in return. A bucket-list game for fans of large-scale historical wargaming.
What we like
- Epic, sweeping global WWII scope.
- Tense simultaneous secret-order system adds real bluffing.
- Designed by Axis & Allies creator Larry Harris.
- Deep team-based diplomacy and coordination.
Keep in mind
- Extremely long playtime, often many hours.
- High complexity and rules overhead.
- Requires a large, dedicated group to organize a session.
Who it's for
Best for dedicated wargamers ages 14+ willing to commit to a lengthy, team-based global WWII strategy game with 2-6 players.
