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Expansion for The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War
2022
Rules assistance for The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 60–120 min
- 13+
- Complexity 3.3/5
Rules assistant for The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War is an expansion for The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire released in 2022 for 1–5 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Tom Jolly and Luke Laurie and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Income, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
After the bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the dust settled from World War II, the nations of the world rebuilt their economies and infrastructure, and the atomic age began. Nations forged alliances through strong diplomacy. They built rockets and satellites and began the space race. They constructed enough nuclear missiles to destroy the world many times over. Their spies were around every corner. The Cold War had begun. The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War adds new levels of strategy and options to The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire. The various components in this expansion are divided into separate modules. Players may pick and choose the modules they like best to customize their game, or even choose to eventually add all of the modules to their game. It is recommended that these modules be added to Energy Empire gradually and not all at once. The Cold War expansion adds many more opportunities for player interaction, and creates many more varied ways to win. It also adds a Clash of Netions solitaire game.
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- Grail Games
- Minion Games
- Frost Bite Games
Questions and answers
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War is 60–120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War has a complexity rating of 3.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War belongs to these categories: Economic, Dice, and Industry / Manufacturing. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Income, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War are: Tom Jolly and Luke Laurie. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire – Cold War as an expansion for The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire to use it. Check that your edition of The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.