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Bringing Profound Thought Back to Destroying Your Friends and Enemies
4.28-29.07 @ Meltdown
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W O T



First came the revolutionary geo-political satire in boardgame form, War on Terror The Boardgame (http://www.waronterrortheboardgame.com/ and more info below) ... now comes War on Terror the Boardgame, the Tournament! Where else can you use WMDs, Suicide Bombers, Weapons Inspectors and Nuclear Bombs on your erstwhile allies and opposing empires, fighting and funding terrorism (often simultaneously) and take advantage of all the benefits that come with being decidedly EVIL, all in the socially redeeming atmosphere that a tournament offers?

It's an international event, with Andy Tompkins and Andrew Sheerin, the UK-based designers and illustrator, Tom Morgan-Jones, in attendance. Interested in mixing your entertainment with a little politics? Don't miss it. Just want to play one of the greatest games in game history? Pull up a chair. All religions, genders, experience levels and political leanings are welcome; resume that long-standing argument with friends or family in a decisive way.

The two day tournament will be held on Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, 11am to 5pm, at the pop-culture mecca known as Meltdown Comics, 7522 Sunset Boulevard, in Hollywood. Compete for signed first editions of the game, original artwork, and other great prizes. Some of the winning categories will be "Most Diabolical Single Play of the Tournament," "Most Morally Upright Player," "Most Freedom Liberating Player" and "Most Terrorizing Terrorist of Terror."

The first edition of War on Terror The Boardgame completely sold out in the US, and the tournament and Meltdown will be your first source for the new batch. The game makes the perfect gift for the discerning aficionado of cultural milestones for international imbroglios -- after all, once there's a boardgame, the tide of history has turned!

Unlike the Iraq War, America's "Central Battlefield of the War on Terror," War on Terror the Boardgame, the Tournament! requires intelligence and a little thoughtfulness when ostracizing long time allies, squandering billions and depleting international good will in the name of fighting abstractions.

ABOUT WAR ON TERROR, THE BOARDGAME
Previously just a violent hobby for greedy imperialists, now everyone can join in the War on Terror. Three years in the making, War on Terror the boardgame has carefully distilled and reduced modern geo-politics into a revolutionary game for the 21st century. Players liberate the world while bickering over oil, funding and fighting terrorism, forcing regime changes and discovering those elusive WMDs. All the time alliances waver: old enemies become friends, while previous allies turn bad guys with one casual flick of the Axis of Evil spinner.

Designed as a serious challenge to the counter-productive pursuit of the so-called 'War on Terror', but also as a fun, family game to be played with Granny on Thanksgiving. When a boardgame includes Suicide Bomber cards, Dirty Bombs, Nuclear Weapons and a ski mask with the word "Evil" stitched across the forehead, you know you’re in for a quality evening's entertainment. It's been called "sick and ridiculous", "absolutely deplorable" and "the game that Voltaire would have made" -- a game that blurs the line between empire and terrorist - allowing you to play as either or both - has opinion heavily divided. In fact, multiple international trade shows have not allowed TerrorBull to exhibit the game, including the London, New York City and Nuremberg Toy Fairs. The first trade show to allow the game was Las Vegas' GAMA '07 Convention (http://www.gama.org/gts/), held April 23 - 26, where the designers will be the week before the WOT Tournament.

The actual War on Terror costs billions, has no end and has taken thousands of lives. Luckily this 'Long War' can be fought in an evening, with minimal casualties and costs just 30 quid.