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Reviews for 1984 (#17)

Review by The Dean of Games on 08 Feb 2012 (Rating: 4)

1983 Incentive Software (UK)
by Rob Carter

Brilliant government management game.
I was about 12 when I first played this, it was all so strange, all those options, numbers, percentages, and all in English and without instructions.
But don't asked me why, but I somehow insisted on playing it, maybe because of my obsession with BASIC strategy games. And so, I slowly got into the game (more or less) and became good at it, I remember almost reaching the year 2000!
This is not your everyday management game, It has many economy calculations, and all with an influence on the game, but it is simple in play making it quite enjoyable.

Review by Stack on 14 Jan 2014 (Rating: 2)

Political 'strategy' game with too much reliance on 'guess the number' when negotiating wage rounds. You maybe in the moist sweaty shoes of Nigella's dad in this game, but the unions still have a make or break hold over this Spectrum vision of government at Westminster in the 80s.

Review by YOR on 12 Dec 2017 (Rating: 3)

Quite amusing in the short run, not entertaining in the long run. But still it ain't all bad really.