A World At War is based on the award-winning Advanced Third Reich/Empire of the Rising Sun gaming system. A World At War is a grand strategy game that lets the players find out for themselves what might have happened if:

• Germany had tried to execute "Sea Lion," the invasion of Britain
• Admiral Raeder's Mediterranean strategy had been adopted and the British position in the Middle East had crumbled
• "General Winter" had not come to the aid of the hard-pressed Russian armies in late 1941
• The Battle of the Atlantic had been won by Germany
• War had broken out between Russia and Japan in 1941 or 1942
• Japan had avoided disaster at Midway in 1942 and instead invaded Australia or India
• Japan had knocked China out of the war
• The Western Allies had failed to develop the atomic bomb, but Germany had

A World At War completes the Advanced Third Reich/Empire of the Rising Sun game system, refining and clarifying the rules in every area of the game. Five years of design and relentless playtesting have resulted in a polished, proven game, which includes the following innovations:

• named ships, allowing players to sink (or lose!) the Bismarck, Yamato, New Jersey, and other famous ships
• naval construction rules which allow major powers to build the navy they think will suit their strategic requirements
• mobilization rules which allow major powers to tailor their army and air force pools to meet their needs -- provided they anticipate them accurately
• oil rules which force the Axis to worry about their inadequate oil reserves even when victory is within their grasp
• simplified diplomatic rules which allow minor countries to align themselves with various major powers
• and more intuitive Combat Results and Attrition Tables
• plus additional terrain on both the European and Pacific maps.

A World At War includes a dozen campaigns or scenarios, ranging from the introductory "Battle of the Atlantic" and "Barbarossa" scenarios up to separate European and Pacific Campaign Games. Dedicated gamers will be hard-pressed to resist the testing their luck and skill by taking on the biggest campaign game: the entire war in Europe and the Pacific. Scenarios include Campaign game covering: Global War, European Theater, Pacific Theater, Global War (historical), European Theater (historical), Pacific Theater (historical), plus, Battle of the Atlantic, Barbarossa, North Africa, Coral Sea, Midway, and Leyte Gulf.