Balance of Terror 4th Edition (including expansion Everything at the Beginning), board game, for 2 players, from 14 years (DE edition). Balance of Terror is a two-person game that simulates the 45-year Cold War of intrigue, prestige and the occasional flare-up of proxy wars between the USSR and the USA. The whole world serves as a stage for the struggle of these two titans, both striving to win the world for their ideology and their way of life. The game begins amidst the ruins of old Europe as the two new superpowers fight over the remnants of World War II. The game ends in 1989 when only the United States remains. Duration: 120+ minutes.