# Balance of Power (video game)

*Source* · `src-wikipedia-balance-of-power` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Encyclopedia / wiki |
| authors | Wikipedia contributors |
| venue | Wikipedia |
| date | 2026 |
| url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_Power_(video_game) |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Chris Crawford, Mindscape; Macintosh 1985 (infobox November, body September); ports to MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, PC-88, PC-98, MSX, Windows. Player leads US or USSR for eight one-year turns, maximizes prestige points, answers crises with no action, diplomatic notes, or military maneuvers; backing down costs prestige; escalation can trigger nuclear war, which ends the game. Compared with Ketchledge's Geopolitique 1990.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Balance of Power](../game/balance-of-power.md)

## Citation

Wikipedia contributors (2026). *Balance of Power (video game)*. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_Power_(video_game)

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