The game’s narrative focuses on the Soviet Union's "Ice Crusade," a desperate military march across the frozen Arctic to attack American cities that have been weakened by the perpetual winter. Gameplay Mechanics
: Players manage resource centers and move "battle groups" on a global theater map in turn-based mode before diving into real-time tactical combat. Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade
is a standalone expansion for the real-time strategy (RTS) game Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath , developed by G5 Software . Set in a terrifying "what-if" timeline, it explores a world where the 1962 diplomatic standoff failed, plunging humanity into a nuclear winter. The World of 1967 The game’s narrative focuses on the Soviet Union's