# The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition

The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition is a board game for 1–8 players. It plays in 360–2200 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2.

- **Players:** 1–8 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 360–2200 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Wargame, Modern Warfare
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Simulation, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 25
- **Unique players:** 6

**Designers:** Frank Chadwick

**Artists:** Bruce Yearian

**Publishers:** Compass Games

## Expansions

- [The Third World War: Portuguese Forces](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-third-world-war-portuguese-forces)
- [Cuban Front, Battle for Cuba (fan expansion for Third World War: Battle for Germany)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cuban-front-battle-for-cuba-fan-expansion-for-third-world-war-battle-for-germany)
- [The Third World War: Alternative Naval Ruleset](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-third-world-war-alternative-naval-ruleset)
- [The Third World War: Finnish Airforce](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-third-world-war-finnish-airforce)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-third-world-war-designer-signature-edition)
- [The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-third-world-war-designer-signature-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316410)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._