Eyeball to Eyeball has been played in colleges, service academies, high schools, and wargame conventions. Whether you’re looking for a classroom exercise to deepen student understanding of Cold War dynamics, a group development exercise in organizational engagement, or an engaging Cold War simulation/parlor LARP, Eyeball to Eyeball offers a unique opportunity to relive and understand the past.

This game reinforces understanding of a diplomatic crisis at the height of Cold War hostilities, and is a quick-paced case study of the complex nature of modern governance. Even amid the ideological clashes of Cold War superpowers, smaller nations and non-state actors could and did influence international affairs in surprising ways.

Play Eyeball to Eyeball face to face, in a hybrid format, or fully online, using a custom-configured Discord server or a custom-coded website on Mustard Square’s Experiential Simulation System (ExpSim) online platform. Play the game as a parlor LARP or use it as an engaging, immersive tool in the classroom.

Extend the liminal space of your game to include the Game Master’s materials with an optional Game Master Manual Glow-Up. Instead of pulling out modern printed sheets or using a computer, your documents can be pulled out of an 1960s attaché envelope and held in other period-accurate folders enhanced by replicas of historic photos and documents.