''Silo 14'' is a 1983

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Gameplay

''Silo 14'' is a game about a doomsday scenario intended for either solitaire play or multiple players, in which the Commandos must stop an out of control general from starting

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Reception

Suzanne Stevens reviewed ''Silo 14'' in ''

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'' No. 67. Stevens commented that "When you manage to beat the odds, ''Silo 14'' has its exciting and gratifying moments, but the game is not for the impatient or the easily discouraged. For those ready for a challenge, however, ''Silo 14'' makes for an amusing hour of game playing."

References

{{reflist Board games introduced in 1983