Dragon Ascending: The New Cold War is a two-player grand strategy game of rivalry, ambition, and global transformation from 1990 to 2050.
One player leads the United States, the other China. Across four sweeping turns, you’ll compete for global prestige through trade, technology, diplomacy, and military power while navigating upheavals from real history and the near future.
Each side advances differently: the USA projects influence through alliances, markets, and military reach, while China builds strength through economic growth, global infrastructure, and rapid technological innovation. Events — from the Gulf War and financial crises to cyberwarfare, space races, and climate shocks — reshape the board, but it is your choices that will decide who defines the century.
Prestige determines victory: the measure of which system the world chooses to follow. Secure regions, dominate emerging technologies, sway international organizations, or undermine your rival through espionage. The contest is volatile, with every success provoking countermoves and every setback reshaping strategy.
With asymmetric powers, speculative events, and a forward-looking scope, Dragon Ascending portrays the struggle of two nations not locked in stalemate, but racing toward a future where one will lead — and the other will follow.
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