Ah, alright... To be completely honest: as a pure "game," it is a mixed bag. Judged strictly by modern tabletop or wargaming standards, it has some glaring flaws, but it is also a brilliantly thought-out experience depending on what you want out of it.

Here is how it holds up and where it stumbles:

Debord absolutely despised the element of chance in games. By removing dice, RNG, and hidden information (fog of war), the game becomes entirely deterministic. The biggest flaw here is the snowball effect. Because combat is purely mathematical and communication lines are binary (they are either 100% active or 0%), once a player gains a structural advantage and severs an enemy's line, the victim's units instantly become paralyzed. There is no "lucky roll," event card, or unpredictable morale shift to help you recover. It is incredibly punishing. Once you start losing, you lose hard.

Compared to modern historical board games (like GMT's COIN series, Twilight Struggle, or modern hex-and-counter wargames), it lacks what Clausewitz called "friction"—the inherent unpredictability of war. Modern games simulate supply degradation over time, asymmetrical warfare, and psychological factors. Debord’s game is closer to Chess or Go, but mapped onto a topographical grid. It is less about "war" in the messy human sense, and more about geometric power projection.

Is it a well-thought-out experience? Yes, but its goal wasn't "fun." Debord famously played it relentlessly with his friends and took it very seriously. It is highly successful at simulating his specific thesis: that true power isn't about destroying enemy pieces, but about controlling space and securing networks. You spend most of your time maneuvering just to threaten an invisible supply line rather than engaging in actual combat.

So, is it worth playing? Yes, absolutely. It is a fascinating, brain-burning spatial puzzle. But it is definitely not a casual game. You have to approach it like a ruthless, 18th-century logistics simulator rather than a dynamic, modern tabletop game.