State of War is a closed-end, computer-moderated, play-by-mail (PBM) wargame.
[4] The game is closed-ended with players striving for the most victory points.
[2] Gameplay takes place in a crisis period after nuclear war in Europe.
[5] Twenty players led states with gameplay occurring on a hex map.
[7] Tim Sullivan reviewed the game in a 1988 issue of The D2 Report, calling it a "high-energy, modern day wargame".