Absolutism is a party card game that presents players with unfathomable scenarios of daily life in a totalitarian society to which they have to offer solutions. But as no sane solutions can save you in a real dictatorship, in Absolutism. The game offers a funny satirical take on dictatorship from a team of three who spent their childhood and adolescence...
Excerpt from the rulebook: "Accusation is a card game in which players take on the roles of countries engaged in world events. Players use their country’s assets: military, intelligence, economy, diplomacy, and research to influence the outcome of world events and gain victory points to achieve world domination." Players simultaneously and anonymously...
YOU are a lobbyist for a major firm. A bill vital to the firm's survival is scheduled for a vote in 5 (FIVE!) days. The balance is even. Four Representatives are still on the fence- and their votes will make or break the bill. Can you convince at least three of the Representatives to vote your way? Or will your nemesis- ACE Lobbyist- manage to derail your...
Explore a fascinating world similar to that of ancient Greece, full of magic, technological development, and weird customs; in a kingdom mired in court intrigue, seductive women and sword fights; a world of a bloody revolution in which your ancestry no longer matters. It is all about survival and spilling blood in the struggle for the throne in the kingdom...
This game abstractly represents the struggle of an activist group to spread its message and convert the world. It is a single player game played on a 6 by 6 grid, involving the use of two dice and also a number of checker pieces and one piece representing a core group. Players struggle with trying to recruit, and losing support due to attrition and...
The rules of the game, for example, start out with this explanation: “Unlike other board games, nobody really wins at Administration. During the game each player gets poorer as, little by little, all money and property pass into the hands of the Administration. Thus the game is much like real life. The object is to remain “financially solvent” if possible...
Welcome polī́tēs in classical Greece! Your leadership is urgently requested! Guide the fortune of the naval power of Athens, the belligerent Sparta, the trading giant of Corinth or the seven-gated Thebes. You decide how you want your civilization to succeed. Should Sparta become a democracy with strong maritime trade? Should Corinth conquer the...
アフィニティー (AFFINITY) is a game of fantasy medieval war and politics, from Japan. Players build up armies to fight for the kingdom, using bluffing and bargaining. Using psychology to out-think the opponents is needed, as the ending is never certain. After a long war, the feudal system has declined, and leading aristocrats began to fight for the right to...
The hysteria over witches among the people of Salem swept the region like a disease in 1692. As is the case in any tragic event, there are those whom will use the circumstances to their advantage. Under the veil of the witch-hunt lie other motivations; power, greed, revenge and righteousness. AFFLICTION: Salem 1692 is a game set in the hysteria of a...
This Kickstarter bonus pack of eight cards (plus one rule card) gives players the option to purchase colonist enhancements. The eight cards are shuffled and two are turned face up. A player may send a messenger to assign a tactic card to a colonist. Cards include such traits as Opposition, Rumors, Political Maneuvering, Petition, Rousing Speech, and Pardon...
Originally published by 3W in The Wargamer Magazine issue 3 in 1977. From the introduction: "Each player takes the role of one of the (super)powers attempting to establish or maintain a sphere of influence in the Southern half of the African continent. By interfering in the economic stability and political alliance of nations, and by subsidizing them, the...
Africa 1880 -- Relive the Colonial adventure with Africa 1880! Between 1880 and 1914 European nations fiercely raced to gain control of the Dark Continent. Each player represents a nation exploring and colonizing Africa. The success of their adventure, however, has more to do with intrigue in the luxurious parlors of the embassies than hacking away through...